I.V. Flashback indication
US4364383A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flashback indicator which is integrally formed in a parenteral solution or blood set to serve as a patency check device. A length of clear plastic tubing having an enlarged portion is integrally connected in a parenteral fluid or blood set in such a manner that a patency check can be made without fear of the indicator becoming disconnected from the set during the supplementary administration of a drug such as by means of a hypodermic syringe. In a preferred manner, the flashback indicator is formed from bubble-like tubing wherein the wall thickness of the enlarged portion of the bubble is at least as large as that of the tubing in the set having a smaller and constant diameter.
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