ILLUMINATING MEDICAL INFUSION MANIFOLD
Disclosed are various embodiments for illuminated medical infusion including, for example, a medical infusion system which a medical infusion manifold that includes an integrated source of illumination for illuminating an illuminating medical infusion line.
1 . A medical infusion manifold comprising an integrated source of illumination for illuminating an illuminating medical infusion line.
2 . The infusion manifold of claim 1 wherein the source of illumination is internal to the infusion manifold.
3 . The infusion manifold of claim 1 wherein the source of illumination is external to the infusion manifold.
4 . The infusion manifold of claim 1 wherein the source of the illumination comprises a laser.
5 . The infusion manifold of claim 1 wherein the source of the illumination comprises one or more light emitting diodes.
6 . The infusion manifold of claim 1 wherein the source of illumination comprises a source of current.
7 . A medical infusion system comprising;
an illuminating infusion line; and
a medical infusion manifold having a source of illumination capable of illuminating the illuminating infusion line.
8 . The medical infusion system of claim 7 wherein the illuminating infusion line further comprises an integrated fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel.
9 . The medical infusion system of claim 8 wherein the light transmission channel comprises an optical fiber integrated with the fluid transmission line.
10 . The medical infusion system of claim 7 wherein the light transmission channel comprises the structure of the fluid transmission line.
11 . The medical infusion system of claim 10 wherein the structure of the fluid transmission line comprises a photoluminescent material.
12 . The medical infusion system of claim 7 wherein the light transmission channel includes a chemiluminescent material.
13 . The medical infusion system of claim 7 wherein the light transmission channel includes an electroluminescent material.
14 . A medical infusion manifold comprising an integrated source of illumination for illuminating an illuminating medical infusion line wherein the source of illumination is internal to the infusion manifold.
15 . The medical infusion manifold of claim 14 wherein the source of illumination comprises a source of laser light.
16 . A medical infusion manifold comprising an integrated source of illumination for illuminating an illuminating medical infusion line wherein the source of illumination is external to the infusion manifold.
17 . The medical infusion manifold of claim 16 wherein the source of illumination comprises a source of laser light.
18 . An illuminating in-line component comprising:
at least two attachment means for at least two illuminating medical infusion lines; and
a light transmission channel for transmitting light from the first illuminating medical infusion line to the second illuminating medical infusion line.
19 . The illuminating in-line component of claim 18 wherein the light transmission channel is illuminating.
20 . The illuminating in-line component of claim 18 wherein the in-line component comprises a filter.