Infusion pump and a method for infusing patients using same

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1993-03-15

1995-03-07

Rosenbaum, C. Fred

Surgery

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

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604 67, 128DIG13, A61M 100

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053953401

ABSTRACT:
An improved infusion pump and a method for infusing patients using same. The infusion pump is modified to utilize a plurality of different drugs, each formulated at a mean effective dosage and toxicity level such that the infusion rate is the same for the drugs. More specifically, the control means of the infusion pump has a single drug label plate affixed to the pump and adjustable controls which are used in setting the mean effective dosage of the drug to be infused, the body weight of the patient to be infused, and the bolus or initial dosage of the drug to be infused. The method of the present invention comprises preparing the formulation of the plurality of different drugs, each at a mean effective dosage and, in combination with the infusion pump of the invention, infusing the drugs into patients at the same rate.

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