×

Infusion data communication system

  • US 8,777,894 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2011
  • Issued: 07/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An infusion pump comprising:

  • a body;

    a peristaltic pumping mechanism coupled to the body and comprising a plurality of fingers, the pumping mechanism configured to accept a tube of an intravenous (IV) set that is connected between a fluid container and a patient and always have at least one finger occluding the tube, wherein the tube contains a fluid from the fluid container; and

    a data reader device coupled to the body and configured to operatively couple to the tube of the IV set when the IV set is operatively engaged with the infusion pump, the data reader device configured to receive at least one radio frequency (RF) signal that is being transmitted through the fluid in the tube.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×