Patent ID: 11897640
Assignee: SWISSLOG ITALIA S.P.A.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 11:
12. A metering module for preparing intravenous medicaments, comprising:
a support wall;
at least one container support arrangement mounted on the support wall;
at least one weighing arrangement mounted on the support wall, the at least one weighing arrangement comprising a syringe weighing arrangement, the syringe weighing arrangement comprising:
an engaging element loaded by a resilient loading action and configured to resiliently grip an object to be weighed;
a balance connected to the engaging element; and
a motor member operatively connected to the engaging element and configured to act counter to the resilient loading action of the engaging element to loosen a gripping force exerted by the engaging element on the object to be weighed, the motor member being disengageable from the engaging element to isolate the balance from the motor member so as not to affect a weight measurement of the object;

the metering module further comprising at least one syringe support/metering member arrangement movably mounted on the support wall so as to be periodically positionable adjacent the at least one weighing arrangement and the at least one container support arrangement.