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

Claim 14:
15. A syringe pump for delivering medication through a syringe with a flange and a plunger with a plurality of plunger supports to deliver drug to a patient, one of the plunger supports having a track with a plurality of threads, comprising:
a housing with a flange holder for receiving the flange of the syringe barrel;
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, the leadscrew engaging the threads on the track; and
a force sensing plate mounted on a mounting support and placed against the leadscrew,
wherein
when the leadscrew rotates and pushes the track through the threads, a resistance from the track pushes the leadscrew shaft against the force sensing plate.