Remote-controlled portable automatic syringe device

• US 6,572,585 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2001
• Issued: 06/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Soo Bong Choi
• Original Assignee: Soo Bong Choi
• Inventors: Choi, Soo Bong
• Primary Examiner(s): Casler, Brian L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thompson, Michael M
• Application Number:
  US09/942,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20030014013A1
• Time in Patent Office: 643 Days
• Field of Search: 604/30, 604/65-67, 604/134, 604/131, 604/151-156, 417/15, 417/33, 417/42, 417/43, 417/44.11, 417/63, 700/281-285, 137/625.64, 137/625.65
• US Class Current: 604/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3306 Optical measuring means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3365 Rotational speed
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3523 using telemetric means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14248 of the skin patch type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1456 with a replaceable reservoir comprising a piston rod to be moved into the reservoir, e.g. the piston rod is part of the removable reservoir

Abstract

Disclosed is an automatic syringe device including a syringe pump having a housing defined therein with a syringe receiving chamber for receiving a syringe, a control unit received in the housing and adapted to control a motor adapted to supply, to the syringe pump, a drive force for injecting a liquid medicine out of the syringe, a transmitter/receiver unit received in the housing and electrically connected to the control unit, and a remote controller adapted to control the control unit via the transmitter/receiver unit. The remote controller includes a transmitter/receiver unit adapted to conduct transmission and reception of signals to and from the control unit of the syringe pump via the transmitter/receiver unit of the syringe pump, a control unit adapted to control the transmitter/receiver unit of the remote controller, and a display adapted to display an ON or OFF state.

Claims

1. An automatic syringe device comprising a syringe containing a liquid medicine, a syringe pump having a housing defined therein with a syringe receiving chamber for receiving the syringe, a rotating shaft received in the housing and adapted to apply, to the syringe, a drive force for injecting the liquid medicine out of the syringe in accordance with a rotation thereof, a reduction mechanism received in the housing and coupled to the rotating shaft, a motor received in the housing and adapted to supply drive power to the reduction mechanism, and a first control unit received in the housing and adapted to control an operation of the motor, further comprising:

a first transmitter/receiver unit received in the housing and electrically connected to the first control unit; and

a remote controller adapted to control the first control unit via the first transmitter/receiver unit, the remote controller comprising a key input unit adapted to generate a key signal in response to a manipulation thereof conducted by a user, a second control unit adapted to receive the key signal from the key input unit and to conduct a control operation in response to the received key signal, a second transmitter/receiver unit electrically connected to the second control unit and adapted to conduct transmission and reception of signals to and from the first transmitter/receiver unit under a control of the second control unit, and a display electrically connected to the second control unit and adapted to display an ON or OFF state and an operation mode of the syringe pump under a control of the second control unit,

whereby the user is allowed to control the syringe pump by use of the remote controller while viewing the display of the remote controller without a requirement to expose the syringe pump for a manipulation thereof.

2. The automatic syringe device according to claim 1, wherein the key input unit of the remote controller comprises a “

NEXT”

key, a “

SELECT”

key, an “

UP”

key, a “

DOWN”

key, and a key input confirm key adapted to prevent an erroneous operation of the syringe pump due to an erroneous manipulation of the key input unit by the user.

3. The automatic syringe device according to claim 2, wherein the key input unit of the remote controller further comprises position recognizing protrusions provided at opposite sides of the key input confirm key, respectively.

4. The automatic syringe device according to claim 2, wherein the key input confirm key generates a confirm signal for allowing the control unit of the remote controller to receive a key input generated from the key input unit, when it is repeatedly depressed a predetermined number of times.

5. The automatic syringe device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a motor housing formed at one side of the housing while extending vertically in parallel to the rotating shaft, the motor housing serving to receive the motor therein.

6. The automatic syringe device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a motor housing extending downwardly from a lower end of the housing and receiving the motor therein; and

a hollow extension extending downwardly from the lower end of the housing in parallel to the motor housing and receiving the first control unit therein,

whereby the syringe pump has a rod-shaped structure.