Barbara J Lindquist

US Patent:

60067985, Dec 28, 1999

Filed:

Oct 9, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/169105

Inventors:

Barbara J. Lindquist - Ottawa IL

International Classification:

B65B 104

US Classification:

141 27

Abstract:

A syringe loading jig that includes structures for gripping and holding a medicant vial in concentric alignment with a syringe and includes a horizontal fastening mechanism for securing the syringe loading jig to a horizontal surface and a vertical fastening mechanism for securing the syringe loading jig to a vertical surface. The syringe loading jig includes a resilient molded jig structure forming a vial holding assembly and a syringe holding assembly. The vial holding assembly includes a lockable vial securing clip and a resilient vial body receiving cavity, a vial neck receiving channel and a vial cap receiving cavity. The resilient vial body receiving cavity, the vial neck receiving channel and the vial cap receiving cavity are concentrically aligned. The syringe holding assembly includes a syringe securing clip and a resilient open-ended and open-topped syringe body receiving channel concentrically aligned with the resilient vial body receiving cavity, the vial neck receiving channel and the vial cap receiving cavity of the vial holding assembly. The resilient molded jig structure has a finger insertion opening formed therein in connection with the resilient vial body receiving cavity, a back surface provided with a jig back surface fastening mechanism, and a vial end surface provided with jig vial end fastening mechanism.