IV set system with separably joined, strippable IV sets and merging fluid pathway
First Claim
1. An intravenous (IV) set system, comprising:
- a primary IV set having a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the primary IV set; and
a secondary IV set removably and fluidly coupleable with the primary IV set via one of the access points of the primary IV set, the secondary IV set comprising a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the secondary IV set,wherein the secondary IV set is further separably joined to the primary IV set in at least a semi-continuous manner substantially along its length to inhibit entanglement with the primary IV set.
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Abstract
An intravenous (IV) set system comprising a primary IV set defining a primary flow line of the IV set system. The primary flow line can include multiple access points along its length and feeds to a merging fluid pathway proximate to the distal terminus of the primary IV set. At least one secondary IV set with corresponding flow lines can be separably joined to the primary IV set to cause the secondary flow lines to be in fluid communication with the primary flow line. At least one of the IV sets can have a unique set of uniform marking indicia to facilitate rapid identification of the IV sets from other IV sets within the IV set system. Such marked and identified primary and/or secondary IV sets can be allocated to specific medical functions and/or can be for use by specific medical personnel to thereby minimize risk of error in administration of an IV to a patient. The IV set system can further comprise a merging fluid pathway about a primary IV set.
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35 Claims
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1. An intravenous (IV) set system, comprising:
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a primary IV set having a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the primary IV set; and a secondary IV set removably and fluidly coupleable with the primary IV set via one of the access points of the primary IV set, the secondary IV set comprising a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the secondary IV set, wherein the secondary IV set is further separably joined to the primary IV set in at least a semi-continuous manner substantially along its length to inhibit entanglement with the primary IV set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An intravenous (IV) set system, comprising:
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a primary IV set having a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the primary IV set; at least one secondary IV set comprising a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the secondary IV set; and a merging fluid pathway located about the primary IV set and comprising a plurality of access ports, wherein the at least one secondary IV set is fluidly coupleable to one of the access ports of the merging fluid pathway, such that a fluid flow path of the secondary IV set directly merges with a fluid flow path of the primary IV set, wherein at least two of the access ports are spaced from one another along a length of the primary IV set and extend outward from the primary IV set in different radial directions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An intravenous (IV) set system, comprising:
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a primary IV set having a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the primary IV set, and top-level marking indicia; at least one secondary IV set comprising a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the secondary IV set, and marking indicia that differs from the top-level marking indicia of the primary IV set; and a merging fluid pathway located about the primary IV set and comprising one or more access ports, wherein the at least one secondary IV set is fluidly coupleable to one of the access ports of the merging fluid pathway, such that a fluid flow path of the secondary IV set merges with a fluid flow path of the primary IV set, wherein at least two of the access ports are spaced from one another along a length of the primary IV set and extend outward from the primary IV set in different radial directions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for managing use of an IV set system having a primary IV set and at least one separably joined secondary IV sets, the method comprising:
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initiating application of an IV to a patient along a primary IV set; identifying a first secondary IV set of the IV set system for administering a substance to the patient; at least partially stripping an upper end of the first secondary IV set from the IV set system to provide a free, unattached end to facilitate proper access and positioning thereof within the IV set system, while retaining an attached portion of the first secondary IV set, thereby reducing likelihood of entanglement of the primary and secondary IV sets; and stripping a lower end of the secondary IV set and coupling it to an access port located proximate a distal terminus of the primary IV set. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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