Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus to indicate prior use of a medical item
- Patent Title (中): 指示事先使用医疗用品的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12776651Application Date: 2010-05-10
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Publication No.: US08636691B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Durward I. Faries, Jr. , Bruce R. Heymann , David Hendrix , John Gordon
- Applicant: Durward I. Faries, Jr. , Bruce R. Heymann , David Hendrix , John Gordon
- Applicant Address: US NV Las Vegas
- Assignee: Patented Medical Solutions, LLC
- Current Assignee: Patented Medical Solutions, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Las Vegas
- Agency: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC
- Main IPC: A61M5/00
- IPC: A61M5/00

Abstract:
The present invention monitors an IV bag injection port and informs the user of prior injections. The present invention employs an object and/or a sealed chamber within a transparent IV fluid bag injection port. In the case of the object, notification of prior use is achieved when the object's or IV fluid's appearance is altered. With respect to the sealed chamber, the chamber's seal is breached to allow fluid to pass between the chamber and the IV bag to change the appearance of the contents of the chamber. Since the injection port and bag walls are at least partially transparent, medical personnel are able to observe the altered appearance of either the object, IV fluid or the sealed chamber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100222762A1 Method and Apparatus to Indicate Prior Use of a Medical Item Public/Granted day:2010-09-02
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