Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a master infusion device from a server, at least one fluid delivery protocol. The fluid delivery protocol includes one or more parameters for delivering a fluid to a user. The method also includes configuring, by the master infusion device, a first slave infusion pump with a first fluid delivery protocol of the at least one fluid delivery protocol. The method further includes configuring, by the master infusion device, a second slave infusion pump with a second fluid delivery protocol of the at least one fluid delivery protocol. The method also includes delivering, by the first slave infusion pump and based on the first fluid delivery protocol, the fluid to the user. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including apparatuses and computer program products, are also disclosed.

Abstract: An intravenous infusion tubing fitment comprises a body, a rotatable knob coupled with the body, and a pressure dome seated within the knob. The body defines; a first inlet configured for coupling with a first segment of tubing; a first outlet into a pressure dome; a second inlet from said pressure dome; and a second outlet configured for coupling with a said second segment of tubing. The knob defines an expansion opening within a surface of the. The pressure dome is formed of a flexible elastomeric material and defines a fluid flow path between the first outlet and the second inlet. The pressure dome includes a vane configured to variably regulate flow through the fluid flow path in response to rotation of the knob. The pressure dome is configured to expand through the expansion opening in response to fluid pressure in the fluid flow path.

Abstract: An intravenous fluid pump (IV) contains a disposable part including a fluid chamber having a resilient top membrane and a non-disposable part including a piston abutting a resilient membrane and a vacuum chamber fitted on top of the resilient top membrane. An external pump is used to create vacuum in the vacuum chamber, resulting in the resilient top membrane being held taut. The flow rate through the pump is relatively independent of changes in the pressure of IV fluid on the upstream and the downstream due to changes in the relative elevation of the fluid reservoir and the patient with respect to the fluid pump.