System and method for inflation syringe with improved display and modularized component assembly
View Patent ↗An inflation syringe having an improved display and modularized component assembly. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing both numeric and non-numeric indications of an inflation pressurization associated with an inflation syringe. A modularized component assembly for an inflation syringe allowing independent components to be tested independent of the other components of the inflation syringe.
1. A method of assembling a modularized component assembly of an inflation syringe, the method comprising:
obtaining a syringe system comprising a barrel;
testing the integrity of the syringe system;
obtaining a processor adapted to process signals from a pressure sensing apparatus;
testing operation of the processor;
obtaining a display module adapted to display numeric and non-numeric information communicated in the signals received from the pressure sensing apparatus and processed by the processor;
testing operation of the display module;
securing a housing base to a mounting point on the barrel;
coupling the processor to the display module;
testing the processor and display module coupled together;
placing the processor and display module in the housing base, wherein the processor is positioned to receive signals from a pressure sensing apparatus that detects pressurization within the barrel;
coupling a housing hood to the housing base, wherein the housing hood is adapted to secure the processor and display module; and
testing operation of the fully assembled inflation syringe.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the event that operation of one component of the inflation syringe is faulty, the faulty component can be discarded and replaced with a new component without having to discard of any other component of the inflation syringe.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising the steps of detecting that a particular component is not operating correctly.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising the steps of discarding the component that is not operating correctly.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising the steps of replacing the component that is not operating correctly with a new component.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising the testing the new component to determine if it is operating correctly.