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An assembly for the administering of liquid, such as medicines, saline solutions, etc. intravenously to a patient incorporating a sterile, closed system specifically designed for set-up and use by a patient in a domestic environment and in situations where the patient administers fluid to himself wi

An assembly for the administering of liquid, such as medicines, saline solutions, etc. intravenously to a patient incorporating a sterile, closed system specifically designed for set-up and use by a patient in a domestic environment and in situations where the patient administers fluid to himself with a minimum of medical personnel supervision or aid.

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An administering assembly for delivering liquid to a patient intravenously through a catheter or like medical infusion device, said assembly comprising, in combination: (a) a supply container including liquid maintained on the interior thereof, (b) an elongated delivery tube formed of a flexible mat

An administering assembly for delivering liquid to a patient intravenously through a catheter or like medical infusion device, said assembly comprising, in combination: (a) a supply container including liquid maintained on the interior thereof, (b) an elongated delivery tube formed of a flexible material and including a distal end attached to the infusion device and an oppositely disposed proximal end, (c) a mounting means connected to both said proximal end and to said supply container for delivering the liquid from the interior of said supply container to said proximal end, (d) a delivery conduit having an inner end disposed on the interior of said supply container in communicating relation with the liquid therein, and an outer, initially sealed end protruding outwardly from the supply container, (e) said mounting means further comprising a hollow interior, flexible material chamber sealed between said supply container and said proximal end in surrounding relation to said outer end of said delivery conduit, said chamber defining a path of fluid communication between said delivery tube and said proximal end when said outer end of said delivery conduit is open, (f) said initially sealed outer end including a frangible portion separable from a remainder thereof, said outer end defining a path of liquid flow between the interior of said supply container and the interior of said chamber and the proximal end of the delivery conduit upon opening of said outer end, and (g) said supply container, mounting means and delivery tube defining a sealed, closed liquid delivery system when said outer end of said delivery conduit is in its initially sealed condition.