US 5,395,340 AGranted

Infusion pump and a method for infusing patients using same

OwnerTzium-Shou Leeinventor

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Abstract

An improved infusion pump and a method for infusing patients using same. The infusion pump is modified to utilize a plurality of different drugs, each formulated at a mean effective dosage and toxicity level such that the infusion rate is the same for the drugs. More specifically, the control means of the infusion pump has a single drug label plate affixed to the pump and adjustable controls which are used in setting the mean effective dosage of the drug to be infused, the body weight of the patient to be infused, and the bolus or initial dosage of the drug to be infused. The method of the present invention comprises preparing the formulation of the plurality of different drugs, each at a mean effective dosage and, in combination with the infusion pump of the invention, infusing the drugs into patients at the same rate.

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Dependent claims

An infusion pump for the infusion of drugs into patients, comprising:

drug means comprising a plurality of different drugs, each formulated at a mean effective dosage for infusion at the same rate;
a reservoir means for holding a selected one of said different drugs of said drug means;
a pump means for transferring the one drug from the reservoir means through the pump means and into a patient;
a control means for said pump means for controlling the volumetric rate of transferring the drug means from the pump means into the patient, said control means comprising a single drug label affixed to said pump means, external dial members on the pump means for affecting the volumetric rate, and indicia means for indicating a relative position of each of the dial members relative to the single drug label plate, and said indicia means including indicia indicating one position of one of the dial members at which the pump volumetric rate is equal to one mean effective dosage and other indicia indicating multiples or fractions thereof;
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an intravenous delivery means for communicating the drug means from the pump means into the patient.

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