Pressure monitoring enteral feeding system and method
First Claim
1. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
- a motor unit for pumping medical fluids;
a disposable delivery set for engagement with said motor unit for conveying medical fluids disposed with the delivery set as the motor unit periodically engages the delivery set;
housing means disposed adjacent the motor unit for receiving at least a portion of said delivery set; and
pressure sensing means disposed along the delivery set for determining pressure of fluids within the delivery set and for determining whether the delivery set is properly loaded within the housing means, the pressure sensing means comprising at least two pressure sensors, a first sensor being disposed so as to contact a portion of the delivery set proximal (upstream) from the motor unit, and a second sensor being disposed so as to contact a portion of the delivery set distal (downstream) from the motor unit.
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Abstract
A pressure monitoring enteral feeding system and method are disclosed including a housing having a pair of channels for receiving a pump tubing segment which connects an intake line and an output line of a delivery set, and for holding the pump tubing segment adjacent a motor unit. A pair of pressure sensors are disposed along the channels to monitor the pressure in the pump tubing segment so as to warn a user when an undesirable pressure has developed either upstream or downstream from the motor unit, and to adjust rate based on the upstream pressure. The housing may also include a lockable cover to securely hold the pump tubing segment in the channels and in firm contact with the pressure sensors.
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21 Claims
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1. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
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a motor unit for pumping medical fluids; a disposable delivery set for engagement with said motor unit for conveying medical fluids disposed with the delivery set as the motor unit periodically engages the delivery set; housing means disposed adjacent the motor unit for receiving at least a portion of said delivery set; and pressure sensing means disposed along the delivery set for determining pressure of fluids within the delivery set and for determining whether the delivery set is properly loaded within the housing means, the pressure sensing means comprising at least two pressure sensors, a first sensor being disposed so as to contact a portion of the delivery set proximal (upstream) from the motor unit, and a second sensor being disposed so as to contact a portion of the delivery set distal (downstream) from the motor unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An enteral feeding pump for attachment along a delivery set for delivering fluid to a patient having an intake line, an output line and a pump tubing segment connecting the intake and output lines, the feeding pump comprising:
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a housing having a first channel for receiving an upstream portion of the pump tubing segment, a second channel for receiving a downstream portion of the pump tubing segment, a selectably engageable cover means for holding the pump tubing segment in the first and second channels and a motor unit disposed adjacent to the first and second channels so as to contact the pump tubing segment functionally between the intake line and output line when said pump tubing is disposed in the first and second channels, pressure sensing means including a first pressure sensor disposed in the housing along the first channel responsive to the nonpresence of the upstream portion of the pump tubing segment within the first channel and responsive to changes in pressure within the upstream portion of the pump tubing segment, and a second pressure sensor disposed in the housing along the second channel responsive to the nonpresence of the downstream portion of the pump tubing segment within the channel and responsive to pressure changes within the downstream portion of the pump tubing segment, and control means in communication with the pressure sensing means for emitting a user identifiable signal when the pump tubing segment is not disposed in the first channel, when the pump tubing segment is not disposed in the second channel, and when pressure in the pump tubing segment changes beyond a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
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a motor unit for pumping medical fluids; a disposable delivery set disposed so as to engage said motor unit such that rotation of the motor unit compresses the delivery set to thereby conveying medical fluids through the delivery set; housing means disposed adjacent the motor unit for receiving at least a portion of said delivery set; and pressure sensing means disposed in contact with the delivery set for determining tension pressure of fluids within the delivery set and for determining whether the delivery set is properly loaded within the housing means, the pressure sensing means comprising at least two pressure sensors, a first sensor being disposed in contact with the delivery set proximal (upstream) from the motor unit, and a second sensor being disposed in contact with the delivery set distal (downstream) from the motor unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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