Patents Represented by Attorney H. T. Thibault
  • Patent number: 5409477
    Abstract: A solution administration apparatus for patient care, for use with an associated solution administration system, which apparatus includes a laser drilled orifice flow control device to provide a controlled, predetermined flow rate of solution to the patient. The apparatus includes a tubing set and a laser drilled orifice flow restrictor, formed in a body, and in fluid communication therewith, for use with an associated fluid supply container. The system provides a controlled, predetermined flow rate of solution to the patient which is independent of, and relatively constant over minor variations in solution supply pressure and viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Lois L. Caron, Nicholaos A. Drivas, Con A. Lasaitis, William L. Rudzena