DESC:FIELD OF INVENTION:

[0001] The present invention generally relates to the field of medical equipment. More particularly, this invention relates to a device, system, and method to detect intravenous fluid level while being given to patient, which may be used to sense the level of liquid in an infusion bottle so that precise action from care giver/nurse to stop the flow of liquid on time preventing any medical complications.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Two types of intravenous (IV) infusion systems are available at present, one is by pump, and another is by gravity. The pump infusion system is very costly and often encounters maintenance trouble. Therefore, many hospital workers prefer to use the traditional gravity infusion system. The gravity intravenous(IV) infusion system consists of three parts.
[0003] (IV) bottle contains medical liquid; an infusion line includes a liquid needle inserted inside the intravenous (IV) bottle to receive medical liquid, a plastic liquid tube with one end connected to the liquid needle as liquid inlet and another end connected to the intravenous (IV) injection needle for injecting the medical liquid into the patient vein.An adjustment knob is connected also in the middle of the liquid tube to control the flow rate manually; and an air line includes an air needle inserted into the intravenous (IV) bottle to apply air pressure for driving the liquid flow, and a plastic air tube with one end connected to the air needle as air outlet and another end opened to the environment as air inlet. As the medical liquid in the intravenous (IV) bottle drops to an empty state, i.e., when the IV bottle is almost empty, the intravenous(IV) bottle must be replaced by a new one.
[0004] This task becomes onerous for medical workers, particularly at night. The accurate determination of the empty state becomes very important, if it is determined being too high or too early,a lot of medical liquid may be wasted,if it is determined being too low or too later,the medical liquid in the intravenous(IV) bottle may be completely drained before a nurse replaces a new intravenous (IV) bottle and therefore a medical accident may occur.
[0005] From the aforementioned standpoint there has been a need for a medical device,system or amethod,which may be used to determine empty state of an intravenous(IV) bottle and monitoring the intravenous(IV) bottle during the whole infusion process or alert care givers/nurse few moments before the bottle is going to be empty. Therefore, there is a genuine need to overcome all the above problems by developing an improved system and method, which is accurate, efficient, dynamic andsimple.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to calculate the rate of flow of the IV fluid.
[0007] It is an object of the present invention to notify the user the intravenous (IV) fluid level and need to change/remove the injection.
[0008] It is an object of the present invention to connect the infusion detection device with IoT/Wi-Fi/Cloud.
[0009] It is an object of the present inventiontoprovidewirelesschargingto the infusion detectiondevice.
[00010] It is an object of the present invention to provide a device, system andmethod which is accurate, efficient, dynamic and simple.
[00011] It is an object of the present invention to provide a device, system andmethod which is completely sterilizable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[00012] The present invention generally relates to the field of medical equipment.Moreparticularly,thisinventionrelatestodevice,systemandmethod todetectintravenousfluidlevel,whichmaybeusedtosensethelevelofliquidin an infusionbottle.
[00013] Although the present disclosure is explained with respect to device, system and method to detect intravenous fluid level, it would be appreciated that this application is used for illustration purposes, but it is not a limitation.
[00014] The various embodiments of the invention provide a capacitive sensingmechanismwhichmaybeconfiguredtosensetheleveloftheliquidinthe infusion bottle. The infusion device may be connected via IoT (Internet over things) over Wi-Fi and notify the user, such as nursing staffs the level of intravenous (IV) fluid level in IV bottle. Based on the notification the IV bottle may be changed and/orremove.Thedevicemaybeconfiguredtosensethelevelofliquidwithout be in contact with the liquid and can be used multiple times. The device may be configured to fit in most of the IV bottles. The device may be configured with Li-ion battery of 1000mAh which may give power to the device for 20 hours after full charge. The device may be also configured with Wireless charging.
[00015] Additional aspects of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The aspects of the invention will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims. It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[00016] The other objects, features and advantages will occur to those skilled in the art from the following description of the preferred embodiment and the accompanying drawings.
[00017] Fig. 1 illustrates one aspect of the detection device in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
[00018] Fig. 2 illustrates an indicator device in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
[00019] Although specific features of the present invention are shown in some drawings and not in others, this is done for convenience only as each feature may be combined with any or all of the other features in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[00020] Embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments that are illustrated in the accompanying figures and detailed in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
[00021] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[00022] Embodiments of the present invention may include various steps, which will be described below. Steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, and/or by human operators.
[00023] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[00024] The foregoing illustrated and described embodiments of the invention are susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, and it should be understood that the invention generally, as well as the specific embodiments described herein, are not limited to the particular forms or embodiments disclosed, but cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the scope of the appended claims. By way of non- limiting example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that particular features or characteristics in one embodiment may be combined as suitable with features or characteristics described in another embodiment. Moreover, the device and method for of the present invention can be a system used along with an automated or even with a manual system.
[00025] In accordance with an embodiment a system to detect intravenous fluid level (100) include one or more processor or sensor may be configured to calculate the rate of flow of intravenous (IV) fluid in a bottle (106), wherein a sensor (102) of the device may be attached to the IV fluid bottle (106) to calculate the rate of flow.
[00026] In accordance with an embodiment the system may be configured to notify the IV fluid level by an infusion detector device (200), where the sensor (102) and the infusion detector device (200) may be connected to each other. The device may be recalibrated with a reset (204) and configure (206) switch.
[00027] The present invention generally relates to the field of medical equipment. More particularly, this invention relates to device, system and method to detect intravenous fluid level, which may be used to sense the level of liquid in an infusion bottle.
[00028] Although the present disclosure is explained with respect to a device, system and method to detect intravenous fluid level, it would be appreciated that this application is used for illustration purposes, but it is not a limitation.
[00029] In accordance with an embodiment the infusion device (200) is connected with IoT/Wi-Fi/Cloud. The IV bottle (106) is changed based on the infusion detection and notification. In an embodiment LED lights with level detector (202) may glow once the fluid level goes below that sensor. In an embodiment the device may be charged with wireless charger.
[00030] Figure 1 illustrates one aspect (100) of the invention. A capacitive sensingmechanism, the sensor (102)whichmaybeconfiguredtosensetheleveloftheliquidinthe infusion bottle (106). The infusion device (104) may be connected via IoT (Internet over things)overWi-Fiandnotifytheuser,suchasnursingstaffstheintravenous(IV) fluid level in IV bottle (106). Based on the notification the IV bottle (106) may be changed and/orremove.The detection device (104) maybeconfiguredtosensethelevelofliquidwithout be in contact with the liquid and can be used multiple times. The detection device (104) may be configured to fit in most of the IV bottles. The device may be configured with Li-ion battery of 1000mAh which may give power to the device for 20 hours after full charge. The device may be also configured with Wireless charging.
[00031] Figure 2 illustrates indicator device (200) in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. An activation button on the side of the device to activate the device. The device is configured withLEDlights with level indicator (202),whichmayglowoncethefluidlevelgoesbelowthatsensor.The device may be configured with a second sensor, which may be used to calculate the rate of flow of the fluid so that when alert may be send to the nursing staffs when the infusion fluid is finished, and the bottle (106) may be replaced. Further the device may be recalibrated with a reset (204) and a configure (206) switch. There may be an additional strap for close contact of device with the bottle. A switch may be use to turn on the device. There may be a wireless charger available to charge the detectiondevice (200).
[00032] The present invention provides easy usage mechanism. The mechanism provided is easy to work on thereby making the device very user friendly and easy. Secondly the visual observation of liquid level also not hindered.
[00033] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as described in the claim.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION:

