APPLICANT: SRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH TITLE: GRAVITY AIDED AMBULATORY INTRAVENOUS FLUID INFUSION DEVICE WITH SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSORIES ABSTRACT The present invention discloses a gravity aided ambulatory intravenous fluid infusion device along with supplementary accessories. The device comprises of a holder assembly, atleast one light weight pole, a trunk belt, a pair of shoulder belts, a pair of thigh belts, a pair of cuff slings, and plurality of stay strap. The holder assembly is a wearable backpack-type exoskeleton comprising plurality of hollow tubular vertical pocket means disposed at predetermined positions of the holder assembly for holding the removable light weight poles. The trunk belt having plurality of provisions is fixedly connected to the holder assembly laterally on both sides for securing to the trunk of a subject. The shoulder belts, one end is attached to top end of the holder assembly and other end is connected by means of fastener to the pocket of the trunk belt after passing across the shoulder for additional support. The trunk belt further has two cuff like slings disposed at predetermined positions, which can be opened and closed with fastener on the front of the trunk for supporting the wrist of the hand taking IV fluid. The thigh belts are removable secured to the pockets of the trunk belt through stay straps thereby preventing the slippage of the thigh belt. The thigh belts have plurality of provisions for suspending urobags or wound drainage container being wrapped around the thigh of a subject. The top end of the light weight pole possesses facilities for suspending an IV fluid source and the bottom end of the pole is inserted into the pocket of the trunk belt.
