Patent · US Expired

Programmable infusion pump for administering medication to patients

US5389078A · kind A · utility

438Cited by
16References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1993
Grant dateFeb 14, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 6, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/13
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A programmable infusion pump which combines automatic and demand doses of medication with any basal rates on a real-time basis to determine an effective rate at anytime during the delivery cycle without under-delivering fluid due to the minimum increment of fluid delivery by the pump.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.