US 5,700,257 A · Ambulatory IV pump transport apparatus

Abstract

A pack (10) for carrying an IV bag (12) and an ambulatory IV pump (16). The pack includes an inner back (30) and an outer back (32) that are sewn together on three edges to form a pocket (38) in which a plastic plate (40) is inserted to provided rigidity. A pair of inner flaps (64, 66) secure the IV bag against the back of the pack. Several straps (42, 50, 52, 62) also secure the IV bag in place, limiting its lateral and longitudinal movement relative to the back of the pack. Outer flaps (70, 72) overlap to enclose the IV bag. One of the outer flaps includes a pocket (14) in which the IV pump (16) is carried. The flaps and straps are secured by engaging a hook material attached to one surface of the strap or flap to a loop material attached to another surface. Although the pack can be carried in a variety of different sizes and styles of carrying bag, an exemplary carrying bag (110) is disclosed that is ideally suited for safely transporting the pack while a medicinal fluid is infused into the body of a patient.

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Dependent claims

A pack for transporting an ambulatory IV pump and an IV bag while a medicinal fluid in the IV bag is infused into a patient by the pump, comprising:

(a) a pack board sized to support the IV bag when one side of the IV bag is in contact with the pack board;
(b) a plurality of flaps and a plurality of straps connected to the pack board, securing the IV bag to the pack board both laterally and transversely;
and
(c) a pouch flexibly connected to the pack board and sized to hold the ambulatory IV pump, so that said pump may be coupled to the IV bag while said pump is disposed within said pouch.

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Apparatus enabling an ambulatory IV pump and a container of medicinal fluid to be transported while the medicinal fluid is infused into a patient's body, comprising:

(a) a rigidized back panel for supporting said container of medicinal fluid;
(b) a pair of inner flaps flexibly attached to the back panel and extending from opposite sides of said back panel, said inner flaps being sufficiently long so as to overlap when folded over the container of medicinal fluid, a patch of a hook material covering at least a portion of a surface of one inner flap, and a patch of a loop material covering at least a portion of an opposite surface of the other inner flap, said patch of hook material engaging said patch of loop material when the inner flaps are folded over and overlap, thereby securing the container of medicinal fluid laterally on the back panel;
(c) at least one strap connected adjacent one end of the back panel, said at least one strap being sufficiently long to overlap the inner flaps and including one of a strip of a hook material and a strip of a loop material on at least a portion of one surface of said at least one strap, said strip engaging one of the patches of the loop and hook material on one of the inner flaps to secure one end of the container of medicinal fluid;
(d) a hanger strap connected adjacent an opposite end of the back panel, said hanger strap being adapted to engage a hanger slot on the container of medicinal fluid and including a strip of one of a hook material and a loop material disposed on one surface of the hanger strap, said strip engaging a corresponding opposite one of a loop material and a hook material that is connected to a surface of the back panel to secure the container of medicinal fluid to said opposite end of the back panel;
and
(e) a pouch coupled to said back panel, said pouch being sized to hold said ambulatory IV pump during transport of the pump while the medicinal fluid is being infused, so that said pump may be coupled to the IV bag while said pump is disposed within said pouch.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Ambulatory IV pump transport apparatus

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Ambulatory IV pump transport apparatus

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