Tubing device for antibiotic administration through central venous catheters
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1. A tubing device for simultaneous fluid delivery to multi-lumen central venous catheters from a single IV line, comprising:
- a single input arm and a plurality of output legs joined at a hub, the arm and the legs comprising respective tubes joined within the hub such that fluid input through said input arm will be divided at the hub so as to be output through each of the plurality of output legs;
a female tube connector fitting at the end of said single input arm opposite the hub; and
a male tube connector fitting at the end of each of said output legs opposite the hub,whereby fluid delivered from the single IV line through the input arm may be divided so as to simultaneously flow through each of the output legs and thence to each of the lumens of a multi-lumen central venous catheter when in use.
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Abstract
A flexible tubing device is used for intravenous infusion of medicine, particularly antibiotics, to all lumens of a multi-lumen central venous line catheter. The single input arm of the tubing device is connected to a source of medicine, and each of the several output legs of the tubing device are connected to different ports on the central venous line catheter. It allows a single input to be divided into a plurality of outputs. To allow this, the free end of the input arm has a female tube connector fitting while the free end of each of the output legs have a male tube connector fitting.
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1. A tubing device for simultaneous fluid delivery to multi-lumen central venous catheters from a single IV line, comprising:
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a single input arm and a plurality of output legs joined at a hub, the arm and the legs comprising respective tubes joined within the hub such that fluid input through said input arm will be divided at the hub so as to be output through each of the plurality of output legs; a female tube connector fitting at the end of said single input arm opposite the hub; and a male tube connector fitting at the end of each of said output legs opposite the hub, whereby fluid delivered from the single IV line through the input arm may be divided so as to simultaneously flow through each of the output legs and thence to each of the lumens of a multi-lumen central venous catheter when in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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