Syringe bandolier with control feature
First Claim
1. A bandolier of syringes for an automated syringe handling system, the bandolier comprising:
- a web;
a multiplicity of syringes bound to the web at a prescribed interval;
a control feature disposed within the prescribed interval and between the syringes, the control feature being different from the surrounding web, wherein the control feature is an aperture formed in the web.
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Abstract
A bandolier of syringes for use in an automated syringe handling system is provided. The automated syringe handling system generally receives syringes and fills the syringe with a substance, such as a medicament. In one exemplary embodiment, the syringe handling system is a system that disperses one or more medicaments into the syringes in an automated manner. The bandolier includes a web, e.g., a strip of transparent material partially encapsulating bodies of syringes that are bound to the web at a prescribed interval. The bandolier includes a feature disposed within the prescribed interval and between the syringes with the feature being different from the surrounding web.
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25 Claims
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1. A bandolier of syringes for an automated syringe handling system, the bandolier comprising:
- a web;
a multiplicity of syringes bound to the web at a prescribed interval;
a control feature disposed within the prescribed interval and between the syringes, the control feature being different from the surrounding web, wherein the control feature is an aperture formed in the web. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a web;
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6. A bandolier of syringes for an automated syringe handling system, the bandolier comprising:
- a web;
a multiplicity of syringes bound to the web at a prescribed interval;
a control feature disposed within the prescribed interval and between the syringes, the control feature being different from the surrounding web, wherein the control feature is an optical feature formed on a surface of the web. - View Dependent Claims (7)
- a web;
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8. A control system for an automated syringe handling system, the control system comprising:
- an indexer configured to advance a syringe through the automated syringe handling system;
a bandolier of syringes supplying syringes to the indexer, the bandolier including;
a web, a multiplicity of syringes bound to the web at a prescribed interval, and a control feature disposed within the prescribed interval and between the syringes, the control feature being different from the surrounding web; and
a detection system including a detector positioned to detect the control feature on the bandolier and perform a prescribed operation in response to the detection or non-detection of the control feature, wherein the control feature is an aperture formed in the prescribed interval. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- an indexer configured to advance a syringe through the automated syringe handling system;
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24. A control system for an automated syringe handling system, the control system comprising:
- an indexer configured to advance a syringe through the automated syringe handling system;
a bandolier of syringes supplying syringes to the indexer, the bandolier including;
a web, a multiplicity of syringes bound to the web at a prescribed interval, and a control feature disposed within the prescribed interval and between the syringes, the control feature being different from the surrounding web; and
a detection system including a detector positioned to detect the control feature on the bandolier and perform a prescribed operation in response to the detection or non-detection of the control feature, wherein the detection system is connected to a communications network to permit the detection system to be remotely controlled. - View Dependent Claims (25)
- an indexer configured to advance a syringe through the automated syringe handling system;
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