Emergency medication pump injection system
First Claim
1. A multi-medication pump injection system for use in an emergency medical situation in which medications are administered to a patient in rapid succession and in proper sequence, comprising:
- a compact, portable housing comprising a plurality of medication ports, wherein each port is configured to receive a corresponding ampoule containing a corresponding medication;
at least one pump disposed on or within the housing for dispensing a dosage amount of medication from one or more ampoules received within the housing during use;
safety means for ensuring that each ampoule is only capable of being installed in a port to which the ampoule corresponds;
at least one delivery tube having a distal end and at least one proximal end, wherein the at least one proximal end is configured to receive one or more medications dispensed from one or more ampoules and deliver the one or more medications to the distal end for delivery to a patient; and
a microprocessor module that is programmable in order to cause the system to deliver a plurality of medications in rapid succession and in a predetermined sequence to a patient and also to deliver a predetermined dosage of one or more medications based on input of a patient'"'"'s weight and/or length.
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Abstract
An emergency multi-medication pump injection system is designed for use in rapidly and automatically calculating and administering multiple medications in an emergency setting. The system includes a compact, portable housing comprising a plurality of medication ports, each port configured to receive a corresponding ampoule containing a corresponding medication. The system further includes at least one pump on or within the housing for dispensing a calculated dosage amount of one or more medications from the ampoules, at least one delivery tube for conveying the medication(s) from the system for delivery to the patient, and safety means for ensuring that each ampoule can only be installed in a port to which the particular ampoule corresponds. The pump injection system may include data inputs for inputting data relating to patient weight, medication concentration, medication dosage, and the like.
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25 Claims
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1. A multi-medication pump injection system for use in an emergency medical situation in which medications are administered to a patient in rapid succession and in proper sequence, comprising:
- a compact, portable housing comprising a plurality of medication ports, wherein each port is configured to receive a corresponding ampoule containing a corresponding medication;
at least one pump disposed on or within the housing for dispensing a dosage amount of medication from one or more ampoules received within the housing during use;
safety means for ensuring that each ampoule is only capable of being installed in a port to which the ampoule corresponds;
at least one delivery tube having a distal end and at least one proximal end, wherein the at least one proximal end is configured to receive one or more medications dispensed from one or more ampoules and deliver the one or more medications to the distal end for delivery to a patient; and
a microprocessor module that is programmable in order to cause the system to deliver a plurality of medications in rapid succession and in a predetermined sequence to a patient and also to deliver a predetermined dosage of one or more medications based on input of a patient'"'"'s weight and/or length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- a compact, portable housing comprising a plurality of medication ports, wherein each port is configured to receive a corresponding ampoule containing a corresponding medication;
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24. A multi-medication pump injection system for use in an emergency medical situation in which medications are rapidly administered to a patient in rapid succession and in proper sequence, comprising:
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a compact, portable housing having a weight not greater than about 3 kg and occupying a volume not greater than about 6 dm3, the housing comprising a plurality of medication ports, wherein each port is configured to receive a corresponding ampoule containing a corresponding medication, the medication ports being sized and configured so that a plurality of medication ampoules received within the medication ports are enclosed within and protected by the housing during use; safety means for ensuring that each of a plurality of ampoules is only capable of being installed in a port to which the ampoule corresponds; a microprocessor module that is programmable in order to cause the system to rapidly deliver a plurality of medications in rapid succession and in a predetermined sequence to a patient during an emergency medical situation; at least one pump disposed on or within the housing for dispensing a dosage amount of medication from one or more of the plurality of ampoules received within the housing; and a single delivery tube having a distal end and at least one proximal end, wherein the at least one proximal end is configured to receive a plurality of medications dispensed from a plurality of ampoules and deliver the medications to the distal end for delivery to a patient.
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25. A multi-medication pump injection system for use in an emergency medical situation in which medications are administered to a patient in rapid succession and in proper sequence, comprising:
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a compact, portable housing comprising a plurality of medication ports, wherein each port is configured to receive a corresponding ampoule containing a corresponding medication; a mechanical interlock system wherein each of the medication ports is configured with a first portion of a unique arrangement of mechanical interlock structures, and each of a plurality of ampoules is configured with a second complementary portion of the unique mechanical structures such that each ampoule is configured to be only capable of being received within only one corresponding port of the portable housing; at least one pump disposed on or within the housing for dispensing a dosage amount of medication from one or more of the plurality of ampoules received within the housing; and at least one delivery tube having a distal end and at least one proximal end, wherein the at least one proximal end is configured to receive one or more medications dispensed from a plurality of ampoules and deliver the one or more medications to the distal end for delivery to a patient.
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