AUTOMATED SYRINGE FILLER AND LOADING APPARATUS

• US 20120325365A1
• Filed: 09/10/2012
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Saverio Roberto Strangis
• Original Assignee: Saverio Roberto Strangis
• Inventors: Strangis, Saverio Roberto
• Application Number:
  US13/607,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20120325365A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 141/2
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/0005 by means of alarm devices for persons falling into the water, e.g. by signalling, by controlling the propulsion or manoeuvring means of the boat alarms responsive to presence of persons in a body of water in general G08B21/08
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/088 by monitoring a device worn by the person, e.g. a bracelet attached to the swimmer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

An automated method for the filling of syringes including the steps of holding an uncapped syringe in a vertical position with an exposed needle extending at the top. A horizontally rotatable plate holding inverted vials of liquid with needle perforatable septum is position above the needle. The motorized plate with the positioned vial descends on the needle perforating the septum. The syringe plunger can be lowered using a motorized plunger tool and drawing liquid into the syringe. The vial and plate can be elevated separating the needle from the septum. The plate can be optionally rotated to position a second vial above the needle. The needle, now filled with liquid, e.g., medicine can also be removed from the holder. The method can be combined with a cap extractor/installer component. The apparatus comprises a motor driven rotatable plate, a motorized syringe plunger tool. It can comprise a motor controlled rotating carousel.

Claims

1. An automated method for the filling of syringes comprising:

a) placing a syringe in a vertical position wherein the needle of the syringe is on top beneath a rotatable and elevatable horizontal plate wherein the horizontal plate comprises at least one inverted vial containing a liquid;

b) the inverted vial containing a liquid in a first position above the syringe needle;

c) lowering the horizontal plate to a second position sufficient for the needle to penetrate a septum of the inverted vial; and

d) raising the horizontal plate to the first position.

2. The automated method of claim 1 further comprising using a syringe plunger tool horizontally and vertically moving from a third position to a fourth position engaging the syringe plunger in the fourth position and pulling the syringe plunger downward a controlled distance to a fifth position while the horizontal plate is in the second position.

3. The automated method of claim 2 further comprising

a) rotating the horizontal plate to a sixth position placing a second inverted vial above the syringe needle;

b) lowering the horizontal plate to a seventh position sufficient for the syringe needle to penetrate a septum of the second inverted vial; and

lowering the syringe plunger of the syringe to a ninth position to add liquid to the syringe; and

c) raising the horizontal plate to the sixth position.

4. The automated method of claim 3 further comprising

a) rotating the horizontal plate to an tenth position placing a third inverted vial above the syringe needle;

b) lowering the horizontal plate sufficient for the needle to penetrate the septum of the third inverted vial; and

c) raising the syringe plunger to discharge the contents of the syringe into the third inverted vial.

5. The automated method of claim 4 further comprising using a pivoting syringe plunger tool to push the syringe plunger upward.

6. The automated method of claim 3 further comprising adding liquid from one or more additional vials to the syringe and continuing to extend the syringe plunger downward.

7. An automated method for the filling of syringes comprising:

a) placing a syringe in vertical position wherein the cap of the syringe is on top beneath a rotatable and elevatable horizontal plate comprising a syringe cap extractor/installer and at least two inverted vials;

b) gripping the syringe cap with components of the syringe cap extractor/installer in a first position;

c) elevating the syringe cap extractor/installer to a second position gripping the syringe cap to remove the cap from the syringe;

d) rotating the horizontal plate to a third position wherein a first inverted vial is positioned above the uncapped syringe needle;

e) lowering the horizontal plate to a fourth position sufficient for the uncapped needle to penetrate a septum of the first inverted vial;

f) lowering a plunger of the syringe to a fifth position;

g) raising the horizontal plate to the third position;

8. The automated method of claim 7 further comprising the steps of:

a) rotating the horizontal plate to a sixth position positioning a second vial above the uncapped needle;

b) lowering the vial to a seventh position sufficient that the needle penetrates a septum of the second vial;

c) raising the syringe plunger to an eighth position to discharge contents of the syringe into the second vial.

9. The automated method of claim 8 further comprising

a) rotating the horizontal plate to a ninth position where a third inverted vial containing a liquid is positioned over the uncapped needle or a second uncapped syringe;

b) lowering the horizontal plate to a tenth position sufficient that the needle penetrates the septum of the third inverted vial;

c) lowering the syringe plunger a predetermined distance sufficient to draw liquid from the third inverted vial into the syringe;

d) raising the horizontal plate to the ninth position;

e) rotating the plate to the sixth position to position the second vial above the uncapped needle;

f) lowering the horizontal plate to a seventh position sufficient that the needle penetrates a septum of the second vial;

g) raising the syringe plunger to the eighth position to discharge liquid of the syringe into the second vial.

10. The automated method of claim 7 further comprising adding liquid from at least one additional inverted vial positioned on the horizontal plate.

11. An apparatus for automated filling of syringes comprising:

a) a syringe holder component wherein the syringe needle is pointed vertically upward;

b) a rotatable and elevatable plate horizontally oriented that can be lowered and elevated in relation to the syringe needles;

c) a motor controlling the rotation and elevation/depression of the rotatable plate; and

d) inverted vial holder components radially oriented on the rotatable and elevatable plate.

12. The apparatus for automated filling of syringes of claim 11 further comprising a syringe holder component comprising a motorized controllably turnable carousel wherein the carousel comprises a plurality of syringe holders.

13. The apparatus for automated filling of syringes of claim 12 further comprising a CPU or similar device containing programmable media in communication with at least the motors controlling the rotatable and elevatable plate and turnable carousel.

16. The apparatus for automated filling of syringes of claim 13. comprising a carousel wherein the rotational movement of the carousel can be controlled by a step motor.

17. The apparatus for automated filling of syringes of claim 13 wherein the rotational movement of the carousel can be controlled by a computer controlled servo-motor.

18. The apparatus for automated filling of syringes of claim 13 wherein a motor controlled horizontally and vertically extendable syringe plunger tool that can elevate or lower a syringe plunger.

19. The apparatus for automated filling of syringes of claim 18 wherein the syringe plunger tool is controlled by a CPU or similar device containing programmable media.

14. The apparatus for automated filling of syringes further comprising a syringe cap extractor/installer.

15. The apparatus for automated filling of syringes wherein the syringe cap extractor/installer further comprises:

a) a rack and modified pinion;

b) a cap access space; and

c) a motor device.