# US 9,750,883 B2 · Safety syringe and safety dose combination kit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,750,883 B2 - Document ID: US9750883B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/921,325 - Filed: 2015-10-23 - Published: 2016-02-18 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-01-27 - Assignees: Parenteral Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Parenteral Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Michael A. Creaturo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750883B2 ## CPC - A61M 5/3129: {Syringe barrels (A61M5/3205, A61M5/50 take precedence)} - A61M 5/002: {Packages specially adapted therefor, e.g. packages for syringes or needles or kits for diabetics} - A61M 5/31511: {Piston or piston-rod constructions, e.g. connection of piston with piston-rod (A61M5/5066 takes precedence)} - A61M 2005/3126: {related to dosing} - A61M 2205/6009: for matching patient with his treatment, e.g. to improve transfusion security - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract A syringe calibrated for use with a single predetermined medication including a barrel having an internal reservoir volumetrically calibrated to contain the medication, a plunger received within the barrel, a first set of graduated indicia marked on the barrel indicating a first predetermined patient characteristic expressed in one of kg, max kg, lb, max lb, m2, and max m2, a second set of graduated indicia marked on the barrel indicating a second predetermined patient characteristic, different from the first predetermined patient characteristic, and expressed in one of kg, max kg, lb, max lb, m2, and max m2, and graduation lines marked on the barrel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A syringe calibrated for use with a predetermined medication, comprising: a barrel having an internal reservoir volumetrically calibrated to contain a volume of the predetermined medication; a plunger received within the barrel and axially movable relative thereto; a first set of indicia marked on the barrel or plunger indicating a predetermined patient characteristic calibrated to a manufacturers recommended volumetric dosage for the predetermined medication; a second set of indicia marked on the barrel or plunger indicating volumetric dosage of the predetermined medication; and graduation lines marked on the barrel or plunger indicating one or more of the first set of indicia and the second set of indicia. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The syringe of claim 1, further comprising a dosage schedule of the predetermined medication marked on one or more of the barrel and the plunger. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The syringe of claim 1, wherein at least one of the barrel and the plunger are marked with at least one of a name of the predetermined medication and a name of a diluent for reconstituting the predetermined medication. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The syringe of claim 1, wherein the patient characteristic is expressed as body weight or body surface area. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The syringe of claim 1, wherein the graduation lines correlate the first set of indicia with the second set of indicia. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The syringe of claim 1, wherein the first set of indicia is calibrated to the manufacturers recommended volumetric dosage of the predetermined medication according to the predetermined patient characteristic. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The syringe of claim 6, wherein the second set of indicia indicating volumetric dosage is expressed as a dosing unit of measurement recommended by the manufacturer of the predetermined medication. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The syringe of claim 6, wherein the manufacturers recommended dosage unit is expressed in dosing units of volume of milliliters or CC. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The syringe of claim 6, wherein the manufacturers recommended dosage unit is expressed in dosing units in drug potency of milligrams, micrograms or International Units. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The syringe of claim 1, further comprising diluent volumetric indicia marked on the barrel indicating diluent volume for reconstituting the predetermined medication. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The syringe of claim 1, further comprising a third set of indicia marked on the barrel or plunger indicating a second predetermined patient characteristic calibrated to the manufacturers recommended dosage schedule for the predetermined medication. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The syringe of claim 1, wherein the volumetric dosage of the predetermined medication based on the predetermined patient characteristic is expressed as one or more of a maximum dosage schedule and a minimum dosage schedule. ### Claim 13 A kit, comprising: a medication container containing a volume of a predetermined medication; and a syringe volumetrically calibrated for use with the predetermined medication, the syringe comprising: (i) a barrel having an internal reservoir adapted to contain the predetermined medication; (ii) a plunger received within the barrel and axially movable relative thereto; (iii) a first set of indicia marked on the barrel or the plunger indicating a predetermined patient characteristic calibrated to a manufacturers recommended dosage schedule for the predetermined medication; (iv) a second set of indicia marked on the barrel or the plunger indicating volumetric dosage of the predetermined medication; and (v) graduation lines indicating one or more of the first set of indicia and the second set of indicia. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, wherein at least one of the barrel and the plunger is marked with the name and/or manufacturers recommended volumetric dosage of the single predetermined medication. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, wherein the predetermined medication container is a vial or an ampoule. