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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1997
George C Kramer, Galveston, TX (US);
Jerald M Henderson, Chico, CA (US);
Wendy R Feenstra, Bedford, MA (US);
Domenico Castaldo, Galveston, TX (US);
The Bd of Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
The Bd of Regents of the University of Texas, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for injecting infusion fluids into a patient at a controlled infusion rate. This apparatus is referred to as a 'controlled autoinfuser'. A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a computer capable of using pressure volume and relationships to generate a control signal that will control the injection of infusion fluids into a patient. The present invention further comprises a method of controlling the injection of infusion fluids into a patient through the use of a microprocessor controlled autoinfuser as well as a method of injecting a preselected volume of infusion fluid into a patient within a preselected infusion time.