Apparatus for controlling the rate of dripping of intravenous fl

Details Apparatus for controlling the rate of dripping of intravenous fl Apparatus for controlling the rate of dripping of intravenous fl

1992-08-24

1993-10-19

Lewis, Ralph

Surgery

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

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

128DIG13, 7386141, 604 65, A61M 516

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052541029

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for controlling the rate of dripping of an intravenous fluid, comprising (i) a drip-detecting device for detecting that an intravenous fluid has dripped into a drip-feed bottle, (ii) a clock for measuring time and indicating the current time, (iii) a constricting arrangement connected to a fluid-supply pipe extending from the drip-feed bottle in a downstream direction, for constricting the supply tube, and (iv) a flow controller for controlling the amount of constriction of the supply pipe by the constricting arrangement, based on a signal from the drip-detecting device indicating detection of a drip and a time signal from the clock. The apparatus enables one to accurately control the interval of time at which an intravenous fluid drips into the drip-feed bottle and, hence, to administer the fluid to a patient at a desired rate.

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