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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1975
William L Howell, Washington, DC (US);
Other;
Abstract
A parenteral fluid administration set comprising a plastic bag adapted to be supplied with a predetermined quantity of the parenteral fluid, said bag being foldable over on itself about a transverse fold-over line, a floating siphon enclosed within the plastic bag adapted to follow the level of the parenteral fluid supplied thereto, said floating siphon being adapted to be forced relatively downwardly to substantially its lowermost position in the plastic bag responsive to folding over of the upper portion of said bag on its lower end portion about said fold-over line, thereby immersing the float of the floating siphon in fluid contained in its lower end, as effects conditioning of the floating siphon for operation, the outlet leg of the siphon terminating in a fluid outlet end, said floating siphon being rendered operative to dispense fluid from the plastic bag through said siphon outlet end upon the plastic bag being unfolded and suspended from its upper end.