Apparatus and method for improved medication dosing
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsArtis Lockhart, Lawrence Monahan
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for improving medication dosing is provided. The apparatus preferably includes a template configured to fit over a barrel of a syringe, the template having a substantially opaque exterior and at least one substantially transparent section in the substantially opaque exterior permitting a view of the syringe barrel and a distal end of a plunger within the barrel of the syringe. A method includes the steps of positioning a dosing template on a syringe, operating a plunger within the syringe, and drawing a predetermined dose of medication into the syringe.
Claims33
A device for improving medication dosing comprising:
- a template configured to fit over a barrel of a syringe, the template having a substantially opaque exterior and at least one substantially transparent window in the substantially opaque exterior permitting a view of the syringe barrel and a distal end of a plunger within the barrel of the syringe.
An apparatus for improving medication dosing comprising:
- a template configured to fit over a barrel of a syringe, the syringe having an internal plunger with a plunger stopper at a distal end of the internal plunger configured to fit within the barrel of the syringe, the template having a substantially opaque exterior and at least one substantially transparent window in the substantially opaque exterior permitting a view of the syringe barrel and plunger stopper within the barrel of the syringe where the at least one substantially transparent window in the substantially opaque exterior is positioned to indicate a particular volume of medication when the plunger stopper of the plunger is correctly positioned within the at least one substantially transparent window.
A device for improving medication dosing comprising:
- a syringe having a plunger insertable within a barrel of the syringe;
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- a template configured to fit over the barrel of the syringe, the template having a substantially opaque exterior and at least one substantially transparent window in the substantially opaque exterior permitting a view of the barrel of the syringe and plunger within the syringe barrel.
A method of determining a medication dose, comprising:
- positioning a dosing template having at least one substantially transparent window formed in the template over a barrel of a syringe;
- placing a plunger within the barrel of the syringe until a distal end of the plunger is in contact with an internal bottom end of the barrel;
- pulling the plunger such that the distal end of the plunger is pulled away from contact with the internal bottom end of the barrel of the syringe;
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- drawing a medication into the barrel of the syringe until the distal end of the plunger is correctly positioned within the substantially transparent window of the template where the transparent window is calibrated to draw a predetermined dose of a medication when the distal end of the plunger becomes visible in the substantially transparent window of the template.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.