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, further comprising a diluent container containing a volume of diluent compatible for use in reconstituting the predetermined medication according to a predetermined route of administration. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The kit of claim 16, wherein the patient characteristic is expressed as body weight or body surface area. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, wherein the syringe is empty and ready to fill. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, wherein the syringe further comprises diluent volumetric indicia indicating diluent volume for reconstituting the predetermined medication. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, further comprising instructions in the kit for reconstituting and administering the predetermined medication. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, wherein the graduation lines correlate the first set of indicia with the second set of indicia. ### Claim 22 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, wherein the first set of indicia is positioned on the barrel apart and independent from the second set of indicia, and wherein each of the first and second sets of indicia include lines. ### Claim 23 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, further comprising a third set of indicia marked on the barrel or the plunger indicating a second predetermined patient characteristic calibrated to the manufacturers recommended dosage schedule for the predetermined medication. ### Claim 24 (depends on 13) The kit of claim 13, wherein the first set of indicia is calibrated to the manufacturers recommended volumetric dosage of the predetermined medication according to dosing units of the predetermined patient characteristic. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The kit of claim 24, wherein the second set of indicia indicating volumetric dosage is expressed as a dosing unit of measurement recommended by the manufacturer of the predetermined medication. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The kit of claim 24, wherein the manufacturers recommended dosage unit is expressed in dosing units in volume of milliliters or CC. ### Claim 27 (depends on 24) The kit of claim 24, wherein the manufacturers recommended dosage unit is expressed in dosing units in drug potency of milligrams, micrograms or International Units. ### Claim 28 A dosing device calibrated for use with a predetermined medication according to a predetermined manufacturers recommended dose, comprising: a barrel having an internal reservoir adapted to contain a volume of the predetermined medication; a plunger adapted to control the volume of the predetermined medication in the barrel; a first set of dosing indicia expressed as a patient characteristic calibrated according to the predetermined manufacturers recommended dose; a second set of dosing indicia expressed as a volumetric dose corresponding and calibrated according to the predetermined manufacturers recommended dose; a third set of dosing indicia expressed as a patient characteristic different from the patient characteristic of the first set of dosing indicia, the third set of dosing indicia calibrated according to the predetermined manufacturers recommended dose; and graduation lines indicating one or more of the first set of dosing indicia, the second set of dosing indicia, and the third set of dosing indicia. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The dosing device according to claim 28, wherein the first set of dosing indicia is marked on at least one of the barrel and the plunger, and the second set of dosing indicia is marked on at least one of the barrel and the plunger. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The dosing device according to claim 28, wherein the dosing device is marked with the predetermined medication and the predetermined manufacturers recommended dose. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The dosing device according to claim 28, wherein the first set of dosing indicia is marked on the barrel, the second set of dosing indicia is marked on the plunger, and the third set of dosing indicia is marked on the barrel. ### Claim 32 (depends on 28) The dosing device according to claim 28, wherein the first set of dosing indicia is marked on the barrel, the second set of dosing indicia is marked on the barrel, and the third set of dosing indicia is marked on the plunger. ### Claim 33 (depends on 28) The dosing device according to claim 28, further comprising a fourth set of dosing indicia expressed as volumetric dose wherein the fourth set of dosing indicia is marked on at least one of the barrel and the plunger. ### Claim 34 (depends on 28) The dosing device according to claim 28, wherein at least one of the barrel and the plunger is marked with a name of a diluent for reconstituting the predetermined medication. ### Claim 35 (depends on 28) The dosing device according to claim 28, wherein at least one of the barrel and the plunger is marked with a volumetric indicia indicating diluent volume for reconstituting the predetermined medication. ### Claim 36 (depends on 28) The dosing device according to claim 28, wherein the first set of dosing indicia is calibrated to the predetermined manufacturers recommended dose of the predetermined medication according to the predetermined patient characteristic. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The dosing device according to claim 36, wherein the second set of dosing indicia is expressed as a unit of measurement recommended by the manufacturer of the predetermined medication. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The dosing device according to claim 36, wherein the predetermined manufacturers recommended dose is expressed in volume of milliliters or CC. ### Claim 39 (depends on 36) The dosing device according to claim 36, wherein the predetermined manufacturers recommended dose is expressed in drug potency of milligrams, micrograms or International Units.