Compact intravenous fluid delivery system
First Claim
1. A compact intravenous fluid delivery system for intravenous injection of fluid into a patient comprising:
- spike means, for connection to a fluid supply reservoir having a top and a bottom, the top and bottom of the reservoir defining a vertical interval;
metering means for accepting fluid from the reservoir and for displaying the flow of fluid;
fluid cannula means for conveying fluid from the spike means to the metering means;
fluid delivery means for accepting fluid from the metering means and for conveying the fluid to the patient; and
reservoir mounting means for mounting the fluid supply reservoir in relation to the metering means so that the metering means is substantially contained within the vertical interval defined by the top and bottom of the reservoir.
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Abstract
A compact intravenous fluid delivery system for intravenous injection of fluid into a patient has in one embodiment a spike, for connection to a fluid supply reservoir whose top and bottom define a vertical interval; a fluid metering device for accepting fluid from the reservoir and for displaying the flow of fluid; a fluid cannula for conveying fluid from the spike to the fluid metering device: a fluid delivery tube for conveying the fluid from the metering device to the patient; and a reservoir mounting frame for mounting the fluid supply reservoir in relation to the metering device so that the metering device is substantially contained within the vertical interval defined by the top and bottom of the reservoir. In a preferred embodiment, an intravenous tube having a length greater than 20 cm provides a conduit for passage of fluid from the fluid reservoir to the metering device. The system may include a pump mounted so that the pump and the metering device are both substantially contained within the vertical interval defined by the top and bottom of the reservoir.
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19 Claims
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1. A compact intravenous fluid delivery system for intravenous injection of fluid into a patient comprising:
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spike means, for connection to a fluid supply reservoir having a top and a bottom, the top and bottom of the reservoir defining a vertical interval; metering means for accepting fluid from the reservoir and for displaying the flow of fluid; fluid cannula means for conveying fluid from the spike means to the metering means; fluid delivery means for accepting fluid from the metering means and for conveying the fluid to the patient; and reservoir mounting means for mounting the fluid supply reservoir in relation to the metering means so that the metering means is substantially contained within the vertical interval defined by the top and bottom of the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for holding intravenous-fluid-delivery components in a compact manner, the device comprising:
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a vertical member having a top end; means, attached to the vertical member, for mounting a fluid supply reservoir having a top and a bottom, the top and bottom of the reservoir defining a vertical interval; means, attached to the vertical member, for mounting a metering chamber for accepting fluid from the reservoir and for displaying the flow of fluid, the chamber mounting means so that the chamber is substantially contained within the vertical interval defined by the top and bottom of the reservoir, when both the reservoir and the chamber are mounted; and an eye located at the top end of the vertical member so that the vertical member may be hung from a pole. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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