Monitoring manually operated syringes
First Claim
1. A device for monitoring a manually operated syringe, the syringe comprising a dispensing tip, a syringe barrel with a syringe barrel axis and a syringe plunger, the device comprising:
- a basis configured to be connected to a medication administration point of a patient and comprising a syringe insertion port configured to receive the syringe dispensing tip, the basis being configured such that when the syringe is inserted in the insertion port the syringe barrel is not in direct contact with the basis, and at least part of the syringe barrel projects from the basis in the direction of the barrel axis, andan image acquisition system arranged on the basis and configured to capture an image of at least part of the syringe plunger when the syringe is inserted in the insertion port, the image acquisition system comprising a solid state sensor and an optical system configured to focus an image of the syringe barrel on the solid state sensor, the optical system comprising an optical prism.
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Abstract
A device for monitoring a manually operated syringe that according to one embodiment includes a basis which is adapted to be connected to a medication administration point of a patient and comprises a syringe insertion port to receive the syringe dispensing tip, the basis being configured such that when the syringe is inserted in the insertion port the syringe barrel is not in direct contact with the basis, and at least part of the syringe barrel projects from the basis in the direction of the barrel axis, and further comprising an image acquisition system arranged on the basis and adapted to capture an image of at least part of the syringe plunger when the syringe is inserted in the insertion port.
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1. A device for monitoring a manually operated syringe, the syringe comprising a dispensing tip, a syringe barrel with a syringe barrel axis and a syringe plunger, the device comprising:
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a basis configured to be connected to a medication administration point of a patient and comprising a syringe insertion port configured to receive the syringe dispensing tip, the basis being configured such that when the syringe is inserted in the insertion port the syringe barrel is not in direct contact with the basis, and at least part of the syringe barrel projects from the basis in the direction of the barrel axis, and an image acquisition system arranged on the basis and configured to capture an image of at least part of the syringe plunger when the syringe is inserted in the insertion port, the image acquisition system comprising a solid state sensor and an optical system configured to focus an image of the syringe barrel on the solid state sensor, the optical system comprising an optical prism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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