IV set with drip chamber access
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorChad Adams
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Abstract
An IV set may include a coupling for connecting the IV set to a source of liquid and a drip chamber including an access orifice, a top end having an inlet orifice, a bottom end having an outlet orifice, and a sidewall extending between the top end and the bottom end. The IV set may also include a valve connected to the access orifice for selectively controlling access to the drip chamber through the access orifice and a tube connected to the outlet orifice of the drip chamber. Additionally, the IV set may include a filter that permits air to flow through the filter while restricting the flow of liquid and an access port connected to the access orifice of the drip chamber.
Claims20
An IV set comprising:
- a drip chamber comprising an access orifice, a top end having an inlet orifice, a bottom end having an outlet orifice, and a sidewall extending between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the access orifice is disposed in the sidewall;
- a coupling for connecting the IV set to a source of liquid;
- a valve connected to the drip chamber for selectively controlling access to the drip chamber through the access orifice;
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- a tube connected to the outlet orifice of the drip chamber.
An IV set comprising:
- a drip chamber comprising an access orifice, a top end having an inlet orifice, a bottom end having an outlet orifice, and a sidewall extending between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the access orifice is disposed in the sidewall;
- a coupling for connecting the IV set to a source of liquid;
- a means for selectively controlling access to the drip chamber through the access orifice, wherein the control means is connected to the drip chamber;
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- a tube in liquid communication with the outlet orifice of the drip chamber.
A method for priming an IV set, the method comprising:
- connecting a coupling of the IV set to a source of liquid, wherein the IV set comprises a drip chamber comprising an access orifice, a top end having an inlet orifice, a bottom end having an outlet orifice, and a sidewall extending between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the access orifice is disposed in the sidewall, wherein the IV set further comprises a valve connected to the drip chamber for selectively controlling access to the drip chamber through the access orifice and a tube connected to the outlet orifice of the drip chamber;
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- opening the valve to permit air to exit the drip chamber through the access orifice;
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- filling the drip chamber with liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.