System, method and apparatus for administering medical liquids
First Claim
1. An apparatus for administering a medical liquid from a syringe, comprising:
- a first holder member for restrainably engaging a plunger of a syringe;
a second holder member for restrainably engaging a barrel of a syringe, wherein said second holder member is spring-loaded towards said first holder member; and
, a drive means for mechanically driving said first holder member towards said second holder member along a travel path.
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus are provided for administering medical liquids to a patient. The invention is particularly apt for use in the intravenous administration of multiple doses of a flush solution over an extended period of therapy. In certain aspects of the invention methods and apparatus are directed to the provision and utilization of a packaged syringe filled with a medical liquid and having a tubing length interconnected thereto, wherein the volume of pre-filled medical liquid is sufficient to allow for multiple administrations to a given patient. By way of primary example, where the syringe is pre-filled with a flush solution, a volume of at least about 40 ml. is preferred. In other aspects, methods and apparatus are directed to the administration of medical liquids from a pre-filled syringe utilizing an apparatus that is particularly adapted for administering a medical liquid in successive increments over a plurality of separated time intervals.
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1. An apparatus for administering a medical liquid from a syringe, comprising:
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a first holder member for restrainably engaging a plunger of a syringe;
a second holder member for restrainably engaging a barrel of a syringe, wherein said second holder member is spring-loaded towards said first holder member; and
,a drive means for mechanically driving said first holder member towards said second holder member along a travel path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for use in administering a medical liquid from a syringe, comprising:
positioning a plunger and barrel of a syringe in a first holder member and a second holder member, respectively;
first driving said first holder member towards said second holder member along a travel path; and
,second driving said second holder member towards said first holder member in response to said first driving step. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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