DE3176627D1 - Drops sensing unit and associated drip chamber for iv fluid administration - Google Patents

Drops sensing unit and associated drip chamber for iv fluid administration

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DE3176627D1
DE3176627D1 DE8282900057T DE3176627T DE3176627D1 DE 3176627 D1 DE3176627 D1 DE 3176627D1 DE 8282900057 T DE8282900057 T DE 8282900057T DE 3176627 T DE3176627 T DE 3176627T DE 3176627 D1 DE3176627 D1 DE 3176627D1
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drops
sensing unit
drip chamber
fluid administration
associated drip
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Wallace L Knute
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CareFusion 303 Inc
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Ivac Medical Systems Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/14—Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
    • A61M5/168—Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters ; Monitoring media flow to the body
    • A61M5/16886—Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters ; Monitoring media flow to the body for measuring fluid flow rate, i.e. flowmeters
    • A61M5/1689—Drip counters
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S128/00—Surgery
    • Y10S128/13—Infusion monitoring
DE8282900057T 1980-11-07 1981-11-03 Drops sensing unit and associated drip chamber for iv fluid administration Expired DE3176627D1 (en)

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US06/204,771 US4397648A (en) 1980-11-07 1980-11-07 Drop sensing unit and associated drip chamber for IV fluid administration
PCT/US1981/001483 WO1982001653A1 (en) 1980-11-07 1981-11-03 Drops sensing unit and associated drip chamber for iv fluid administration

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US (2) US4397648A (de)
EP (1) EP0064548B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH0416186B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1164756A (de)
DE (1) DE3176627D1 (de)
WO (1) WO1982001653A1 (de)

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EP0064548A1 (de) 1982-11-17
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EP0064548A4 (de) 1984-07-24
US4397648A (en) 1983-08-09
JPS57501942A (de) 1982-11-04
USRE32294E (en) 1986-11-25
CA1164756A (en) 1984-04-03
JPH0416186B2 (de) 1992-03-23

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8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: IVAC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (N.D.GES.D. STAATES DEL

8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (N.D. GESETZEN DES ST

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee