Picture of the Syringe Dosing Team. From left to right (Jeff, Christine, Elese, & Andrew).

For many diabetes patients, administering daily insulin injections is a daunting task. The process of filling a syringe with the proper amount of insulin and injecting the medication at a steady rate requires the user to possess fairly fine motor control and visual acuity. These skills are frequently lacking in the elderly and people afflicted with Parkinson’s or other neuromuscular disorders.

The aim of this project was to create a device that automates the measuring, filling, and injecting of medication using a standard 1 cc syringe. Within this website you'll find that our design has solved the problems that diabetes patients face when also having poor eyesight or neuromuscular disorders. Our prototype and design completely automates the process that goes into filling and setting the dosage on a syringe.

This project is part of the RERC on AMI National Student Design Competition for the 2004-2005 academic year.