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Intravenous medication delivery safety assembly

  • US 9,205,024 B1
  • Filed: 09/23/2011
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An intravenous medication delivery assembly comprising:

  • a bag having an interior space defined by a perimeter wall extending between a sealed bottom of said bag and a sealed top of said bag;

    a medication contained in said interior space of said bag;

    an outlet opening positioned in said sealed bottom of said bag, said outlet opening being in fluid communication with said interior space;

    a tube having a first end and a second end, said first end of said tube being coupled to and in fluid communication with said outlet opening;

    a microchip coupled to said tube proximate said second end of said tube, said microchip having identifying data corresponding to said medication in said bag;

    a conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end of said conduit being selectively coupled to said second end of said tube such that said tube is in fluid communication with said conduit, said second end being configured for coupling to a cannula;

    a security mechanism coupled to said conduit, said security mechanism selectively preventing coupling of said second end of said tube to said first end of said conduit; and

    a processor coupled to said conduit, said processor having confirmation data corresponding to a patient to receive said medication, said processor reading said microchip when said microchip is within a pre-determined distance from said processor, said processor being operationally coupled to said security mechanism for permitting coupling of said second end of said tube to said first end of said conduit when said confirmation data corresponds to said identifying data; and

    wherein the security mechanism comprisesa pin that extends into a female receiver for preventing insertion of a male end until the processor confirms that the identifying data on the microchip corresponds to the conduit and cannula attached to the patient; and

    upon detection and confirmation of the proper match of medication and patient, the pin retracts to permit insertion of the male end into the female receiver to deliver the medication to the patient.

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