| 摘要 |
<p>An infusion pump for infusing solutions from IV bags through tubing to patients. The pump comprises a housing having a compartment which receives an IV bag in a solution-dispensing position. The bag is placed over a bladder within the compartment, and the bladder is expanded by a pressurized fluid to apply a pushing force against the bag which collapses to infuse solution through the tubing. A pump in the housing pumps a fluid such as air into the bladder under influence of a control circuit. A pressure sensor indirectly senses pressure of fluid in the bladder through a pressure of pad which contacts the bladder wall. A control circuit generates a pressure signal responsive to movement of the pressure pad for operating a valve which directs fluid between the pump and bladder. A dispensing spike is provided for interconnecting a dispensing port of the bag in fluid communication with the tubing. The spike is formed with an annulus which cooperates with a wall of the housing to prevent unintended withdrawal of the spike from a dispensing port while infusion takes place. The annulus also operates a switch which is connected in the control circuit to ensure that infusion proceeds only when the bag is in its proper solution-dispensing position in the housing.</p> |
