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US 5,690,612 AGranted
Medical connection indicator
AssigneeICU Medical, Inc.
InventorsGeorge A. Lopez, Kathaleen K. Prince
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Abstract
The invention relates to an indicator for use in indicating a medical implement that facilitates the passage of fluids either to or from a patient comprising a light emitting device affixed to said medical implement and related methods.
Claims6
A medical flow apparatus that provides an indication of it location in a dark environment comprising:
- a medical implement that facilitates the passage of fluids either to or from a patient, said implement having an outer housing having a first end and a second end, said ends adapted for mating engagement with another medical implement and said housing defining a fluid passage therethrough;
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- a visible light emitting device affixed to said medical implement, said device comprising an annular ring encircling a portion of said housing of said implement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.