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Method and apparatus for use in the control of intravenous medication introduction
Assignee: IV ORGANIZER A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP OF OH
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Filing: 1987-10-28
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2007-10-28
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for increasing the accuracy of administration of intravenous medicinal fluids including an elongated matrix device attachable to a plurality of intravenous tubes, so that each tube is disposed in spatial and visual alignment with an indicia device on which the type of fluid flowing in the tube and the identification of the body port to which the fluid is flowing is recorded, as well as visual means, such as staggered positioning, is used to visually connect the tubes coming into the matrix with the corresponding effluent tube to a particular body portal, and including the use of color coding as an enhancement to the basic arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Marvin A. Feldstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J1/00; A61J1/14; A61J1/1406; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/14; A61M5/1407; A61M5/1414; A61M5/1418; A61J2205/00; A61J2205/20; A61J2205/30; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/60; A61M2205/6063; A61M2205/6081; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A device for controlling the administration of intravenous fluids comprising: a matrix member, a plurality of spaced tube aligning means on said matrix member for orienting a plurality of intravenous fluid tubes in a particular spaced alignment relative to said matrix member recording means positioned on said matrix member relative to said tube aligning means to provide for the handwritten recording of data relative to said tubes in visual alignment with said tube aligning means whereby said data in correlation with the tube positions facilitates the determination of the accuracy of injection of new intravenous fluids into an existing line of flow.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
102 words
A device for controlling the administration of intravenous fluids comprising: a matrix member, a plurality of spaced tube aligning means on said matrix member for orienting a plurality of intravenous fluid tubes in a particular spaced alignment relative to said matrix member recording means positioned on said matrix member relative to said tube aligning means to provide for the handwritten recording of data relative to said tubes in visual alignment with said tube aligning means whereby said data in correlation with the tube positions facilitates the determination of the accuracy of injection of new intravenous fluids into an existing line of flow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said recording means has guide means for guiding said visual alignment between the handwritten recording and the aligned tubing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device in accordance with claim 2 wherein said guide means includes tape means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device in accordance with claim 3 where said tape means is replaceable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device in accordance with claim 2 wherein said guide means has a pair identification means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device in accordance with claim 5 wherein said pair identification means comprises staggered tapes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said spaced tube aligning means has pair identification means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device in accordance with claim 7 wherein said pair identification means comprises webs of staggered heights.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device in accordance with claim 5 wherein said pair identification means includes color coding.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device in accordance with claim 7 wherein said pair identification means includes color coding.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device in accordance with claim 4 wherein said matrix member has storage means for storing the replaced tape.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A device in accordance with claim 3 including indicia means detachably mounted on said tape means in visual alignment with said tube aligning means and having adhesive means for applying said indicia means to an IV fluid container to provide a correlation between said container and information recorded in writing on said recording means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device in accordance with claim 3 wherein each said tape means has a color code, and wherein the same color is disposed on said tube aligning means in visual alignment between a portion of said tube aligning means and said tape means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said recording means includes portal identification means in visual alignment with said tube aligning means for the addition of the identification of a port on the body of a patient to which tubing in alignment with the identification of the port is connected.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said recording means includes fluid identification means in visual alignment with said tube aligning means for the addition of the identification of fluid flowing in the tubing in alignment with said prerecorded fluid identification means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
A device in accordance with claim 15 including at least one additional prerecorded fluid identification means in visual alignment with said tube aligning means for the addition of the identification of another fluid flowing in the tubing in alignment with the tube aligning means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said recording means comprises a platform of at least two inches length.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of controlling the administration of intravenous fluid in a plurality of tubes which have flow juncture means disposed between the fluid containers and the entrance ports on a patient comprising: Placing a matrix device on a plurality of tubes adjcent the flow juncture means whereby the tubes are aligned in spaced disposition relative to said matrix device and wherein the matrix device includes means for written recording of data relating to the fluid flowing in the tubing which is in visually spaced alignment with the written data, Recording information about the fluid flowing through each tubing in visual alignment with the recording to facilitate the determination of the accuracy of injection of new intravenous fluids into the existing line of flow.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of controlling the administration of intravenous fluid in a plurality of tubes which have flow juncture means disposed between the fluid containers and the entrance ports on a patient comprising: Placing a matrix device on a plurality of tubes adjcent the flow juncture means whereby the tubes are aligned in spaced disposition relative to said matrix device and wherein the matrix device includes means for written recording of data relating to the fluid flowing in the tubing which is in visually spaced alignment with the written data, Recording information about the fluid flowing through each tubing in visual alignment with the recording to facilitate the determination of the accuracy of injection of new intravenous fluids into the existing line of flow.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 18, wherein the information recorded includes the portal to which the fluid flowing in said visual alignment is connected.
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