Syringe filling apparatus

• US 7,571,747 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2006
• Issued: 08/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory A. Spitz
• Original Assignee: Gregory A. Spitz
• Inventors: Spitz, Gregory A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maust; Timothy L
• Assistant Examiner(s): ARNETT, NICOLAS ALLEN
• Application Number:
  US11/328,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20070161959A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,310 Days
• Field of Search: 141/2, 141/21, 141/22, 141/23, 141/25, 141/27, 141/31, 141/114, 141/237, 141/242, 141/244, 141/245, 141/247, 141/318, 141/378, 604411-414
• US Class Current: 141/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1782 Devices aiding filling of syringes in situ combination of a vial and a syringe for transferring or mixing their contents A61J1/2096, filling of medical containers in general B65B3/003

Abstract

The present invention relates to devices and methods for the filling syringes. One medical apparatus in accordance with the present invention include a body member for releasably holding syringe barrels and an actuator apparatus slidably mounted on the body member to engage syringe plungers to cause the syringe plunger to be retracted. A fluid delivery apparatus is releasably mounted to the body member. The fluid delivery apparatus has an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports. The inlet port is in fluid communication with each of the plurality of outlet ports. One method for filling a plurality of syringes in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of mounting a plurality a syringes to a syringe holding member and connecting a fluid delivery apparatus to the syringe holding member to mate with each of the tips of the syringe barrels. The method also includes the steps of placing an inlet port of the fluid delivery apparatus in a fluid and moving an actuator apparatus to retract the syringe plungers to cause fluid to enter the syringe barrels.

Claims

1. A method for filling a plurality of syringes with a fluid, each of the syringes having a syringe barrel and a syringe plunger movably disposed within the syringe barrel, the method comprising the steps of:

mounting the plurality of syringes to an elongate syringe holding member, the elongate holding member having a central axial aperture;

connecting a fluid connecting member to the syringe holding member to mate with each tip of the syringe barrels;

placing an inlet port of the fluid connecting member in a fluid; and

moving an actuator apparatus slidably mounted within the central axial aperture of the syringe holding member to retract the syringe plungers to cause fluid to enter the syringe barrels.

2. The method of claim 1 farther comprising the step of moving the actuator apparatus until a desired amount of fluid is filled in the syringe barrel.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of removing the syringes from the syringe holding member.