Precise accurate measurement of the administration of drugs using the injection method by means of ultrasonic pulse-echo principles
First Claim
1. A dosage control system comprising:
- a syringe including a barrel and a plunger, wherein the plunger includes a plunger seal located within the barrel, and wherein the barrel includes an end configured to connect to a needle, whereinthe plunger seal includes a reflective surface, wherein the reflective surface (i) is located within the barrel opposite the end configured to connect to the needle and (ii) faces the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle, andthe end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle includes a piezoelectric transducer arranged to transmit a plurality of sound pulses from the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle, through medication contained within the barrel, and toward the plunger seal, wherein the piezoelectric transducer is attached to an inner surface of the end of the barrel; and
a dosage control module that determines the type of the medication contained within the barrel of the syringe and, based on (i) the determined type of the medication contained within the barrel of the syringe and (ii) the sound pulses transmitted through the medication, measures a first distance between the plunger seal and the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle, measures at least one second distance between the plunger seal and the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle, determines whether a predetermined amount of medication has been administered from the syringe based on a difference between the first distance and the at least one second distance, and selectively activates at least one of a visual indication and an audio indication if the predetermined amount of medication has been administered from the syringe.
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Abstract
A dosage control system includes a syringe and a dosage control module. The syringe includes a barrel and a plunger. The plunger includes a plunger seal located within the barrel and the barrel includes an end configured to connect to a needle. The dosage control module measures a first distance between the plunger seal and the end of the barrel, measures at least one second distance between the plunger seal and the end of the barrel, determines whether a predetermined amount of medication has been administered from the syringe based on a difference between the first distance and the at least one second distance, and selectively activates at least one of a visual indication and an audio indication if the predetermined amount of medication has been administered from the syringe.
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1. A dosage control system comprising:
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a syringe including a barrel and a plunger, wherein the plunger includes a plunger seal located within the barrel, and wherein the barrel includes an end configured to connect to a needle, wherein the plunger seal includes a reflective surface, wherein the reflective surface (i) is located within the barrel opposite the end configured to connect to the needle and (ii) faces the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle, and the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle includes a piezoelectric transducer arranged to transmit a plurality of sound pulses from the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle, through medication contained within the barrel, and toward the plunger seal, wherein the piezoelectric transducer is attached to an inner surface of the end of the barrel; and a dosage control module that determines the type of the medication contained within the barrel of the syringe and, based on (i) the determined type of the medication contained within the barrel of the syringe and (ii) the sound pulses transmitted through the medication, measures a first distance between the plunger seal and the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle, measures at least one second distance between the plunger seal and the end of the barrel configured to connect to the needle, determines whether a predetermined amount of medication has been administered from the syringe based on a difference between the first distance and the at least one second distance, and selectively activates at least one of a visual indication and an audio indication if the predetermined amount of medication has been administered from the syringe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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