Patent ID: 11957883
Assignee: AMGEN INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 8:
9. The machine of claim 1, further comprising a selected movable plunger rod base coupled to the selected carriage, the selected plunger rod base disposed above the cradle and including an orifice sized to receive a flanged proximal end of the plunger rod, the orifice coaxially aligned with the aperture portion of the cradle, the plunger rod base being movable with the cradle from the first position to the second position;
a selected holding cap having an outwardly extending tab arranged to extend into the orifice of the selected plunger rod base, the selected holding cap removably attached to the selected plunger rod base; and
wherein the selected holding cap is fixed relative to the selected carriage and is disposed in the orifice when the cradle is in the first position.