Patent ID: 6101452
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A61J,B67D,G01F,Y10T

Abstract:
A portable automated fluid dispenser for automatically dispensing a selectable and variable volume of fluid, including:(a) a manifold having a fluid passage for selectively allowing fluid to flow through the manifold, wherein the fluid passage has a fluid input port and a fluid output port;(b) a valve disposed in the manifold for controlling the flow of fluid from the fluid input port to the fluid output port;(c) a fluid measurement device, operatively connected to the fluid passage, for measuring a delivered volume of fluid dispensed, wherein the fluid measurement device is capable of measuring the delivered volume of fluid to an accuracy of approximately 1 milliliter:(d) a control device operatively coupled to the valve and the fluid measurement device, the control device selectively causing the valve to open, and then to close after a selected volume of fluid has been dispensed as determined by the fluid measurement device; and(e) a data input device, operatively coupled to the control device, wherein the data input device specifies the selected volume of fluid to be dispensed by the portable automated fluid dispenser, and wherein the selected volume of fluid can be specified with a resolution of approximately 1 milliliter.