ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,854, issued on April 15, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).
"Modular infusion system" was invented by Erik Barnes (Solana Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump system is disclosed that comprises a control unit and one or more modular infusion devices removably docked to the primary control unit. Each modular infusion device comprises a pumping mechanism and a processor configured to control the pumping mechanism and communicate with the control unit. The modular infusion device is configured to manipulate a portion of a fluid delivery set to pump a fluid. The first processor and the second processor are con...