Apparatus for administering solution to a patient
First Claim
1. Apparatus for administering medicinal or nutritional solutions, comprising:
- a multiway valve having a one-piece valve body, said valve body having a plurality of inlets, a collecting reservoir, and an outlet;
each of said inlets allowing flow only from the inlet to said collecting reservoir;
said outlet being connectable to a patient, said outlet having a non-return valve allowing flow only from said collecting reservoir to outside said valve;
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing and/or administering medicines and nutritional solutions to a patient. The apparatus includes a multiway valve having a plurality of inlets, an outlet and a collecting reservoir between the inlets and the outlet. The multiway valve may also have an injection site and connection that can be used both as an inlet and an outlet. The inlets, outlets and injection site each include a one-way valve which allows flow only in the direction from the inlets to the patient. A syringe may be connected to the inlet/outlet connection to draw an amount of solution form one or more of the solution bags and then move the solutions together into a mixing bag connected at the outlet, to prepare a medicine or nutritional solution.
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14 Claims
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1. Apparatus for administering medicinal or nutritional solutions, comprising:
a multiway valve having a one-piece valve body, said valve body having a plurality of inlets, a collecting reservoir, and an outlet;
each of said inlets allowing flow only from the inlet to said collecting reservoir;
said outlet being connectable to a patient, said outlet having a non-return valve allowing flow only from said collecting reservoir to outside said valve;- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for administering medicinal or nutritional solutions, comprising:
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a multiway valve having a plurality of inlets, a collecting reservoir, an outlet, an injection site, and an additional connection;
each of said inlets allowing flow only from the inlet to said collecting reservoir, said outlet being connectable to a patient, said outlet having a non-return valve allowing flow only from said collecting reservoir to downstream of said valve, said injection site including a non-return valve allowing flow only from said injection site toward said outlet;
said additional connection may be used as an inlet, an outlet or blocked, said additional connection further being adapted for connection to a suction device;a plurality of supply containers containing medicinal or nutritional solution; and a plurality of individually blockable tubes, each of said tubes being connected between one of said supply containers and one of said inlets. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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