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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Carefusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Denton Davis, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 5/162 (2006.01); A61M 5/40 (2006.01); A61M 39/28 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/168 (2013.01); A61M 5/162 (2013.01); A61M 5/16827 (2013.01); A61M 5/40 (2013.01); A61M 39/281 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 39/284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and a method are adapted for assessing the patency of a fluid infusion line connected to a patient, a source of medicant, and a pump. The system is configured for injecting a fluid into the fluid pressure line using a syringe, determining whether the syringe exhibits a resistance to fluid being injected into a the fluid line and, if no resistance is exhibited, monitoring the pump to verify whether the pump exhibits an alarm that indicates a check valve has been opened.