Cardiopulmonary resuscitation medication assembly
First Claim
1. An assembly for facilitating the intravenous administration of a series of medications for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, comprising:
- a supporting base means for supporting all the necessary elements of the administration in position for most effective use;
a plurality of syringe holding means connected to the surface of said base means for holding a plurality of syringes containing said medications and a flushing solution in convenient positions ready for use;
a stopcock held in position on the surface of said base means, said stopcock having a plurality of inlet means, one for each of said medications and one for said flushing solution, said inlet means including syringe connecting means for connecting said stopcock to said syringe in leak-tight connection;
said stopcock further having a single outlet means, said outlet means including tubing connection means for connecting said outlet to intravenous tubing communicating with the vein of a patient, said stopcock further including manual position selection means for selectively connecting one of said inlet means with said outlet means so that a medication from a selected syringe can be injected into said patient by simple manual operation of said selection means said stopcock including means sealing said outlet means from said inlet means when said position selection means is not connecting one of said selected inlet means with said outlet means.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for intravenous administration of a series of solutions for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Each solution is in a separate syringe held in place on a base plate. All syringes are connected at the same time to a single stopcock with multiple inlets and a single outlet for connection via tubing to a needle in the patient'"'"'s vein. A selector handle on the stopcock is rotated to a particle inlet to select the solution in a particular syringe. The assembly eliminates the changing of syringes, the confusion and errors, and the need for assistance of the prior apparatus and speeds up the administration of the medications to make the treatment more effective, and, more importantly, reduces the risk of bacterial contamination.
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15 Claims
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1. An assembly for facilitating the intravenous administration of a series of medications for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, comprising:
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a supporting base means for supporting all the necessary elements of the administration in position for most effective use;
a plurality of syringe holding means connected to the surface of said base means for holding a plurality of syringes containing said medications and a flushing solution in convenient positions ready for use;a stopcock held in position on the surface of said base means, said stopcock having a plurality of inlet means, one for each of said medications and one for said flushing solution, said inlet means including syringe connecting means for connecting said stopcock to said syringe in leak-tight connection; said stopcock further having a single outlet means, said outlet means including tubing connection means for connecting said outlet to intravenous tubing communicating with the vein of a patient, said stopcock further including manual position selection means for selectively connecting one of said inlet means with said outlet means so that a medication from a selected syringe can be injected into said patient by simple manual operation of said selection means said stopcock including means sealing said outlet means from said inlet means when said position selection means is not connecting one of said selected inlet means with said outlet means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A stopcock for facilitating the intravenous administration of a series of medications for injection into a needle in a patient'"'"'s vein for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, comprising:
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a tapered inner plug means; a position selection handle connected to the top of said plug means for rotating said plug means; an outer barrel means having an inner recess for receiving said plug means, said recess having an open top and a closed bottom, said recess having a taper matching said plug means to provide a rotating seal of said plug means in said recess; said barrel means including a plurality of syringe-connecting inlet means arranged radially in a common plane about the longitudinal axis of said barrel means, each of said inlet means including a fluid passage extending to said recess, said barrel means further including an axial bore extending from said bottom of said recess to a radial bore extending outwardly to an outlet means with tubing connecting means for connecting to intravenous tubing that is connected to said needle in said patient'"'"'s vein; said plug means including a fluid passage therethrough comprised of an axial bore extending from the bottom of said plug where said bore is in registry with the axial bore of said barrel means up to the level of said inlet means in said barrel means, said bore in said plug means then extending radially to the outer surface of said plug means where it may be positioned in registry with the fluid passage of any particular inlet means by rotation of said position selection handle so that a fluid passage may be established from any selected inlet means to said outlet means; and plug tightening means connected to the top of said barrel means for forcing said plug means tightly into said recess to ensure liquid tight sealing of said plug means in said recess in said barrel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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