Infusion delivery system
A system and method for automatically delivering an infusate to a patient is disclosed. The system includes an infusion set and an infusion device. A signaling component disposed on an infusion set component identifies an administration protocol for the infusion set. A detection device operatively connected to the infusion device detects the signaling component and identifies the administration protocol. The infusion device is then configured to operate according to the administration protocol.
1. A slide clamp for use with an infusion device and an infusion set, the infusion set having an infusate source and an infusate tube extending from the infusate source, the slide clamp comprising:
a body having an aperture adapted to receive the infusate tube; and
a signaling component configured to communicate information indicative of an administration protocol for the infusion set to a detection device operatively connected to the infusion device, the signaling component including a non-bar code arrangement of curved indentations, wherein each indentation extends only partially into the body of the slide clamp.
2. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the slide clamp includes a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, acetyl resin, polyester, glycolized polyester, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, silica, titanium dioxide, and combinations thereof.
3. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is selected from the group consisting of an optical signaling component, a mechanical signaling component, and combinations thereof.
4. The slide clamp of claim 3 wherein the signaling component is an optical signaling component selected from the group consisting of, a reflective material, a fluorescent material, a metal component, a color, a translucent material, printing, etching, ink, an ink printed code, ultraviolet pigment, infrared pigment, a heat marking, a laser mark, an arrangement of translucent areas, an indentation disposed on a slide clamp surface, and combinations thereof.
5. The slide clamp of claim 4 wherein the optical signaling component is a laser mark.
6. The slide clamp of claim 5 wherein the slide clamp contains titanium dioxide.
7. The slide clamp of claim 4 , wherein the arrangement of indentations is located on a surface of the body.
8. The slide clamp of claim 7 wherein the administration protocol is identified by a characteristic selected from the group consisting of the depth of an indentation, the number of the indentations, the location of the indentations, and combinations thereof.
9. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is disposed at a location selected from the group consisting of on a surface of the body, within the body, on a lip of the slide clamp, in a lip of the slide clamp, and combinations thereof.
10. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is affixed to a body surface by an attachment selected from the group consisting of a heat bond, an adhesive material, and a swaged attachment.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the curved indentations are disposed on the slide clamp in a non-linear array.
12. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein each of the curved indentations is disposed at one of the corners of the slide clamp.
13. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is selectively adapted to identify from 1 to about 64 different administration protocols.
14. The slide clamp of claim 1 , wherein the administration protocol is identified based upon at least one of (i) a position of the indentations, and (ii) a number of the indentations.
15. A slide clamp for use with an infusion device and an infusion set, the infusion set having an infusate source and an infusate tube extending from the infusate source, the slide clamp comprising:
a body having an aperture adapted to receive the infusate tube and a substantially flat surface; and
an optical signaling component configured to communicate information indicative of an administration protocol for the infusion set to a detection device operatively connected to the infusion device, the optical signaling component including a non-bar code arrangement of curved indentations, wherein the arrangement of curved indentations and the substantially flat surface are configured such that light reflected off of the curved indentations allows the detection device to distinguish between that light reflected off of the curved indentations versus light reflected off of the substantially flat surface.
16. A slide clamp for use with an infusion device and an infusion set, the infusion set having an infusate source and an infusate tube extending from the infusate source, the slide clamp comprising:
a body having an aperture adapted to receive the infusate tube; and
an optical signaling component configured to communicate information indicative of an administration protocol for the infusion set to a detection device operatively connected to the infusion device, the optical signaling component including a non-bar code arrangement of indentations, wherein each indentation is curved and extends only partially into the body of the slide clamp.
17. The slide clamp of claim 15 , wherein the substantially flat surface has a lighter color than the color of each indentation.