| CPC A61M 5/16804 (2013.01) [A61B 5/150351 (2013.01); A61B 5/150946 (2013.01); A61B 5/150992 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); A61M 2250/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. An intravenous device for administering fluid to an animal body and for drawing a bodily fluid from the animal body and through an elongate tube, comprising:
a first fluid channel configured to receive intravenous (IV) fluid at an IV fluid inlet port and to selectively transport the IV fluid to the animal body and draw the bodily fluid from the animal body;
a bodily fluid draw port; and
an elastomeric seal for sealing the bodily fluid draw port, the elastomeric defining a concave surface on a first end, the concave surface forming an interior surface portion of the first fluid channel; and
wherein the IV fluid flows by the bodily fluid draw port to administer the IV fluid to the animal body in a first intravenous device configuration, and the bodily fluid flows into the first fluid channel and into the elongate tube in a second intravenous device configuration; and
wherein the elastomeric is configured to:
receive the elongate tube extending through the elastomeric and into the first fluid channel through the concave surface,
form a seal around the elongate tube extending through the elastomeric seal, and
inhibit fluid from exiting the first fluid channel through the elastomeric sealing after the elongate tube is removed from the elastomeric seal.
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