Syringe pump and drive system thereof

• US 9,592,339 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Issued: 03/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zensun (Shanghai) Science & Technology, Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Zensun (Shanghai) Science & Technology Limited
• Inventors: Zhou, Mingdong
• Primary Examiner(s): Bosworth, Kami A
• Application Number:
  US14/359,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20140323971A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,574 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3389 Continuous level detection A61M2205/3393 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14216 Reciprocating piston type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1684 by detecting the amount of infusate remaining, e.g. signalling end of infusion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16886 for measuring fluid flow rate, i.e. flowmeters

Abstract

Disclosed is a drive system of a syringe pump, comprising: an outer sleeve (11) having an inner wall provided with a resistive sheet slot and a conductive sheet slot, both of which slot extending axially; a resistive sheet (12) provided in the resistive sheet slot and a conductive sheet (13) provided in the conductive sheet slot; an injection pushrod (14) slidably provided in the outer sleeve (11), wherein a hermetic seal is maintained between the injection pushrod (14) and the inner wall of the outer sleeve (11), and a cavity having an opening is provided on the injection pushrod (14), with the opening of the cavity being provided at a tail end of the injection pushrod (14); an elastic conductive contact sheet (15) fixedly provided on the injection pushrod (14), with one end of the elastic conductive contact sheet (15) being in contact with the conductive sheet (13) and the other end being in contact with the resistive sheet (12); and a drive device provided in the cavity and driving the injection pushrod (14) to move forth and back. The drive system can ensure the accuracy of administration.

Claims

1. A drive system of a syringe pump, comprising:

an outer sleeve having an inner wall provided with a resistive sheet slot and a conductive sheet slots, both of which slot extending axially;

a resistive sheet provided in the resistive sheet slot, and a conductive sheet provided in the conductive sheet slot;

an injection pushrod slidably provided in the outer sleeve, wherein a hermetic seal is maintained between the injection pushrod and the inner wall of the outer sleeve, and a cavity having an opening is provided on the injection pushrod, with the opening of the cavity being provided at a tail end of the injection pushrod;

an elastic conductive contact sheet fixedly provided on the injection pushrod, with one end of the elastic conductive contact sheet being in contact with the conductive sheet and another end being in contact with the resistive sheet; and

a drive device provided in the cavity and driving the injection pushrod to move forth and back.

2. The drive system of claim 1, wherein the drive device comprises a motor provided in the cavity and connected with the outer sleeve, a reducer connected with the motor, and a lead screw connected with the reducer;

an inner wall of the cavity is provided with inner threads extending axially and mating with the lead screw; and

the inner wall of the outer sleeve is provided with a rotation-limiting chute extending axially, while the injection pushrod is provided with an anti-rotation pin slidably mating with the rotation-limiting chute.

3. The drive system of claim 2, wherein fixed legs are provided on an outer periphery of the motor and annular bulges are provided on the inner wall of the outer sleeve, with inner sides of the fixed legs abutting against the annular bulges;

the drive system further comprises an inner cover abutting against outer sides of the fixed legs, and an outer cover covering the inner cover and fixedly connected with the outer sleeve, a pressure sensor being provided between a top of the inner cover and a top of the outer cover.

4. The drive system of claim 1, wherein the elastic conductive contact sheet comprises a conductive ferrule portion sleeved onto an outer periphery of the injection pushrod and at least two conductive contact pin portions connected to the conductive ferrule portion, at least one of the conductive contact pin portions contacting the resistive sheet and at least one of the conductive contact pin portions contacting the conductive sheet.

5. The drive system of claim 1, wherein an outer periphery of the outer sleeve has a square-shaped cross-section.

6. The drive system of claim 1, wherein a sealing ring is provided between a head of the outer sleeve and the injection pushrod.

7. The drive system of claim 2, wherein an encoder for detecting an operation of the motor is provided on a trailing end of the motor.

8. A syringe pump comprising the drive system of any one of claims 1-7.