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Rapid solution administration set with integral heat exchanger

  • US 4,705,505 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1986
  • Issued: 11/10/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pump free intravenous set for the rapid infusion of physiologic solutions to treat a patient in hypovolemic shock comprisingan infusion line having means at its distal end for connecting the line to a venous pathway of the patient,inlet means mounted on the proximal end of the infusion line for connecting the line to a source of physiologic solution at a temperature below normothermic temperature,and a heat exchanger disposed in the infusion line through which the solution flows for heating the solution to place it a normothermic temperature,said infusion line, inlet means, means on the distal end of the line and the heat exchanger being sized to recieve and discharge said solution at a rapid rate to restore and maintain the normal circulating blood volume of a patient in hypovolemic shock, in response to a pressure head established by the difference in height of the proximal and distal ends of the infusion line.

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