Safety syringe and safety dose combination kit

摘要

Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed for reducing Medical Administered Errors, (MAE) in the administration of injectable medications to patients by using a syringe device that is designed, labeled, and calibrated to decrease the risk of such errors. The syringe may be designed for a specific medication, and labeled to indicate the name of the medication for which it was designed. The syringe is calibrated to deliver a specific amount of the medication that is the appropriate dosage for a patient of a particular weight or other feature, thereby making it unnecessary for the user to perform calculations to determine the correct dosage volume for the particular patient. The syringe may also be calibrated with additional measurement scales that enable the user to verify that the correct dosage.

主权项

1. A syringe calibrated for use with only a single predetermined medication, comprising:
a barrel having an internal reservoir volumetrically calibrated to contain the single predetermined medication; a plunger received within the barrel and axially movable relative thereto; a first set of graduated indicia marked on the barrel indicating a predetermined patient characteristic selected from patient weight, patient body surface area and patient body mass index calibrated to a manufacturers recommended volumetric dosage for the single predetermined medication; a second set of graduated indicia marked on the barrel indicating volumetric dosage of the single predetermined medication selected from at least one of CC, MG, MCG, IU and ML calibrated to the manufacturers recommended volumetric dosage for the single predetermined medication; and graduation lines marked on the barrel correlating the first set of graduated indicia with the second set of graduated indicia.