Patent ID: 8692678

Claim:
An automated intravenous (IV) monitoring device comprising: a sensor for sensing drips passing through an IV drip chamber and for outputting information indicative of the drips; a processing unit for receiving the information from the sensor, the processing unit being configured to: track a total infused volume over a predetermined period of time by incrementing a value in a memory according to the information, the predetermined period of time being adjustable to differ from an interval of time between observations of the monitoring device; and calculate an instantaneous flow rate using the information; a display in communication with the processing unit, the display configured to display the total infused volume over the predetermined period of time and the instantaneous flow rate separately to enable the total infused volume over the predetermined period of time to reflect variations in the instantaneous flow rate between the observations of the monitoring device; and a cylindrical groove for receiving the drip chamber, the cylindrical groove comprising a circumferential indent for receiving a collar on the drip chamber to secure the drip chamber within the cylindrical groove.