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It is a primary object of the present invention to provide an automated system based on an integral fluid bag for administering a variety of intravenous drug regimens and reducing the vagaries of existing manual systems. The fluid has multiple chambers configured to implement a prescribed intravenou

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide an automated system based on an integral fluid bag for administering a variety of intravenous drug regimens and reducing the vagaries of existing manual systems. The fluid has multiple chambers configured to implement a prescribed intravenous medical therapy. Each chamber's geometry (size, shape), sequence and position, alone and in combination with the other chambers, matches the prescribed intravenous therapy or drug regimen. The bag's configuration assures that the intravenous therapy is administered in accordance with the prescribed drug regimen, thus automating the previous manual method. A choice of fluid bag configurations may be stocked so that a prescription for well known and widely accepted drug regimens may be filled by merely selecting a bag with the appropriate chamber configuration and filling it with the prescribed medications.

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1. A fluid delivery apparatus for automatically infusing medication into a patient, the apparatus comprising a cartridge formed of a laminate of a first material and a second material which bonded together at predetermined areas to form a plurality of separate chambers that are each configured to be

1. A fluid delivery apparatus for automatically infusing medication into a patient, the apparatus comprising a cartridge formed of a laminate of a first material and a second material which bonded together at predetermined areas to form a plurality of separate chambers that are each configured to be filled with a respective fluid for infusion into a patient upon the application of pressure on the respective chamber, wherein each of said separate chambers includes an exit port having a length and an effective radius formed between the bonded areas that results in fluid flowing from the respective chamber through the exit port at a predetermined rate for delivery to the patient in response to the application of a predetermined pressure on the respective chamber, and, means for applying the predetermined pressure to the respective chambers in a predetermined sequence for infusing the respective fluids into the patient in accordance with the predetermined sequence.