Method and apparatus for use in the control of intravenous medication introduction
First Claim
1. A device for controlling the administration of intravenous fluids comprising:
- a matrix member,a plurality of spaced tube aligning means on said matrix member for orienting a plurality of intravenous fluid tubes in a particular spaced alignment relative to said matrix memberrecording means positioned on said matrix member relative to said tube aligning means to provide for the handwritten recording of data relative to said tubes in visual alignment with said tube aligning means whereby said data in correlation with the tube positions facilitates the determination of the accuracy of injection of new intravenous fluids into an existing line of flow.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for increasing the accuracy of administration of intravenous medicinal fluids including an elongated matrix device attachable to a plurality of intravenous tubes, so that each tube is disposed in spatial and visual alignment with an indicia device on which the type of fluid flowing in the tube and the identification of the body port to which the fluid is flowing is recorded, as well as visual means, such as staggered positioning, is used to visually connect the tubes coming into the matrix with the corresponding effluent tube to a particular body portal, and including the use of color coding as an enhancement to the basic arrangement.
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19 Claims
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1. A device for controlling the administration of intravenous fluids comprising:
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a matrix member, a plurality of spaced tube aligning means on said matrix member for orienting a plurality of intravenous fluid tubes in a particular spaced alignment relative to said matrix member recording means positioned on said matrix member relative to said tube aligning means to provide for the handwritten recording of data relative to said tubes in visual alignment with said tube aligning means whereby said data in correlation with the tube positions facilitates the determination of the accuracy of injection of new intravenous fluids into an existing line of flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling the administration of intravenous fluid in a plurality of tubes which have flow juncture means disposed between the fluid containers and the entrance ports on a patient comprising:
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Placing a matrix device on a plurality of tubes adjcent the flow juncture means whereby the tubes are aligned in spaced disposition relative to said matrix device and wherein the matrix device includes means for written recording of data relating to the fluid flowing in the tubing which is in visually spaced alignment with the written data, Recording information about the fluid flowing through each tubing in visual alignment with the recording to facilitate the determination of the accuracy of injection of new intravenous fluids into the existing line of flow. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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