Syringe pump

• US 7,153,290 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2003
• Issued: 12/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Atom Medical Corporation
• Original Assignee: Atom Medical Corporation
• Inventors: Wakabayashi, Keisuke, Seki, Tatsuhiko, Matsubara, Kazuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Cris L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Han, Mark K
• Application Number:
  US10/633,162
• Publication Number:
  US 20040057854A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,245 Days
• Field of Search: 604/93.01, 604/131, 604/154, 604/155, 604/187, 128/DIG.1
• US Class Current: 604/155
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/14 Detection of the presence or absence of a tube, a connector or a container in an apparatus
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/01 Motorized syringe

Abstract

A flange attaching section has a flange supporting section and a movable section, and the movable section can approach the flange supporting section and separate therefrom due to rotational moving. Even if a flange section of a barrel of a syringe has various thickness, the flange section is easily attached between the flange supporting section and the movable section, and although the attachment is easy, the flange section comes in pressure contact with the flange supporting section in the attached state. Even if, therefore, the flange section of the barrel of the syringe has various thickness, a syringe pump, in which moving of the barrel of the syringe during infusion is prevented securely and the infusion is executed at an accurate speed, is provided.

Claims

1. A syringe pump, comprising:

a flange attaching section having a flange supporting section and a movable section, the flange supporting section for contacting a flange section of a barrel of a syringe so as to support the flange section, the movable section being adjustable around a rotational axis extending generally parallel to the flange supporting section, whereby the flange section of the syringe barrel is locatable between the flange supporting section and the movable section; and

a flange attaching operation section for causing rotation of the movable section.

2. The syringe pump according to claim 1, further comprising:

a barrel attaching section having a barrel supporting section and a barrel pressing section, the barrel supporting section for contacting the syringe barrel so as to support the syringe barrel, the barrel pressing section for pressing the syringe barrel against the barrel supporting section and for releasing the syringe barrel from pressing against the barrel supporting section,

wherein the flange attaching operation section serves also as the barrel pressing section.

3. A syringe pump, comprising:

a flange attaching section having a flange supporting section and movable section, the flange supporting section being brought into pressure contact with a flange section of a barrel of a syringe so as to support the flange section, the movable section being capable of approaching the flange supporting section and separating therefrom due to rotational moving, the flange section being attached between the flange supporting section and the movable section;

a barrel attaching section having a barrel supporting section and a barrel pressing section, the barrel supporting section being brought into pressure contact with the barrel so as to support the barrel, the barrel pressing section pressing the barrel against the barrel supporting section and releasing the pressing; and

a differential section for instructing the barrel pressing section to execute the pressing after the approaching of the movable section is ended.