Specific Structure Of Means Coupling Piston To Piston Actuator Patents (Class 604/228)
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Patent number: 8038656Abstract: A plunger rod assembly for use with a syringe barrel is provided and includes a plunger rod slidably disposable within the syringe barrel, wherein the plunger rod includes a hub extending distally from a distal end thereof and at least two tabs extending outwardly therefrom. The syringe further includes a plug configured for slidable disposition in the syringe barrel and configured for selective connection to the plunger rod via a bayonet-type engagement. The plug includes a base wall having at least two resilient fingers supported on a first side thereof, wherein each resilient finger is configured to snap-fit engage a respective tab of the plunger rod during connection of the plug to the plunger rod; and a plunger tip supported on a second side of the base wall, opposite the first side, and being configured to form a substantially fluid tight seal with an inner surface of the syringe barrel.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Ronald Lloyd, Ellen Morefield, Eric Sampson
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Patent number: 8034025Abstract: A disposable safety syringe in one embodiment includes a syringe barrel; a plunger comprising a push rod; hollow first, second, and third adapters for forming an airtight engagement with an inner surface at one end of the syringe barrel; and a needle threadedly secured to the first adapter to establish a communication with inside of the syringe barrel prior to beginning a liquid dispensing operation with respect to a subject. After injection and pulling the needle out of a subject, a pulling of the plunger can be stopped, a further pulling of the plunger can also be stopped when an annular cutting groove of the plunger is about flush with the other end of the syringe barrel with the needle being retracted into the syringe barrel, and a breaking operation along the cutting groove can break the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Inventor: Shu-Ming Chang
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Patent number: 8029458Abstract: The invention relates to a device which is used to inject an implant (6) into tissues (50). The inventive device is characterized in that it comprises: a main hollow body (2; 2?) having a hollow needle (4; 4?) fixed thereto, into which the implant (6) is introduced; a secondary body (26; 26?) which is disposed coaxially inside the main body (2; 2?) and which surrounds the needle (4; 4?); and a plunger rod (36; 36?) which can slide coaxially inside the hollow needle (4; 4?).Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2005Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Sociétéde Conseils de Recherches et d'Applications Scientifiques (S.C.R.A.S.) SASInventors: Roland Cherif-Cheikh, Christophe Aubert, Thierry Rimlinger, Fabrice Bonacci, Serge Barneaud
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Publication number: 20110230833Abstract: A device for successively injecting material at predetermined distances between successive injections to body tissue along a desired path of skin surface includes an injector sub-assembly having a needle configured for injecting the material into body tissue, and a displacement sub-assembly configured to facilitate precise displacement of the needle or of the device along the path between successive injections.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Mania Landman, Lea Brodsky, Isaac Zukier
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Publication number: 20110224643Abstract: A pre-fill syringe with a receiver tube (1, 12, 21) with a nozzle (4, 20) positioned at the nozzle-side end of the receiving tube (1, 12, 21), the piston (2, 18) is to be formed in such a manner that it for a transport state at the nozzle-side end of the receiver tube (1, 12, 21) can be connected with the receiving tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Eric Schliemann, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
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Patent number: 8016787Abstract: Self-disabling or self-locking single-use syringe of the passive type, i.e., one that is self-locked after first use of the syringe, in such a way that any attempted reuse is prevented, and is characterised in that it comprises at least two rings provided on the internal face of the barrel and having the general shape of a circular crown with a variable internal radius, and in that each of the longitudinal fins of the piston has a height which is different from that of at least one of the other fins, in such a way that the plunger can be inserted tightly through the space defined by the variable internal radius of the barrel rings. In this way resistance to the passage of the piston is minimised, thereby reducing the risk of causing bruises, and with a manufacturing cost substantially similar to that of conventional syringes.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Inventor: Lourdes Gramage Pina
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Publication number: 20110218500Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for automatic injection comprising a container (2), a piston (8) and: a piston rod (9) coupled to said piston (8) during the injection, biasing means (18) for causing distal movement of said piston rod (9) with respect to said container (2), a housing (14; 214) receiving said container (2), said piston rod (9) and said biasing means (18), controlling means (13, 22) for producing an audible indicator at the end of injection, characterized in that: said controlling means comprise one first element (13), flexible or breakable and coupled to said housing (14), or to said piston rod (9), during the injection, and one second element (22), coupled to said piston rod (9), or to said housing (14), during the injection, said first and second elements cooperating with each other at the end of injection under the effect of the said biasing means (18) to produce said audible indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCEInventors: Guillaume Grunhut, Frederic Perot, Samuel Gagnieux, Romain Lanier, Yves Enfoux
