摘要 |
<p>A device for precise metering of liquids for intravenous delivery to a patient and its method of use, the device including a pumping chamber with a reciprocable diaphragm positioned therein such that the cross-sectional area of the liquid flow path through this chamber is approximately equal to the cross-sectional area of the inlet and outlet of the chamber. The device also includes check valves positioned at the pumping chamber inlet and outlet and a gas retention chamber having an upper portion providing for the formation of the gas-liquid interface and a lower portion from which liquid free of gas bubbles may be removed.</p> |