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ABSTRACT
A line management apparatus for managing multiple IV lines
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Apr 30 2012
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A61M 5/168
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Publication Classi?cation
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lication Data
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FIG. 6a
FIG
SET STATE
[118
112
114)
120
FLOW
< LIMIT 2
SWITCH STATE
.7
OUTPUT ALERT
FIG. 7
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mum value.
[0010]
[0006]
[0013]
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[0037]
niques.
[0029]
ciators;
[0038]
trolling actuators;
[0039] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional vieW of metering clamp
actuators shoWing their operation on a contained tubing ele
ment;
[0040] FIG. 5 is a fragmentary front elevational cross-sec
tional vieW through a ?oW rate sensor having a chamber
[0033]
[0031]
include a lock for holding the cover closed against the hous
mg.
[0034] It is thus a feature of at least one embodiment of the
assembly 25.
liquid through the outlet line 22 and to a needle 26 or the like
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its top edge for attachment to the IV pole 19 and may have a
hinging cover 50 pivoting about one vertical edge of the
housing 30 to open and close over the front face 32 of the
housing 30. The cover 50 may provide for a central transpar
[0047]
may be made.
[0048] The tubing-loaded sensors 34 detect the presence of
tubing of IV lines 12 and 14 and outlet line 22 properly seated
in the channels in the housing 30. The seated tubing can be
with or without liquid in it. In one embodiment, the tubing
tation. Therefore, the signal obtained from the Hall sensor can
be used to determine whether the tubing is loaded. In another
[0056]
among tube not loaded, empty tube, and liquid ?lled tube
states.
of tubing.
[0050] Positioned below the metering clamps 36 are the
operators of left and right electrical switches 38, and left and
right indicator banks 40, each positioned near a respective IV
line 12 and 14 to be clearly associated with one of those IV
lines 12 and 14. Each indicator banks 40 may comprise three
ori?ce opening into an air space 84, the ori?ce forming liquid
from the IV bag 16 or 18 into drops 86 that may fall through
the air space 84 into a pool 89 at the bottom of the cylindrical
housing 82. The pool 89 may communicate with a second
tube providing a drain therefrom and a continuation of the IV
line as outlet line 22.
[0058]
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may be employed.
[0066] In another embodiment, the ?oW rate sensor 42 for
the outlet line 22 may be a differential pressure sensor, using
a pieZoresistive monolithic silicon pressure sensor and sup
102 With ?oW of the liquid Within the cylindrical housing 100
along axis 104.
[0060] Plates 90a and 90b may ?ank the cylindrical hous
ing 100 When the ?oW rate sensor 42 is placed Within the
thus the total ?oW of liquid through the outlet line 22. It Will
be appreciated that other sensing techniques such as Hall
effect sensing may also be used.
[0061] Although tWo ?oW rate sensors have been described
above, it Will be appreciated that other ?oW rate sensors may
[0062]
the outlet line 22 may consist of a laser based ?oW meter and
[0070]
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[0071] If the ?rst predetermined ?oW rate limit has not been
exceeded at decision block 112, then at decision block 120 it
[0077]
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tra?ic light.
11. The IV line management apparatus of claim 1 Wherein
the housing further includes additional sensors sensing solu
housing.
16. The IV line management apparatus of claim 1 Wherein
the joining connector is aY-connector.
17. An IV line management apparatus for intravenous
assembly; and
a controller comprising an electronic computer executing a
stored program and receiving at least one signal from at
least one How rate sensor and providing electrical sig