Intravenous bag and monitoring method

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1991-01-04

1992-03-24

Rosenbaum, C. Fred

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604260, 128DIG12, 128DIG13, A61M 500

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050984098

ABSTRACT:
An intravenous bag monitoring device is connected between an IV bag which holds fluid to be delivered to a patient and a hollow IV needle which is injected into a vein of a patient. The monitoring device comprises a chamber, an inlet leading to the chamber, and an outlet leading away from the chamber. A corrugated flexible wall panel is positioned in the chamber and divides the chamber into a first section which contains fluid and a second section which does not contain fluid. A spring is positioned in the second section of the chamber. The movement of the flexible wall panel in response to changes in hydrostatic force is resisted by the spring. An elongated push rod is attached to the flexible wall, passes through the second section and forms one of two contacts required to complete a warning circuit. The other contact is on the exterior of the second chamber. As the IV bag fluid flows to the patient, the hydrostatic force in the chamber decreases causing the flexible wall panel to draw the push rod further into the chamber. A predetermined period of time before the IV bag empties a predetermined hydrostatic force threshold is reached, at which time the electrical contact on the end of the push rod outside of the chamber wall touches the electrical contact on the chamber wall. Thus, the warning circuit is completed and a signal indicating that the bag is almost empty is generated.

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