Intravenous fluid container
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1. An intravenous (IV) product comprising:
- a housing configured to engage a docking station of an IV pump;
a flexible fluid bag disposed within the housing, said bag configured to contain a medical fluid and comprising at least one fluid connector configured to fluidically connect with a mating fluid connector of the docking station as the housing is engaged with the docking station;
at least one alignment feature coupled to the housing, the alignment feature configured to engage a matching alignment element of the docking station such that the IV product will not engage the docking station in the absence of one of the alignment feature and alignment element, wherein connection is established between the at least one fluid connector and the mating fluid connector only after the alignment feature engages the matching alignment element; and
a machine-readable information element coupled to the housing, the information element configured to mate with a reader of the docking station as the housing is engaged with the docking station, the information element further configured to store and provide at least an identifier associated with the IV product.
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Abstract
An IV product comprises a flexible fluid bag and a container housing for supporting and protecting the fluid bag. The IV product may include an information element such as a bar code, RFID or the like which provides information. The IV product may also include a mechanism for expelling fluid from the fluid bag, such as an inflatable bellows. In one embodiment, the IV product may be mated to a docking station or receptacle. One or more elements may be provided for aligning and connecting the IV product to establish a fluid connection with the fluid bag.
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1. An intravenous (IV) product comprising:
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a housing configured to engage a docking station of an IV pump; a flexible fluid bag disposed within the housing, said bag configured to contain a medical fluid and comprising at least one fluid connector configured to fluidically connect with a mating fluid connector of the docking station as the housing is engaged with the docking station; at least one alignment feature coupled to the housing, the alignment feature configured to engage a matching alignment element of the docking station such that the IV product will not engage the docking station in the absence of one of the alignment feature and alignment element, wherein connection is established between the at least one fluid connector and the mating fluid connector only after the alignment feature engages the matching alignment element; and a machine-readable information element coupled to the housing, the information element configured to mate with a reader of the docking station as the housing is engaged with the docking station, the information element further configured to store and provide at least an identifier associated with the IV product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An IV pumping system, the system comprising:
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an IV pump comprising; a docking station; an alignment element coupled to the docking station; a fluid connector coupled to the docking station; and a reader coupled to the docking station; and an IV product comprising; a housing configured to engage the docking station; a flexible fluid bag disposed within the housing, said bag configured to contain a medical fluid and comprising at least one fluid connector configured to fluidically connect with the fluid connector of the docking station as the housing is engaged with the docking station; at least one alignment feature coupled to the housing, the alignment feature configured to mate with the alignment element of the docking station such that the IV product will not engage the docking station in the absence of one of the alignment feature and alignment element, wherein connection is established between the at least one fluid connector and the fluid connector of the docking station only after the alignment feature mates with the alignment element; and a machine-readable information element coupled to the housing, the information element configured to mate with the reader of the docking station as the housing is engaged with the docking station, the information element further configured to provide information comprising at least an identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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