INTRAVENOUS FLUID DELIVERY SET

• Main Authors: LAFERRIERE, MICHAEL D, PAVLOVIC, ERIN K, PATEL, NATWAR S, THREATS, DERWIN S, FLAMENT-GARCIA, MARY JANE, SOMODI, PAUL J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 29.04.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL

A flexible tubing for an intravenous fluid delivery set including an elongat e tubing member formed of aliphatic polyether polyurethane. The set may includ e connectors to a container and an intravenous needle, and additional connecto rs for components placed in line with the tubing, with hollow posts on the connectors, with the tubing ends adapted to friction fit over the posts. The posts may have outer diameters which are tapered from a first diameter to a second diameter, where the inner diameter of the tubing ends are less than t he second diameter. A method of delivering therapeutic fluid is also shown including providing the delivery set, providing a flow path by forcing tubin g ends over connector posts in an in-line arrangement, and then controlling th e flow of the therapeutic fluid between the container and the intravenous need le through the fluid flow path.