US 12,589,210 B2 · Syringe and kit for administering predetermined specific epinephrine doses

Abstract

The present invention relates to a syringe and medical kit, which allow for doses of epinephrine of 0.15 mg or 0.15 mL, 0.3 mg or 0.3 mL, and 0.5 mg or 0.5 mL, the most commonly prescribed doses which are utilized today in treating anaphylaxis or other allergic reactions. Currently, existing syringes may include many markings of ten or more dosages. Although these prior art syringes are useful, it is difficult to use them for a patient who must quickly identify a correct dose level among many other marks. The above problem can be addressed by a syringe design which has only a few dosage markings, which correspond to commonly used standard dosages for children and adults. When used with a standard concentration of 1:1000 epinephrine solution, such a device can rapidly provide a known quantity of medicine to a patient who is in urgent need of it.

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Dependent claims

A kit for administering one or more predetermined doses of epinephrine to a patient, comprising:

at least one syringe including:
a barrel having an internal reservoir configured to contain a volume of epinephrine, the barrel formed from a translucent material that is configured to transmit light to the internal reservoir and to provide a visible indication of an amount of epinephrine to be distributed, the barrel including only three indicia, each of the only three indicia corresponding to a dosage of epinephrine having a concentration of 1 mg/mL, the dosage being recommended by a manufacturer or a prescriber for a predetermined patient characteristic, wherein the only three indicia consist of numerals and decimal points, arranged to form indicators in the numerical forms of only 0.15, 0.3, and 0.5,
a plunger configured to be received in the barrel and axially movable relative thereto, and
a leur lock at a distal end of the barrel and configured to receive a needle and place the needle in fluid communication with the barrel;
and
at least one antiseptic preparation pad.

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A method of administering a predetermined dose of epinephrine to a patient, the method comprising:

providing a kit for administering one or more predetermined doses of epinephrine including:
at least one syringe including
a barrel having an internal reservoir configured to contain a volume of epinephrine, the barrel formed from a translucent material that is configured to transmit light to the internal reservoir and to provide a visible indication of an amount of epinephrine to be distributed, the barrel including only three indicia, each of the only three indicia corresponding to a dosage of epinephrine having a concentration of 1 mg/mL, the dosage being recommended by a manufacturer or a prescriber for a predetermined patient characteristic, wherein the only three indicia consist of numerals and decimal points, arranged to form indicators in the numerical forms of only 0.15, 0.3, and 0.5,
a plunger configured to be received in the barrel and axially movable relative thereto, and
a leur lock at a distal end of the barrel and configured to receive a needle and place the needle in fluid communication with the barrel, and
at least one antiseptic preparation pad;
attaching a needle to the leur lock of the at least one syringe;
providing epinephrine;
assessing the patient for the predetermined patient characteristic;
determining, based on the predetermined patient characteristic, an appropriate indicia of the only three indicia on the barrel;
measuring in the at least one syringe the predetermined dose of epinephrine, based on the appropriate indicia, in the barrel via the plunger;
administering the predetermined dose of epinephrine to the patient.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Syringe and kit for administering predetermined specific epinephrine doses

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Syringe and kit for administering predetermined specific epinephrine doses

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