Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Other

Sigma International General Medical Apparatus LLC

Paul, Eric

Acharya, Meetali

Wilkes, Gordon

Tuan Bui

Roger L Hungerford

James Fredric Munro

James Duane Jacobson

Atif M Yardimci

James S Slepicka

Janice Stewart

Randolph Meinzer

Arthur E Schulze

Janet Mullan

Debra K Bello

Doron Levitas

Stephen R Garchow

Clint Deckert

Qui Chau

Peter W Hammond

Ton That Hai

Paul Jeffrey Sanders

Cong Jiang

Mark Nordhaus

Ozlem Yardimci

Shan Padda

Emil Steve Macha

David R Lamb

Luke Postema

Dan Mihai

Aleandro DiGianfilippo

James P Martucci

James R Hitchcock

Richard S Pierce

Kent Lane Lurvey

Vadim V Krongauz

Gordon J Wilkes

Thomas Cooper

Meetali Acharya

Thomas G Cooper

Larry L Wilson

Alan Keith Brundle

Stephen L Axel

Alex Reidiboim

James Hitchcock, Jr

Gary Colister

Karen Ward

Alex Dolgovykh

Spencer Pye

Julianne Brushey

Ron Patry

Eric Paul

Alan Brundle

Larry Wilson

Richard Pierce

Bryan Bello

Barbara G Browne

Manuel De Joya

Michele Kland

Sayeh Radpay

Kaivan Talachian

Eric S Paul

Michele A Kland

Carole M Stephens

Aleandro Digianfilippo

A method of operating an infusion pump includes transmitting light through or around a drop of fluid suspended from an end of a drip tube for the infusion pump, the end of the drip tube located in a drip chamber for the infusion pump, wherein the drip tube is configured for connection to a source of the fluid; receiving, using an optical system for the pump, light transmitted through or around the drop; transmitting, to a specially programmed microprocessor and using the optical system, data regarding the received light; and, using the microprocessor to calculate a volume of the drop using the data.

Infusion system using optical imager for controlling flow and method thereof

A drip chamber for an infusion tube that includes a first end arranged to receive a drip tube, a second end including an exit port, at least one wall connecting the first and second ends, a space enclosed by the first and second ends and the at least one wall, and first and second lenses each directly fixed to said at least one wall.

Drip chamber with integrated optics

A drip chamber for an infusion tube, including: a first end including a drip tube; a second end including an exit port; and a wall connecting the first and second ends and including an interior surface with a hydrophobic portion. The drip chamber includes a space enclosed by the interior wall and the first and second ends. The hydrophobic portion of the interior surface repels liquid contacting the hydrophobic coating. The hydrophobic portion of the interior surface enables light to refract through the hydrophobic portion and the wall in the same manner as is the case when the hydrophobic portion is not present on the interior surface.

Drip chamber with hydrophobic interior surface

An infusion pump is provided, including a specially programmed microprocessor, a flow sensor for measuring flow from a source of fluid through an output tubing, a pumping section including a plurality of fingers in operational relationship to the output tubing, an outlet valve associated with the output tubing, and a first actuator configured for sequentially displacing the plurality of fingers to displace fluid through the output tubing. An inlet valve is disposed between the pumping section and the source of fluid; and a second actuator is also included. For detection, by the flow sensor, of flow above a predetermined level, the microprocessor is configured for one of: closing the outlet valve independently of the inlet valve using the first actuator; and closing the inlet valve independently of the outlet valve using the second actuator.

Infusion pump with independently controllable valves and low power operation and methods thereof

A method for immobilizing dyes and antimicrobial agents on a polymeric cover or housing for a medical device is disclosed and described. The surface may be that of a catheter, a connector, a drug vial spike, a bag spike, a prosthetic device, an endoscope, a surface of an infusion pump, a key pad, a touch screen or a handle. The surfaces may also be one or more of those associated with a infusion of a medicament or dialysis treatment, such as peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, where it is important that the working surface for the dialysis fluid be sterile. These surfaces include connectors for peritoneal dialysis sets or for hemodialysis sets, bag spikes, dialysis catheters, and so forth. A method for determining whether a surface has been sterilized, and a dye useful in so indicating, is also disclosed.

Antimicrobial housing and cover for a medical device

A controller for a programmable medical pump is configured to select a drug library file that corresponds to a received medication name and determine a number of times status information is received within a designated time period from a current time during an infusion therapy. The example controller is also configured to determine if the number of times the status information is received comports with an accumulated medication dosage limit using a dose per administration program parameter. Responsive to the number of times the status information is received matching or exceeding the accumulated medication dosage limit, the controller is configured to prevent another administration of the medication until enough time has passed such that the number of times the status information has been received within the designated time period from the current time is less than the accumulated medication dosage limit.

Methods and apparatus for programming a medical pump

A controller for a programmable medical pump comprises a memory including a plurality of preloaded infusion therapies, each preloaded infusion therapy including a plurality of program parameters. The controller also includes a device receiving a selection of one of the preloaded infusion therapies, profile data corresponding to a specific patient, and values for the program parameters. The controller further includes a processor configured to determine which of the plurality of program parameters to associate with the selected preloaded infusion therapy, determine limits for the associated program parameters based upon the selected preloaded infusion therapy and the profile data, determine if the received values of program parameters exceed the determined limits, and responsive to determining that the values of the program parameters are within the determined limits, cause the selected preloaded infusion therapy to be administered via the medical pump using the received values for the program parameters.

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Buffalo, NY, United States of America

Tuan Bui