Patent ID: 8066629

Claim:
An apparatus for communicating fluid, the apparatus comprising: (a) a housing, wherein the housing defines an interior portion contained therein, wherein the interior portion is positioned entirely within the housing; (b) a fluid reservoir positioned within the interior portion of the housing, wherein the fluid reservoir is operable to hold a volume of fluid therein; (c) an actuator operationally engaged with the fluid reservoir, wherein the actuator is operable to effect communication of fluid from or into the fluid reservoir, wherein the actuator is positioned within the interior portion of the housing such that the actuator is confined within the interior portion; (d) a sensor in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, wherein the sensor is operable to sense a physical parameter of fluid that is in communication with the fluid reservoir as the fluid is communicated from or into the fluid reservoir; and (e) an indicator in communication with the sensor, wherein the indicator is operable to display the physical parameter sensed by the sensor.