Automated syringe filler and loading apparatus
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1. An automated method for the filling of syringes comprising:
- a) placing a syringe containing a syringe needle on a syringe holder component under a horizontally rotatable and elevatable syringe filler plate wherein the filler plate holds at least one inverted vial wherein the syringe holder component is attached to a filler mechanism;
b) positioning at least one inverted vial in a first position above a syringe needle wherein the inverted vial has a perforatable surface;
c) descending the rotatable plate holding the vial from the first position to a second position wherein the perforatable surface is perforated upon the syringe needle; and
d) elevating the rotatable plate upward from the second position to the first position causing the syringe needle to be extracted from the perforatable surface of the inverted vial.
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Abstract
An automated syringe filler is disclosed comprising a housing and motor with a rotatable syringe holder plate that can be raised and lowered onto exposed syringe needles. The housing also has components for one or more syringes to be attached with the needles pointing upward and the syringe plungers moveably positioned at the bottom. The syringe plunger tool controls the movement of the syringe plunger and can be horizontally and vertically positionable. The syringe plunger tool is motorized and can be controlled by a CPU or similar device containing programmable media.
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10 Claims
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1. An automated method for the filling of syringes comprising:
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a) placing a syringe containing a syringe needle on a syringe holder component under a horizontally rotatable and elevatable syringe filler plate wherein the filler plate holds at least one inverted vial wherein the syringe holder component is attached to a filler mechanism; b) positioning at least one inverted vial in a first position above a syringe needle wherein the inverted vial has a perforatable surface; c) descending the rotatable plate holding the vial from the first position to a second position wherein the perforatable surface is perforated upon the syringe needle; and d) elevating the rotatable plate upward from the second position to the first position causing the syringe needle to be extracted from the perforatable surface of the inverted vial. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A rotatable and elevatable filler mechanism comprising:
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a) a rotatable and elevatable horizontal plate positionable above a syringe needle wherein the rotatable and elevatable horizontal plate can be rotated horizontally; b) holder components for holding at least one inverted vial of liquid on the rotatable and elevatable horizontal plate; c) at least one motor for rotating and elevating the rotatable and elevatable horizontal plate; and d) a syringe holder component wherein the needle of the syringe is pointed up and accessible to at least one inverted vial. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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