System method and container for holding and delivering a solution

• US 5,876,396 A
• Filed: 09/27/1996
• Issued: 03/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
• Inventors: Lo, Ying-Cheng, Bellotti, Marc
• Primary Examiner(s): McDermott, Corrine M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN
• Application Number:
  US08/722,537
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: 604/403, 604/408, 604/409, 604/410, 604/317, 604/322, 604/277, 604/276, 604/29, 604/278, 128/DIG. 24
• US Class Current: 604/410
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/10 Bag-type containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1668 Details of containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1686 by heat
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/24 Medical-surgical bags

Abstract

A system and a method for administering a solution (12) from a container (10) to a patient (35) are provided. The container (10) is divided into a solution side (16) and a drain side (18) separated by a tear line (20). The solution side (16) and the drain side (18) are in fluid communication with one another and with a port (28) that connects to the patient (35). The container (10) is separable at the tear line (20) such that contents of a peritoneum cavity of the patient (35) may be drained into the drain side (18) of the container (10). Then, the solution (12) from the solution side (16) of the container (10) may be drained from the container (10) into the patient (35).

Claims

1. A system for holding and administering a solution, the system comprising:

a container having walls defining an interior holding the solution therein wherein the container includes two chambers in fluid communication with each other and further wherein the two chambers are connected to each other at base ends of each chamber and the two chambers are of substantially equal length defined between the base ends of the two chambers and top ends of the two chambers;

the two chambers being detachably connected by a vertical tear line formed between the two chambers along substantially a length of each of the chambers wherein the tear line begins at and extends through the top ends of the two chambers and extends toward the base ends of the two chambers wherein the two chambers are selectively separable along the tear line so that one chamber will hang below the other chamber when the other chamber is suspended by its top end; and

a port in fluid communication with the two chambers wherein the port is provided near the base end of one of the two chambers.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

an aperture at one end of one of the two chambers to suspend the chamber.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the lengths of the two chambers are substantially greater than the widths.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a medication port in fluid communication with the two chambers.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein volume of one of the two chambers is greater than volume of the other of the two chambers.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein volume of one of the two chambers is at least 1.5 times greater than volume of the other of the two chambers.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the solution may be delivered to the patient without additional tubing.

8. A container comprising:

a first chamber having an interior capable of holding a solution therein;

a second chamber having an interior capable of holding a solution wherein the second chamber is in selective communication with and integrally formed with the first chamber defining a length of each of the chambers between a first end and a second end;

a port in selective communication with the first chamber or the second chamber wherein the port is located near the second end of the chambers; and

a line of separation between the first chamber and the second chamber dividing the first chamber and the second chamber along a separable length running between the first chamber and the second chamber wherein the separable length begins at the first end of the separable length and ends at the second end and further wherein the chambers are separable along the line of separation.

9. The container of claim 8 further comprising:

an aperture through an end of only one of the first chamber or the second chamber.

10. The container of claim 8 wherein the separable length is substantially equal to, but not greater than, an entire length of either the first chamber or the second chamber.

11. The container of claim 8 wherein volume of the first chamber is greater than volume of the second chamber.

12. The container of claim 8 wherein lengths of the first chamber and the second chamber are substantially equal and volume of the first chamber is greater than volume of the second chamber.

13. The container of claim 8 wherein the line of separation between the first chamber and the second chamber is selectively separable to divide the first chamber from the second chamber and maintain fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber.

14. A system for holding and administering a solution, the system comprising:

a container having walls defining an interior holding the solution therein wherein the container is divided into two chambers in fluid communication therewith and further wherein the two chambers are substantially parallel to each other and are of substantially equal length defined between a base end and a top end of the container;

a separation line formed between the two chambers along substantially a length of each of the two chambers wherein the separation line begins at the top end of the container and extends toward the base end of the container wherein the chambers are selectively separable along the separation line;

a port in fluid communication with the two chambers wherein the port is provided near the base end of one of the two chambers; and

an aperture at one end of one of the two chambers to suspend the chamber.