Infusion pump apparatus, method and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9492607-B2
Application number	US-201113021369-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2011
Priority date	Feb 5, 2010
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

A system is disclosed. The system includes a fill adapter device including a heat exchanger which includes a heating element and a fluid pathway, the fluid pathway fluidly connected to a filling needle input, whereby fluid enters the heat exchanger through the filling needle input and flows through the fluid pathway and whereby the fluid is heated by the heating element. The system also includes a reservoir including a plunger and a plunger rod and a filling needle configured to be removably attached to the reservoir, wherein the fill adapter is configured to be attached to a vial of fluid and wherein fluid from the vial flows through the fluid pathway and is heated and loaded into the reservoir through the filling needle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a fill adapter device comprising:
a housing comprising a housing septum and a vial input, wherein the vial input is configured to attach to a vial comprising a vial septum; and
a heat exchanger located inside the housing comprising:
a heating element; and
a fluid pathway, the fluid pathway fluidly connected to the vial septum and the housing septum, whereby fluid enters the heat exchanger through the vial septum and flows through the fluid pathway and whereby the fluid is heated by the heating element;

a reservoir including a plunger and a plunger rod; and
a filling needle configured to be removably attached to the reservoir;

wherein fluid from the vial flows through the fluid pathway and fluid from the vial is first heated and then loaded into the reservoir through the filling needle.

2. The fill adapter of claim 1 further comprising a pump to pump fluid into the fluid pathway at a predetermined rate.

3. The fill adapter of claim 1 further comprising a processor for controlling the heating of the fluid according to one or more preprogrammed profiles.

4. A fill adapter device comprising:
a housing comprising a housing septum and a vial input, wherein the vial input is configured to attach to a vial comprising a vial septum; and
a heat exchanger located inside the housing comprising:
a heating element; and
a fluid pathway, the fluid pathway fluidly connected to the vial septum and the housing septum, wherein fluid from the vial enters the heat exchanger through the filling needle input and flows through the fluid pathway and wherein the fluid from the vial is heated by the heating element while flowing through the fluid pathway.

5. The fill adapter of claim 4 further comprising a pump to pump fluid into the fluid pathway at a predetermined rate.

6. The fill adapter of claim 4 further comprising a processor for controlling the heating of the fluid according to one or more preprogrammed profiles.

7. The fill adapter of claim 4 further comprising wherein the fill adapter is configured to be attached to a vial of fluid.

Assignees

• Kamen Dean
• Kerwin John M
• Mandro Marc A
• Durand Kevin A
• Gray Larry B
• Lanier Jr Gregory R
• Murphy Colin H
• Deka Products Lp

Inventors

• Kamen Dean
• Kerwin John M
• Mandro Marc A
• Durand Kevin A
• Gray Larry B
• Lanier Jr Gregory R
• Murphy Colin H

Classifications

• A61M5/16831 Primary

  Monitoring, detecting, signalling or eliminating infusion flow anomalies (low-level float-valves causing cut-off A61M5/40; indicating or recording presence, absence or direction of flow in general G01P13/0066) · CPC title

• A61M2205/70

  with testing or calibration facilities · CPC title

• A61M2205/3561

  local, e.g. within room or hospital · CPC title

• A61M2205/52

  with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient · CPC title

• A61M2205/7536

  allowing gas passage, but preventing liquid passage, e.g. liquophobic, hydrophobic, water-repellent membranes · CPC title