Administration set with two keys

• US 8,496,455 B2
• Filed: 12/25/2007
• Issued: 07/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Caesarea Medical Electronics, Ltd. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Caesarea Medical Electronics, Ltd. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Barak, Swi
• Primary Examiner(s): Kramer, Devon
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAYOU, AMENE SETEGNE
• Application Number:
  US11/964,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20080199337A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,044 Days
• Field of Search: 417/477.2, 417/477.13, 604/153
• US Class Current: 417/477.2
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/14 Detection of the presence or absence of a tube, a connector or a container in an apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6045 having complementary physical shapes for indexing or registration purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/08 Tubes; Storage means specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14228 with linear peristaltic action, i.e. comprising at least three pressurising members or a helical member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16831 Monitoring, detecting, signalling or eliminating infusion flow anomalies low-level float-valves causing cut-off A61M5/40; indicating or recording presence, absence or direction of flow in general G01P13/0066

Abstract

A flow set for administration of liquid when using a liquid pump is disclosed. The flow set of the present invention permits identification of the flow set by a liquid pump that uses this flow set and prevention of pumping tube-segment over stretching.

Claims

1. A disposable flow set comprising:

a) a drip chamber or a spike;

b) a first administration tube to administer liquid from said drip chamber or spike;

c) at least one pumping tube-segment, connected to the first administration tube, enabling said flow set to be installed in a liquid pump;

d) a second administration tube installed at an end of said at least one pumping tube-segment;

e) an anti free flow valve installed on the second administration tube;

f) at least one identifying key which is connected to the at least one pumping tube-segment has a respective identifying key connected thereto; and

g) at least one stretching key, whereby the at least one pumping tube-segment has a respective stretching key connected thereto;

wherein said stretching key is ring shaped in order to allow detection of air in said pumping tube-segment by an air detector through a hole in said stretching key.

2. The disposable flow set of claim 1, wherein the at least one identifying-key comprises a hoop that is clamped on said at least one pumping tube-segment and includes:

a) a number of teeth with a unique combination of location and width, said teeth being configured to be inserted into compatible niches in the liquid pump and prevent insertion of said flow set to a non compatible liquid pump; and

b) a pressing-plate configured to allow said pumping tube segment to be pressed against a pressure sensor of said liquid pump enabling said liquid pump to use sensed pressure to verify existence of said flow set.

3. The flow set of claim 2, wherein each stretching key comprises a hoop that is clamped on the at least one pumping tube segment and includes:

a) a unique pattern to be inserted into a compatible recess in the liquid pump that prevents insertion of the flow set into a non compatible liquid pump; and

b) connection to the at least one pumping tube-segment at a determined distance from the identifying key.

4. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein the at least one identifying key is clamped to the at least one pumping tube-segment at a distance between 45 millimeters and 47 millimeters from the at least one stretching key also clamped to the at least one pumping tube-segment.

5. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein the teeth of the identifying key are arranged to correspond to the niches on the liquid pump.

6. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein the stretching key is of a size and shape that prevents a door to the liquid pump from closing if said stretching key is not placed in a recess of the liquid pump.

7. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein the identifying key is of a size and shape that prevents a door to the liquid pump from closing if said identifying key is not placed in the liquid pump niches.

8. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein the identifying key is pressed towards the liquid pump pressure sensor in order for a software of the liquid pump to verify that a door of the liquid pump is closed and the at least one pumping tubing-segment is present.

9. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein the stretching key centers the at least one pumping tube segment in front of the air detector of the liquid pump to assure air detection in the at least one pumping tube-segment.

10. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein an inside diameter of the at least one pumping tube-segment of the disposal flow set is between 2 millimeters and 4 millimeters.

11. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein at least one air detector is positioned behind the stretching key when the stretching key is installed in the liquid pump.

12. The disposable flow set of claim 2, wherein at least one air detector is positioned in front of the stretching key when the stretching key is installed in the liquid pump.

13. The disposable flow set of claim 2, further comprising:

a controlling means in an inlet of the drip chamber, enabling control of volume of entering drops.

14. A disposable flow set comprising:

a) a drip chamber;

b) a first administration tube to administer liquid from said drip chamber;

c) at least one pumping tube-segment connected to the first administration tube enabling said flow set to be installed in a liquid pump;

d) a second administration tube installed at an end of said at least one pumping tube-segment;

e) an anti free flow valve installed on a second administration tube;

f) at least one identifying key which is connected to the at least one pumping tube segment has a respective identifying-key connected thereto; and

g) at least one stretching key, whereby the at least one pumping tube segment has a respective stretching key connected thereto;

wherein said stretching key is adapted to position said pumping tube-segment to allow detection of air therein by an air detector through an opening in said stretching key.

15. The disposable flow set of claim 14, wherein the at least one identifying-key comprises a hoop that is clamped on said at least one pumping tube-segment and includes:

a) a number of teeth with a unique combination of location and width, said teeth being configured to be inserted into compatible niches in a specific the liquid pump and prevent insertion of said flow set to a non compatible liquid pump; and

b) a pressing-plate configured to allow said pumping tube-segment to be pressed against a pressure sensor of said liquid pump enabling said liquid pump to use the sensed pressure to verify existence of said flow set.

16. The flow set of claim 14, wherein each stretching key comprises a hoop that is clamped on the at least one pumping tube segment and includes:

a) a unique pattern configured to be inserted into a compatible recess in the liquid pump and to prevent insertion of the flow set to a non compatible liquid pump;

b) a connection to the at least one pumping tube-segment at a determined distance from clamping of the identifying key to said at least one pumping tube-segment.