CPC A61M 5/31515 (2013.01) [B23P 21/00 (2013.01); A61M 2207/10 (2013.01); B23P 19/047 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A machine for coupling a plunger rod to a syringe assembly, the machine comprising:
a selected carriage including a cradle having a seat portion sized to receive a syringe assembly and an aperture portion disposed above the seat portion and sized to receive the plunger rod;
an actuating device operatively coupled to the selected carriage and adapted to move the cradle from a first position to a second position to couple the plunger rod to the syringe assembly; and
wherein the selected carriage is selected from separate and interchangeable first and second carriages, wherein the first carriage includes a cradle adapted to receive a syringe assembly of a first size and the second carriage including a cradle sized to receive a syringe assembly of a second size that is different from the first size.
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