Syringe filling and packaging system for hospital pharmacies

US10695490B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Nicholas J. Perazzo · Rosedale, US
• Robert A. Rosen · Simi Valley, US
• John G. Grosskopf, JR. · Ellicott City, US
• Mark Bennett · Ellicott City, US
• John M. Chopper · Pasadena, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 6, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 30, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/6009
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A semi-automated system (100) suitable for use in a hospital setting for filling patient-specific liquid medication prescriptions from bulk medicine containers (104) into oral/enteral syringes (S) for administration on a just-in-time basis. The system enables hospital pharmacists to simplify and streamline their task, increasing the number of prescriptions that can be filled in a day, improving patient safety and care by minimizing medication errors and the consequences that ensue.