Patent ID: 11912447
Assignee: NEPHRON PHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method for automatically filling a syringe comprising:
loading at least one syringe into at least one syringe magazine comprising at least one inclined slope, wherein the inclined slope is configured to incline at substantially 10 degrees;
having a cam finger supported on a syringe cam, in communication with the at least one syringe magazine, receiving at least one syringe from the at least one syringe magazine, wherein the syringe cam is configured to remove at least one syringe from the at least one syringe magazine;
moving the syringe cam such that the at least one syringe moves from a syringe rail exit while a syringe cam blocking guard prevents egress of at least one other syringe contained within the at least one syringe magazine;
engaging the at least one syringe with at least one gripper assembly after the syringe cam moves the at least one syringe from the at least one syringe magazine to a selection location wherein the at least one gripper assembly engages the at least one syringe, wherein the gripper assembly comprises at least two gripper fingers configured to engage the at least one syringe and provide axial, translational and rotational constraint of the at least one syringe;
the at least one gripper finger is attached to at least one gripper body to form at least one conjoined gripper;
a coupler connecting the at least one conjoined gripper to at least one articulated armature configured to manipulate and move the at least one syringe;
placing the at least one syringe in a filling block and holding the at least one syringe in place;
filling the at least one syringe with liquid;
moving the at least one syringe to engage at least one cap array including at least one gravity fed capping dispenser with at least a first gate and a second gate configured to provide at least one cap for engagement with the at least one articulated armature and to place the at least one cap on the at least one syringe; and
placing a cap on the at least one syringe.