Patent ID: 8361024
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. An administration feeding set for use with a flow control apparatus to deliver fluid from at least one fluid source to a patient, the flow control apparatus comprising a recess, a sensing device disposed proximate to the recess for detecting magnetic components or magnetically-susceptible metallic components, and a microprocessor operatively associated with a software subsystem, the administration feeding set comprising: a tubing for flow of fluid along a fluid pathway; a mounting member on the tubing receivable in the recess of said flow control apparatus, said mounting member having upper and lower receiving portions co-axial with said fluid pathway, each receiving portion being adapted to receive an identification member; and one or more upper and lower identification members selectively positioned on one or more of said upper and lower receiving portions of the mounting member, each identification member comprising a magnetic component or a magnetically-susceptible metallic component; the arrangement being such that when the administration set is loaded on the flow control apparatus with the mounting member properly positioned in said recess, the sensing device is positioned for detecting any respective upper and lower identification members on the receiving portions of the mounting member to permit identification of the administration feeding set as having a particular functional configuration different from another functional configuration, wherein said particular functional configuration comprises one of a feeding configuration, a flushing configuration and a re-certification configuration and said another functional configuration comprises another of a feeding configuration, a flushing configuration and a re-certification configuration.