(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2014/100658 Al 26 June 2014 (26.06.2014) P O P C T (51) International Patent Classification: 2 1 December 2012 (21 .12.2012) US A61M 1/10 (2006.01) A61M 5/145 (2006.01) 13/833,432 15 March 2013 (15.03.2013) US A61J 7/00 (2006.01) 61/894,801 23 October 2013 (23. 10.2013) US 61/904,123 14 November 2013 (14. 11.2013) US (21) International Application Number: 14/135,784 20 December 2013 (20. 12.2013) US PCT/US20 13/077077 (71) Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNER¬ (22) International Filing Date: SHIP [US/US]; 340 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 20 December 2013 (20. 12.2013) 03 101 (US). Filing Language: English (72) Inventors: KAMEN, Dean; 15 Westwind Drive, Bedford, Publication Language: English NH 031 10 (US). GRAY, Larry, B.; 19 Iris Drive, Mer rimack, NH 03054 (US). BODWELL, Jesse, T.; 168 Is (30) Priority Data: land Pond Road, Manchester, NH 03 109 (US). KERWIN, 13/723,235 2 1 December 2012 (21. 12.2012) US John, M.; 291 Ray Street, Manchester, NH 03104 (US). PCT/US20 12/071 13 1 BAIER, Michael J.; 506 Raccoon Hill Road, Salisbury, 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) US NH 03268 (US). VAN DER MERWE, Dirk, A.; 335 A 13/723,25 1 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us Hackleboro Road, Canterbury, NH 03224 (US). FICH- 13/723,253 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us ERA, Stephan, L.; 103 Lake Shore Road, Salem, NH 13/725,790 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us 03079 (US). THURBER, Jonathan, R.; 27 Old Candia 13/723,239 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us Rd., Deerfield, NH 03037 (US). DESCH, Martin, D.; 34 13/724,568 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us Webster Ave, Pelham, NH 03076 (US). THERRIEN, Al¬ 13/723,242 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us exander, R.; 90 Hemlock Street, Manchester, NH 03104 13/723,238 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us (US). SABIN, Erik, N.; 601 Amory Street, Manchester, PCT/US20 12/07 1490 NH 03 102 (US). COLLINS, David, E.; 23 Francis Aven 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us 13/723,244 2 1 December 2012 (21 12.2012) us ue, Groveland, MA 01834 (US). FARLOW, Jared, N.; 73 PCT/US2012/071 112 Child St. #3, Boston, MA 02130 (US). ZOBRO, Jonath¬ 2 1 December 2012 (21. 12.2012) us an; 1682 Awixa Street NW, Grand Rapids, Ml 49534 PCT/US20 12/07 1142 (US). FRIEDRICH, Thomas, A.; 55 Wiggins Road, [Continued on nextpage] (54) Title: SYRINGE PUMP SYSTEM 00 o o (57) Abstract: A method for discharging fluid from a syringe and for mitigating occlusion conditions includes actuating the plunger o of a syringe into a barrel. The method monitors fluid pressure within the barrel of the syringe and determines that an occlusion exists when the fluid pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method actuates the plunger out of the barrel by a predetermined o amount in response to the detected occlusion and actuates the plunger of the syringe into the barrel until a measured fluid pressure within the barrel of the syringe exceeds another predetermined threshold. wo 2014/100658 Ai III III II II III I IIII II IIII II II I I 11III II III Loudon, NH 03307 (US). HEINZMANN, Richard, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, Kurt; 889 Second NH Turnpike South, Francestown, NH NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 03043-0272 (US). BLUMBERG, Jr., David; 3 Sunset RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, Lane, Deerfield, NH 03037 (US). SLOSS, James, L.; TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, 1 25 Massachusetts Ave. Apt. 3, Cambridge, MA 02140 VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (US). 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(81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Published: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, SYRINGE PUMP SYSTEM CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a Non-Provisional Application which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/904,123, filed November 14, 2013 and entitled Syringe Pump and Related Method (Attorney Docket No. L33); and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/894,801, filed October 23, 2013 and entitled Syringe Pump and Related Method (Attorney Docket No. K88), each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The present application is also a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/833,432, filed March 15, 2013 and entitled Syringe Pump and Related Method, now U.S. Publication No. US-2013-0281965-A1, published October 24, 2013 (Attorney Docket No. K21), which claims priority to and the benefit of the following: U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/679,1 17, filed August 3, 2012 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Monitoring, Regulating, or Controlling Fluid Flow (Attorney Docket No. J30); and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/651,322, filed May 24, 2012 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care (Attorney Docket No. J46), both of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/833,432 (Attorney Docket No. K21) claims priority to and is also a Continuation-In-Part Application of the following: U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/333,574, filed December 21, 2011 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care, now U.S. Publication No. US-2012-0185267-A1, published July 19, 2012 (Attorney Docket No. 197), and PCT Application Serial No. PCT/US1 1/66588, filed December 21, 201 1 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care, now International Publication No. WO 2013/095459, published September 12, 2013 (Attorney Docket No. I97WO); and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/723,238, filed December 21, 2012 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Clamping, now U.S. Publication No. US- 2013-0182381-A1, published July 18, 2013 (Attorney Docket No. J47), which claims priority to and the benefit of the following: U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/578,649, filed December 21, 2011 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Infusing Fluid (Attorney Docket No. J02); U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/578,658, filed December 21, 2011 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Estimating Liquid Delivery (Attorney Docket No. J04); U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/578,674, filed December 21, 2011 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Dispensing Oral Medications (Attorney Docket No. J05); U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/679,117, filed August 3, 2012 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Monitoring, Regulating, or Controlling Fluid Flow (Attorney Docket No. J30); and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/651,322, filed May 24, 2012 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care (Attorney Docket No. J46), each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/723,238 (Attorney Docket J47) claims priority to and is a Continuation-In-Part Application of the following: U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/333,574, filed December 21, 201 1 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care, now U.S. Publication No. US-2012-0185267-A1, published July 19, 2012 (Attorney Docket No. 197), and PCT Application Serial No. PCT/US1 1/66588, filed December 21, 201 1 and entitled System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care, now International Publication No. WO 2013/095459, published September 12, 2013 (Attorney Docket No. 197WO), both of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. U.S. Patent Application Serial No.