Patent ID: 11957867
Assignee: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 22:
23. A syringe stabilizing apparatus comprising:
a base; and
a syringe support vertically disposed above the base, the syringe support being configured to allow a plunger of a syringe to be operated by a hand of a user and being configured to elevate a fluid-filled portion of the syringe upwardly at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to a horizontal plane to take advantage of a gravitational effect on a fluid during delivery of the fluid from the fluid-filled portion to a patient, the syringe support comprising:
a first retainer having an opening in which a portion of an infusion set is received and retained therein without further intervention from the user; and
a selectively actuated tube clamp operatively aligned with the first retainer, wherein a tubing of the infusion set extending from the portion of the infusion set extends through the selectively actuated tube clamp, the selectively actuated tube clamp having a closed condition in which the selectively actuated tube clamp is configured to pinch the tubing of the infusion set closed to prevent flow of fluid through the tubing, and the selectively actuated tube clamp having an open condition to allow flow of fluid through the tubing,

wherein an arrangement of the base and the syringe support positions, orients and retains the fluid-filled portion of the syringe such that the patient self-administering a therapeutic fluid is able to manipulate the selectively actuated tube clamp and the fluid-filled portion with a first arm while receiving the therapeutic fluid into a second arm via the infusion set as the second arm remains substantially motionless and provides a stabilizing force against the base.