[00034] The present invention calculatesthe rate of flow of theintravenous (IV) fluid.
[00035] The present invention notifies the user theintravenous (IV) fluid level and need to change/remove the injection.
[00036] The present invention connects the infusion detection device with IOT/WIFI/Cloud.
[00037] The present invention provides wireless charging to the infusion detection device.
[00038] The present invention provides a device, system and method which are accurate, efficient, dynamic and simple.
[00039] The present invention provides a device, system and method which is completely sterilizable.
,CLAIMS:I/We Claim:
1. A system to detect intravenous fluid level (100) comprises:
one or more processor or sensor configured to:
calculate the rate of flow of intravenous (IV) fluid in a bottle (106), wherein a sensor (102) of the device attached to the IV fluid bottle (106) to calculate the rate of flow; and
notify the IV fluid level by an infusion detector device (200), where the sensor (102) and the infusion detector device (200) are connected to each other;
wherein the device is recalibrated with a reset (204) and a configure (206) switch.

2. The system to detect intravenous fluid level (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the infusion device (200) is connected with IoT/Wi-Fi/Cloud.

3. The system to detect intravenous fluid level (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the IV bottle (106) is changed based on the infusion detection and notification.

4. The system to detect intravenous fluid level (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein LED lights with level detector (202) will glow once thefluidlevelgoesbelowthatsensor.

5. The system to detect intravenous fluid level (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device is charges with wireless charger.

6. A method to detect intravenous fluid level comprises:
calculating, by one or more sensor or processor, the rate of flow of intravenous (IV) fluid in a bottle (106), wherein a sensor (102) of the device attached to the IV fluid bottle (106); and
notifying, by one or more processor or sensor, the IV fluid level by an infusion detector device (200), where the sensor (102) and the infusion detector device (200) are connected to each other.
7. A device to detect intravenous fluid level (100) comprising:
one or more sensors (102) configured to:
calculate the rate flow of the intravenous (IV) fluid in a bottle (106) , wherein the sensor (102) of the device (200) attached to the IV fluid bottle (106) to calculate the rate of flow; and
notify the IV fluid level by the infusion device (200), wherein the sensor (102) and the device (200) are connected to each other.
Dated this 9th day of January, 2021

Nalini Kant Pandey
(IN/PA 2187)
Bizrights IP Partners LLP
Agent for Applicant