Inventors:
Eleanor A. Freed - Gilbertsville PA, US
International Classification:
A61M 25/00
Abstract:
Color-coded medical apparatus, system and method for the administration of fluids. The tubing has a distal end and a body and contains a visible marking for identification of the fluid being administered from an intravenous bag through the tubing. The tubing and intravenous bag may be color-coded a predetermined color. The color is used to differentiate one fluid from another. Likewise, a colored collar can be used to engage pre-existing tubing in order to differentiate one fluid from another. The system for the administration of fluids incorporates at least one color-coded tube and intravenous bag of a first color and a second color-coded tube and intravenous bag of a second color, allowing one to differentiate between a first fluid and a second fluid by correlating the first color with the second color.