Patent ID: 6053888
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A medical fluid infusion system, comprising:a variable volume bottle including a hollow bottle body having an open neck at one end, and an open base end;a piercable septum mounted over and normally closing said bottle neck;said bottle further including a base plate slidably received within said base end of said bottle body, said bottle body and said base plate cooperatively defining an interior volume for receiving a selected medical fluid for administration to a patient; andsaid bottle being adapted for flow of the medical fluid through said neck for administration to a patient when said bottle is supported in an elevated position relative to the patient and inverted with said neck generally at a lower end of said bottle body and with said base end generally at an upper end of said bottle body, said base plate descending within said bottle body to track the level of the medical fluid therein as the medical fluid is dispensed therefrom through said neck.