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

Claim 0:
1. A machine for coupling a plunger rod to a syringe assembly, the machine comprising:
a selected carriage including a cradle having a seat portion sized to receive a syringe assembly and an aperture portion disposed above the seat portion and sized to receive the plunger rod;
an actuating device operatively coupled to the selected carriage and adapted to move the cradle from a first position to a second position to couple the plunger rod to the syringe assembly; and
wherein the selected carriage is selected from separate and interchangeable first and second carriages, wherein the first carriage includes a cradle adapted to receive a syringe assembly of a first size and the second carriage including a cradle sized to receive a syringe assembly of a second size that is different from the first size.