Intravenous feed bottle

• US 3,311,268 A
• Filed: 11/16/1964
• Issued: 03/28/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sherwood Medical Company (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Mack R. Fields
• Inventors: Fields, Mack R.
• Application Number:
  US04/411,516
• Time in Patent Office: 862 Days
• US Class Current: 222/159
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/05 for collecting, storing or administering blood, plasma or medical fluids multiple bags systems for separating or storing blood components A61M1/0209; Infusion or perfusion containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14 Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1411 Drip chambers A61M5/162, A61M5/1689, A61M5/40 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/36 with means for eliminating or preventing injection or infusion of air into body dialysis systems, blood oxygenators A61M1/14; haemofiltration equipment A61M1/34; automatic tube cut-off A61M39/281
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/5835 Relatively movable receptacle or drain pipe and outlet

Claims

15. LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS COMPRISING:

WALL MEANS DEFINING A SPACE FOR CONTAINING A LIQUID;

MEANS DEFINING A DRIP COUNT CHAMBER;

INLET MEANS FOR CONDUCTING LIQUID FROM SAID SPACE TO FALL INTO SAID CHAMBER IN DROP FORM AND FORM A POOL OF SAID LIQUID IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE CHAMBER;

OUTLET MEANS FOR CONDUCTING THE LIQUID FROM SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE CHAMBER;

BAFFLE MEANS IN SAID CHAMBER FOR EFFECTIVELY PRECLUDING THE FORMING OF AIR BUBBLES IN THE LIQUID AS A RESULT OF THE DELIVERY OF THE LIQUID DROPS TO SAID POOL;

AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTABLY POSITIONING SAID BAFFLE IN SAID CHAMBER.