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.
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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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20 Claims
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A method for monitoring a manually operated syringe having a barrel and a plunger, the barrel containing a medication that is expelled from the barrel by a movement of the plunger, the method comprising:
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providing a basis configured to be connected to a medication administration point of a patient and comprising a syringe insertion port and an image acquisition system, detecting the insertion of a syringe dispensing tip in the insertion port, identifying the medication inside the barrel, obtaining successive images of the syringe plunger, and processing the obtained images to determine at least an initial plunger position and a final plunger position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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