A61M5/16881

Flush device and irrigation line
11690572 · 2023-07-04 · ·

A flush device including: a first housing provided with a first flow path; a second housing provided with a second flow path, the second housing being coupled to the first housing; a flow control device including a protrusion and a through hole connecting the first flow path to the second flow path in fluid communication; and an elastic member provided around the base of the flow control device to seal off a space between the first and the second flow paths. The elastic member is deformed to further connect the first and second flow paths in fluid communication. The first housing has an inner periphery provided with fitting receiving portions each being fitted to each of the fitting projections of the protrusion. According to this structure, the flush device can discharge a chemical liquid at a flow rate close to a defined amount.

Infusion pump
11541166 · 2023-01-03 · ·

An infusion pump is disclosed. The infusion pump comprises a chamber having a distal end and a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end. A piston is arranged for reciprocating movement within the chamber and along the longitudinal axis. At least one outlet is arranged from the chamber and may comprise an outlet valve. At least one inlet is provided into the chamber. The outlet and the inlet are axially spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the chamber. A method for operating the pump is also provided.

MEDICINE INJECTION DEVICE
20220409807 · 2022-12-29 ·

Provided is a medicine injection device capable of injecting a liquid medicine into a human body by using a medicine container configured to discharge the medicine contained therein along a designated path when a pressure is applied from outside, the medicine injection device including one or more medicine pressing units including one or more inflatable parts capable of being inflated by air to apply a pressure to the medicine container, and a first pumping unit capable of inflating one of the inflatable parts by including a first pump capable of generating air of a preset pressure, and a first pipe connectable to the one of the inflatable parts. According to the present invention, a risk of breakdown and a total manufacturing cost may be reduced due to a simple structure of the medicine injection device.

PRESSURE-REGULATING CONNECTOR FOR INFUSION
20220409813 · 2022-12-29 ·

A system for controlled delivery of a medical fluid may include an elastomeric pump, a valve member fluidly coupled to the elastomeric pump at one side and a catheter at an opposite side for delivering the medical fluid to a patient, and tubing fluidly coupling the elastomeric pump and the valve member. The elastomeric pump may include an elastomeric membrane and a shell surrounding the elastomeric membrane. The pressure of the medical fluid may be greater than a pressure of the vein to keep the vein open. The valve member may be movable between an initial closed position, a fully open position where the medical fluid is delivered to the vein of the patient at a predetermined fluid flow rate, and at least one intermediate open flow position where the medical fluid is delivered to the vein of the patient at a flow rate below the predetermined fluid flow rate.

DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE AND FOOLPROOF DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF A MEDICAL FLUID
20220409804 · 2022-12-29 ·

A method for performing a medical procedure requiring effective, reliable and foolproof delivery of controlled amounts of a medical grade gas to a patient includes providing a compressed gas cylinder having a weight with medical grade gas sealed therein of at least twelve grams and not greater than fifty grams. The method also includes connecting the compressed gas cylinder to an integrated compressed gas unit including a regulator valve assembly positioned between an outlet port and an inlet port, wherein the regulator valve assembly includes a press button actuator and regulator adjustment dial. A flow control system is secured to the compressed gas unit and the medical grade gas is delivered in precisely controlled amounts by actuating the compressed gas unit and operating the flow control system to deliver the medical grade gas to vasculature of the patient.

Acoustic frequency recognition of patient lines

A fluid injector system includes a powered fluid injector, a connection port configured to receive a single-use disposable set having tubing connected to a fluid inlet port at a first end and connected to a waste outlet port at a second end, and a detector associated with the connection port and configured to generate a signal in response to a sonic, infrasonic, or ultrasonic wave emitted from the single-use disposable set during a priming operation of the single-use disposable set. In some examples, the detector is configured to generate a signal if the frequency of the wave emitted from the single-use disposable set is outside a predetermined range of frequencies corresponding to a predetermined range of frequencies of air expelled from the tubing. A method for detecting the multiple uses of a single-use disposable set connected to a fluid injector system is also provided.

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
20220395635 · 2022-12-15 ·

A drug delivery system includes a delivery container including a container body adapted to accommodate a drug therein, a supply line, a flow rate sensor, and a flow controller. The delivery container further includes an outlet port and is constructed from a resilient material. The container body is adapted to exert an urging force on the drug to expel the drug from the outlet port. The supply line is operably coupled to the outlet port to deliver the drug to a user. The flow sensor senses a flow rate of the drug within the supply line. The flow controller is configured to regulate a flow rate of the drug; the flow controller includes a supply line restrictor and a controller for adjusting the supply line restrictor between at least two settings.

MEDICINAL LIQUID SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICINAL LIQUID SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND MEDICINAL LIQUID INJECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME
20220395431 · 2022-12-15 ·

A medicinal liquid supply control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a reservoir located on a second channel to define an internal space that stores a medicinal liquid, an inlet hole and an outlet hole being formed in one portion of an outer surface of the reservoir and connected to the internal space, and a reservoir support part on which the one portion of the reservoir is fixed, an inlet connection hole connected to the inlet hole and an outlet connection hole connected to the outlet hole being formed at the reservoir support part.

Differential Pressure Fluid Delivery System

A system for delivering a medicinal fluid to a patient includes a variable volume pressure delivery chamber, a variable volume medication chamber, an optional medication reservoir, a movable delivery element, a fixed reference volume chamber, a pressure source, and a control sub-system. The variable volume pressure delivery chamber is configured to store pressure controllably. The variable volume medication chamber is fluidically isolated from the pressure delivery chamber and is configured to store medicinal fluid. The movable delivery element is disposed between the medication chamber and the pressure delivery chamber. The pressure source is coupled to the pressure delivery chamber. The control system is configured to selectively cause the pressure source to deliver pressure to the pressure delivery chamber causing the movable delivery element to apply pressure to the medicinal fluid in the medication chamber thereby causing the medicinal fluid to exit the medication chamber at an outlet along the fluid communication path to the patient.

Precision roller clamp
11517735 · 2022-12-06 · ·

A roller clamp assembly for adjusting the fluid flow rate in a connector tube of an infusion set is provided. The roller clamp assembly includes a housing to receive the connector tube, a plate slideably engaged with the housing and configured to rapidly compress the connector tube to provide a coarse fluid flow adjustment, and a roller wheel moveable engaged with the housing and configured to provide a gradual fluid flow adjustment. The plate may be a slide plate received by grooves in an exterior wall of the housing and that moves orthogonally to the connector tube, or the plate may be a shim plate that moves along an interior wall of the housing in parallel to the connector tube. Infusion sets and methods of adjusting fluid flow rates are also provided.