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IV rack

  • US 5,647,491 A
  • Filed: 02/15/1995
  • Issued: 07/15/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Infusion apparatus comprising:

  • a support;

    a rectangular frame adapted to receive and support containers of IV fluids and adapted to receive and support pumps for dispensing the IV fluids, said frame removably mountable to said support and being formed with an upper rectangular compartment and a lower rectangular compartment;

    a plurality of accessible electrical contacts and sockets mounted in said lower compartment of said frame and spaced from said support;

    said upper compartment being provided with a plurality of hooks extending from a side of the upper compartment and each hook shaded to support a container of IV fluid;

    each of said sockets shaped to hold a single pump;

    a plurality of passageways interconnecting the upper and lower compartments adjacent said contacts to allow for the passage of tubing between a respective IV container and its associated pump;

    a conductor for connecting said contacts to a source of electrical power;

    said contacts being adapted to be in close proximity to the pumps when the pumps are received on the frame such that the pumps receive electrical power from the source through said conductor and contacts.

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