Patent ID: 9744300
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61M,G16H

Claim:
1. A syringe pump comprising: a housing; a syringe seat coupled to the housing, the syringe seat configured to retain a syringe having a barrel and a plunger disposed within the barrel; a lead screw rotatable within the housing; a motor coupled to the lead screw configured to rotate the lead screw; a sliding block assembly configured for engaging with the lead screw to move along the lead screw in accordance with rotation of the lead screw, wherein the sliding block assembly comprises: a plunger head assembly coupled to the sliding block assembly and configured to drive the plunger of the syringe into the barrel of the syringe, the plunger head assembly having a force sensor operatively coupled to the plunger of the syringe to measure a force of the plunger head assembly on the plunger of the syringe; and a processor operatively coupled to the motor and configured to control the rotation of the motor to thereby control actuation of the plunger head assembly, the processor is also operatively coupled to the force sensor to receive a measured force therefrom, wherein the processor is configured to: