Patent ID: 7316662
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An infusion device for medical use, comprising: at least one container designed to hold a specified quantity of a liquid to be infused into a patient; a weighing device associated for operation with said container to measure the weight of the container and emit a corresponding control signal; a transport line connected to said container to convey the liquid, in operating conditions, towards an infusion point; means for moving a flow of the liquid along said line; a rigid support holding opposite ends of a first length of tubing of said line designed to interact with said movement means, said first length of tubing having a curved shape and a predetermined axial extension; a control unit associated with said weighing device and with said movement means, the control unit receiving said control signal and being capable of detecting at least one end of infusion condition, said control unit being configured to perform an appropriate end of infusion procedure when an end of infusion condition is detected; a continuous fluid separator capable of separating the fluid into a gaseous portion and a liquid portion, said separator operating in said transport line between said movement means and said infusion point, said separator comprising a containing body, said rigid support comprising a first portion forming said containing body, said containing body having: at least one check valve predisposed on said transport line to prevent a flow which is inverse to an infusion direction, said check valve being arranged internally of said containing body in a zone comprised between said selector means and said first outlet.