Pump Set with Secure Loading Features and Related Methods Therefor
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsJason Boulanger, Kevin C. Meier, David Rork Swisher
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Abstract
A pump set for use in a liquid delivery pump of the type for delivering liquid to a patient, having an infrared radiation detector for detecting infrared radiation, and providing an indication that the pump set is properly loaded on the pump. The pump set comprises a conduit for the liquid and a safety interlock member which is carried by the conduit. The safety interlock member is formed of a material that transmits infrared radiation and blocks visible light
Claims18
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A method of producing a pump set having a safety interlock member, the method comprising;
- forming visible light-absorbing polyenes in the safety interlock member such that the safety interlock member allows transmission therethrough of radiation with a wavelength in a range of from about 750 nm to about 1,000 μm and blocks transmission of radiation with a wavelength in a range of from about 380 nm to about 740 nm;
- and
- connecting a tubing to the safety interlock member.
A pump set for use in a liquid delivery pump having an infrared radiation detector for detecting infrared radiation, the pump set comprising:
- a conduit;
- a bag configured to contain the liquid, the bag connected to the conduit;
- and
- a safety interlock member connected to the conduit, the safety interlock member comprising a homogeneous material that transmits infrared radiation and blocks visible light.
A method of facilitating delivery of a fluid through a pump having an infrared source and an infrared detector, the method comprising:
- providing a pump set comprising,
- a conduit with a tube section, and
- a safety interlock member coupled to the conduit, the safety interlock member comprising a homogeneous material that allows transmission of radiation in a range of from about 750 nm to about 1,000 μm and blocks transmission of radiation with a wavelength in a range of from about 380 nm to about 740 nm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.