Global Patent Index - EP 0000237 B1

EP 0000237 B1 19801015 - APPARATUS FOR THE INFUSION OF A LABOUR-INDUCING DRUG INTO THE BLOODSTREAM OF A PATIENT DURING CHILDBIRTH

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR THE INFUSION OF A LABOUR-INDUCING DRUG INTO THE BLOODSTREAM OF A PATIENT DURING CHILDBIRTH

Publication

EP 0000237 B1 19801015 (EN)

Application

EP 78200076 A 19780703

Priority

GB 2805877 A 19770705

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4213455A] Apparatus for controlling the infusion rate of a labor-inducing drug as a function of the rate of uterine contraction includes means for producing a constant amplitude pulse train with the pulse duration determined by the duration of uterine contraction. The pulse train is integrated to produce a signal by means of which the infusion rate can be controlled automatically.

IPC 1-7

A61M 5/14; A61B 5/10

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/42 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/033 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/7242 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 5/1723 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0000237 A1 19790110; EP 0000237 B1 19801015; AU 3779178 A 19800110; AU 516103 B2 19810514; CA 1114451 A 19811215; DE 2860217 D1 19810122; GB 1547036 A 19790606; JP S5439994 A 19790328; JP S5635457 B2 19810817; US 4213455 A 19800722

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 78200076 A 19780703; AU 3779178 A 19780505; CA 306841 A 19780705; DE 2860217 T 19780703; GB 2805877 A 19770705; JP 8108278 A 19780705; US 92172778 A 19780703