Universal flow limiter assembly
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorJason Andrew WINE
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Abstract
A universal flow limiter assembly includes a body configured to receive a portion of an intravenous (IV) tube, the body comprising two opposing side beams, a hinge portion disposed at a first end of the body, wherein the hinge portion is a squared U-shaped joining of the opposing side beams, a control portion disposed at a second end of the body, a groove defined between the side beams and disposed between the hinge portion and the control portion, and a control knob, wherein the universal flow limiter assembly is configured to regulate a flow rate of fluid flowing through the IV tube. An IV set with a universal flow limiter assembly and methods of operating a universal flow limiter assembly are also provided.
Claims15
A universal flow limiter assembly comprising:
- a body configured to receive a portion of an intravenous (IV) tube, the body comprising:
- two opposing side beams;
- a hinge portion disposed at a first end of the body, wherein the hinge portion is a squared U-shaped joining of the opposing side beams,;
- a control portion disposed at a second end of the body;
- a groove defined between the side beams and disposed between the hinge portion and the control portion;
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- a control knob, wherein the universal flow limiter assembly is configured to regulate a flow rate of fluid flowing through the IV tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.