Automatic veterinary medicament delivery system
First Claim
1. An automatic veterinary medicament delivery system, for delivery of at least one fluid medicament to an individual fowl, ovine, procine or other animal within a group, comprising:
- a) a generally cylindrical, valve-free, hand-held injection device having a hollow needle for injecting a liquid, b) tubing interconnecting said hand-held injection device in fluid communication with at least one liquid medicament;
c) a pump, in fluid communication with both said hand-held injection device and liquid medicament, said pump for forcing a medicament through said tubing to said hand-held injection device for delivery;
d) means for powering said pump; and
e) means for deterring accidental self-injection by a user of said system.
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Abstract
An electrically powered, plunger-free, valve-free adjustable veterinary delivery system for the administration of veterinary pharmaceuticals or vaccines to a variety of poultry or livestock. The delivery system includes a rechargeable battery positioned to power an electric motor which is used to actuate a peristaltic pump that propels pre-determined quantity of fluid medicament through the system for delivery. The system teaches adjustable dosage control of the fluid medicament by means of an electronic control unit which uses photo-optic sensor to calibrate dosage. The veterinary delivery system includes several hand-held injection devices from which to choose, depending on desired use, each having a push-button trigger, at least one needle, a headlight, signal lights, optional dye marking means, and an optional mixing chamber for mixing medicaments at the time of delivery of the medicament, the hand-held injection devices being easily connected and disconnected by means of quick connect fluid couplers for being in fluid communication with the system and a nine-pin amp electrical connector for being in electronic communication with the control unit.
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37 Claims
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1. An automatic veterinary medicament delivery system, for delivery of at least one fluid medicament to an individual fowl, ovine, procine or other animal within a group, comprising:
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a) a generally cylindrical, valve-free, hand-held injection device having a hollow needle for injecting a liquid, b) tubing interconnecting said hand-held injection device in fluid communication with at least one liquid medicament;
c) a pump, in fluid communication with both said hand-held injection device and liquid medicament, said pump for forcing a medicament through said tubing to said hand-held injection device for delivery;
d) means for powering said pump; and
e) means for deterring accidental self-injection by a user of said system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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9. An automatic veterinary medicament delivery system, for delivery of at least one fluid medicament to an individual fowl, ovine, procine or other animal within a group, comprising:
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a) a generally cylindrical, valve-free, hand-held injection device having a hollow needle for injecting a liquid, b) tubing interconnecting said hand-held injection device in fluid communication with at least one liquid medicament;
c) a pump, in fluid communication with both said hand-held injection device and liquid medicament, said pump for forcing a medicament through said tubing to said hand-held injection device for delivery;
d) means for powering said pump;
e) an emergency stop button mounted on said hand-held injection device as means for deterring accidental self-injection by a user of said system; and
f) a control unit where the dosage of the medicament to be administered is controlled by setting the number of pulses that are emitted by an electronic photo optic sensor in response to an amount of medicament passing therethrough as means for precisely controlling the amount of a medicament administered. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An automatic veterinary medicament delivery system, for delivery of at least one fluid medicament to an individual fowl, ovine, procine or other animal within a group, comprising:
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a) A generally cylindrical, valve-free, hand-held injection device having a hollow needle for injecting a liquid, b) tubing interconnecting said hand-held injection device in fluid communication with at least one liquid medicament;
c) a pump, in fluid communication with both said hand-held injection device and liquid medicament, said pump for forcing a medicament through said tubing to said hand-held injection device for delivery;
d) means for powering said pump;
e) a safety interlock, mounted on said proximal surface of said hand-held injection device, extending longitudinally therefrom to a point even with said needle tip, said safety interlock urged to a second position, in response to said hand-held injection device being positioned adjacent an animal to be injected, where the needle is inserted completely in said animal body, where an extension of said safety interlock within the housing of said hand-held injection device closes a circuit actuating an injection as means for deterring accidental self-injection by a user of said system; and
f) a control unit where the dosage of the medicament to be administered is controlled by setting the number of pulses that are emitted by an electronic photo optic sensor in response to an amount of medicament passing therethrough as means for precisely controlling the amount of a medicament administered. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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29. An automatic veterinary medicament delivery system, for delivery of fluid medicaments to an individual fowl, ovine or other animals, comprising:
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a) a hand-held injection device for injecting the medicament;
b) a source of medicament;
c) tubing interconnecting said injection device and source of medicament;
d) a pump, in fluid communication with both said injection device and said source of medicament, for forcing the medicament through said tubing from said medicament source to said injection device for delivery;
e) means for powering said pump;
f) means for precisely controlling the amount of medicament administered;
g) means for readily indicating when an injection is taking place;
i) means for indicating when the medicament fluid level is low;
j) means for preventing inadvertent injection by a user of the system; and
k) means for automatically delivering two medicaments for injection simultaneously by the system.
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34. An automatic veterinary medicament delivery system, for delivery of at least one fluid medicament to an individual fowl, ovine, procine or other animal within a group, comprising:
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a) a hand-held injection device for delivery of the medicament through a hollow needle is housed within a head portion of said gun;
b) said injection device further including a housing with a head portion and a handle portion, said portions being pivotally connected c) a source of medicament;
d) means for measuring the amount of medicament delivered;
e) tubing interconnecting said gun and said source of medicament;
f) a self-priming peristaltic pump, external to said gun, in fluid communication with both said gun and said source of medicament, for forcing the medicament through said tubing from said medicament source to said gun for delivery; and
g) means for powering said pump. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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