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US 2022/0176036 A1Published application
Pump cassette with radio frequency identification tag
AssigneeICU Medical, Inc.
InventorsMarshall E. Fryman, Matteo D. Picinich
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Abstract
Aspects of this disclosure relate to a pump cassette with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag can store information associated with the pump cassette, such as usage information and/or a unique identifier. The RFID tag can be embedded in a component of the pump cassette in certain embodiments. Related infusion pumps, infusion sets, and infusion systems are disclosed.
Claims20
A pump cassette for fluid delivery, the pump cassette comprising:
- a housing dimensioned to engage with an infusion pump;
- a fluid path within the housing, the fluid path configured to receive fluid from a fluid source and to deliver the fluid to tubing of an infusion line;
- and
- a radio frequency identification tag embedded in a component of the pump cassette.
1 more element
An infusion pump for fluid delivery, the infusion pump comprising:
- a housing configured to a receive a pump cassette;
- and
- an antenna configured to wirelessly communicate with a radio frequency identification tag of the pump cassette when the pump cassette is engaged with the housing, wherein the antenna is arranged to be aligned with a flow stop valve of the pump cassette when the pump cassette is engaged with the housing,
- wherein the infusion pump is configured to control infusion of fluid to a patient.
1 more element
A method of operating an infusion pump, the method comprising:
- reading information from a radio frequency identification tag embedded in a component of a pump cassette;
- and
- controlling infusion, by the infusion pump, based on the information from the radio frequency tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.