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Infusion apparatus

CA 1114451 A · Owner: Pye (Electronic Products) Limited · Inventors: Ellson, Allan H.

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In apparatus for the automatic infusion of labour-inducing drugs during childbirth in which the, dose rate is steadily increased until a particular level of contraction activity is detected and then held constant, this constant rate can result in over-stimulation of labour. The improvement comprises the inclusion of a dose rate control system in which the duration and periodicity of the labour contractions are detected in the form of a pulse train from which a signal is produced by integration, which signal is representative of the average value of the mark-space ratio of the pulse train. This average value is compared with a predetermined value and the dose rate is increased or decreased …

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  • Granted December 15, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 15, 1998.
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FiledJuly 5, 1978
GrantedDecember 15, 1981
Term endedDecember 15, 1998
Patent numberCA 1114451 A
Classification (IPC)A61B5/00 +2 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedJuly 5, 1978Patent grantedDec 15, 1981Term endedDec 15, 1998

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