US 12,350,472 B2
Syringe dose and position measuring apparatus
Gabrielle A. Rios, Newport Beach, CA (US); Scott Cameron Royston, Austin, TX (US); Matthew Ryan, Aliso Viejo, CA (US); Cody Garrett Schulz, Highland, CA (US); and Clark B. Foster, Mission Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to Truinject Corp., Newport Beach, CA (US)
Filed by Truinject Corp., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/329,436.
Application 16/296,110 is a division of application No. 15/877,310, filed on Jan. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,269,266, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Application 18/329,436 is a continuation of application No. 16/663,040, filed on Oct. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,710,424.
Application 16/663,040 is a continuation of application No. 16/296,110, filed on Mar. 7, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/552,307, filed on Aug. 30, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/449,531, filed on Jan. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0153404 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/42 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01); A61M 5/48 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); G09B 23/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/31 (2013.01) [A61M 5/1456 (2013.01); A61M 5/1458 (2013.01); A61M 5/31511 (2013.01); A61M 5/31535 (2013.01); A61M 5/31566 (2013.01); A61M 5/3157 (2013.01); A61M 5/31576 (2013.01); A61M 5/427 (2013.01); A61M 5/46 (2013.01); A61M 5/48 (2013.01); G09B 23/285 (2013.01); G09B 23/30 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3139 (2013.01); A61M 5/31525 (2013.01); A61M 5/31551 (2013.01); A61M 2205/33 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/609 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An injection monitoring system configured to be removably mounted to a flange of a syringe having a syringe body, a plunger, and a needle, the system comprising:
a first sensor configured to output a first data indicative of a positional information about the syringe during an injection procedure using the syringe on a live patient;
a second sensor configured to output a second data indicative of a positional information about the plunger relative to the syringe body during the injection procedure on the live patient, wherein the second sensor comprises a pressure or a force sensor, and
a processor in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to process the first data to output a three-dimensional position of the needle relative to the live patient and process the second data to output an injection dose of the injection procedure on the live patient,
wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the needle is inside an artery based on a measurement by the pressure sensor or the force sensor and send an instruction to output feedback in response to determining the needle is inside the artery, and
wherein the processor is further configured to instruct a user to use a solvent to remove an occlusion caused by injection material from the needle.