CPC A61M 5/14236 (2013.01) [A61M 5/14546 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14208 (2013.01); A61M 5/1424 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14506 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A syringe pump for delivering medication through a syringe with a barrel with a flange and a plunger with a plurality of plunger supports and a semi-circular push end to deliver a drug to a patient comprising:
a housing with a flange holder for receiving the flange of a syringe barrel and a plunger slot for receiving one of the plurality of plunger supports, the plunger slot extending along longitudinal direction of the syringe, the flange holder being a slot with semi circular form and the flange being inserted into the flange holder;
an electrical motor disposed inside the housing;
a plurality of gears driven by the electrical motor;
a leadscrew with a leadscrew shaft connected to the plurality of gears;
a cage housing for housing the leadscrew and for at least partially holding the plunger;
a force sensing plate mounted on a mounting support inside the housing, and
a spur gear and a worm gear mounted on an axel, and said axel passes under the force sensing plate;
wherein
the leadscrew shaft pushes against the force sensing plate, and the semi-circular push end of the plunger slides over the plunger slot when the plunger moves into the barrel of the syringe.
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