Patent ID: 11964127
Assignee: ATLANTA BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A syringe pump for delivering medication through a syringe with a barrel with a flange and a plunger with a plurality of plunger supports and a semi-circular push end to deliver a drug to a patient comprising:
a housing with a flange holder for receiving the flange of a syringe barrel and a plunger slot for receiving one of the plurality of plunger supports, the plunger slot extending along longitudinal direction of the syringe, the flange holder being a slot with semi circular form and the flange being inserted into the flange holder;
an electrical motor disposed inside the housing;
a plurality of gears driven by the electrical motor;
a leadscrew with a leadscrew shaft connected to the plurality of gears;
a cage housing for housing the leadscrew and for at least partially holding the plunger;
a force sensing plate mounted on a mounting support inside the housing, and
a spur gear and a worm gear mounted on an axel, and said axel passes under the force sensing plate;
wherein
the leadscrew shaft pushes against the force sensing plate, and the semi-circular push end of the plunger slides over the plunger slot when the plunger moves into the barrel of the syringe.