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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2012
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Artis Lockhart, Durham, NC (US);
Lawrence Monahan, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
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.