Programmable infusion pump
US5000739A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A programmable pump with three separate components: a driver, a reservoir and a tubing set connector. The driver provides an electromechanical assembly causing fluid to flow from the reservoir. The driver can be programmed for varying flow rates and alternating on/off delivery cycles through the control of switches externalized on the driver face. The reservoir is designed as a separate component. The driven side of the reservoir is the bottom. The top of the reservoir includes a port, and the bottom includes a septum for filling by a needle. The tubing set connector subsequently mounts into the port connector of the reservoir. The tubing set connector provides the interface to any standard luer-type tubing set which then connects to a needle for infusion. The circuitry is hardware logic programmable circuitry.
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