Patent ID: 6572585
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An automatic syringe device comprising a syringe containing a liquid medicine, a syringe pump having a housing defined therein with a syringe receiving chamber for receiving the syringe, a rotating shaft received in the housing and adapted to apply, to the syringe, a drive force for injecting the liquid medicine out of the syringe in accordance with a rotation thereof, a reduction mechanism received in the housing and coupled to the rotating shaft, a motor received in the housing and adapted to supply drive power to the reduction mechanism, and a first control unit received in the housing and adapted to control an operation of the motor, further comprising:a first transmitter/receiver unit received in the housing and electrically connected to the first control unit; and a remote controller adapted to control the first control unit via the first transmitter/receiver unit, the remote controller comprising a key input unit adapted to generate a key signal in response to a manipulation thereof conducted by a user, a second control unit adapted to receive the key signal from the key input unit and to conduct a control operation in response to the received key signal, a second transmitter/receiver unit electrically connected to the second control unit and adapted to conduct transmission and reception of signals to and from the first transmitter/receiver unit under a control of the second control unit, and a display electrically connected to the second control unit and adapted to display an ON or OFF state and an operation mode of the syringe pump under a control of the second control unit, whereby the user is allowed to control the syringe pump by use of the remote controller while viewing the display of the remote controller without a requirement to expose the syringe pump for a manipulation thereof.