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Publication number: 20110218513Abstract: A system for harvesting, preparing, and delivering biological materials or other therapeutic agents is disclosed. The system is adaptable to a variety of biological materials or other therapeutic agents. The system is adaptable for minimally invasive procedures where access may be limited. The system includes provisions for delivering biological materials or other therapeutic agents along a curved path. The system is adaptable to maximize the delivered quantity of biological materials or other therapeutic agents, thus minimizing waste.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: MEDICINELODGE, INC. DBA IMDS CO-INNOVATIONInventors: Brandon T. Walker, Joseph Q. Marietta, Daniel E. Gerbec, Douglas M. Lorang, Harold Linville
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Patent number: 8012131Abstract: An injection device for dispensing a dose of a substance, the device including a housing, a dispensing element which can be displaced relative to the housing and a locking element which can be coupled with the dispensing element during or after a substance dispensing operation so that after the dispensing element has effected a dispensing operation once, it can no longer be operated to dispense another dose, and a method of locking an injection device after a substance has been dispensed once, whereby a dispensing element operated to dispense the substance is locked or blocked before, during or after dispensing a set dose so that no more substance can be dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AGInventors: Ulrich Moser, Christian Schrul, Juerg Hirschel
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Publication number: 20110213299Abstract: A medical injector is provided herein which includes a body; a slidable button at least partially disposed in the body; a displaceable plunger disposed in the body; a spring disposed to advance the plunger; and, a releasable retainer for retaining the plunger in a first state against force of the spring. Upon a predetermined extent of sliding movement of the button, the button engages the releasable retainer so as to cause the releasable retainer to release the plunger thus allowing the spring to advance the plunger. Advantageously, the subject invention provides a medical injector having an automated plunger drive which is triggered upon button activation, thereby minimizing premature or failed activations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventor: Richard A. Cronenberg
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Publication number: 20110213315Abstract: In one aspect, a medical injector is provided herein which includes a body; a displaceable plunger disposed in the body; a spring disposed to advance the plunger; a releasable retainer for retaining the plunger in a first state against force of the spring; and, a sleeve disposed on the body, the sleeve being slidable relative to the body. Sliding movement of the sleeve over a predetermined extent relative to the body results in the releasable retainer releasing the plunger thereby allowing the spring to advance the plunger. Advantageously, the subject invention provides a medical injector having an automated plunger drive which is triggered upon sliding movement of the sleeve, thereby minimizing premature or failed activations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Matthew D. Sweeney, Richard A. Cronenberg, Lionel Vedrine
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Patent number: 8002754Abstract: A plunger rod useful for sliding a piston inserted in a syringe barrel has a threaded portion formed at an end of the plunger rod to attach the piston on the plunger rod and a flange formed at an opposite end of the plunger rod. The threaded portion and the flange are integrally connected together by a cylindrical member having an outer diameter such that the cylindrical member can be inserted with contact slidability in the syringe barrel, for example, an outer diameter equal to or slightly smaller than an inner diameter of the syringe barrel.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Daikyo Seiko, Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Kawamura, Hiroshi Togashi
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Patent number: 8002737Abstract: A syringe device having a syringe barrel and a syringe piston having a container housing. At least a portion of the container housing is insertable within an internal chamber of the syringe barrel. A fluid passageway extends from the container housing through a piston stem. A method of protecting a syringe handler including providing the components of a syringe device and encasing the components in a protective film. The protective film is loose to allow manipulation of the syringe components relative to one another without opening or puncturing the film. Protective syringe device packaging that includes a laminate film of material sealed to encase the components of a syringe device containing a potentially harmful agent.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Hyprotek, Inc.Inventor: Patrick O. Tennican
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Publication number: 20110202013Abstract: A medical injector is provided herein which includes first and second body portions each having a longitudinal axis and configured to couple at a coupling. The first and second body portions are complementarily formed so as to be movable about the coupling. The medical injector also includes an axially-displaceable plunger; biasing element for advancing the plunger a predetermined distance; and, a releasable retainer for releasably retaining the plunger in a first state against the force of the biasing element. In an initial state, the axes of the first and second body portions are not aligned and the plunger is in the first state. In a coupled state, the axes of the first and second body portions are axially aligned, and the releasable retainer releases the plunger, thereby allowing the biasing element to advance the plunger the predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Ruane S. Jeter, Richard A. Cronenberg, Lionel Verdrine, Atul Patel
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Patent number: 7988677Abstract: A hand-held syringe includes a handle configured for suspending and using the syringe with a single hand. The handle includes pivotally connected first and second members. The members of the handle may be pivotally connected at intermediate positions along the lengths thereof or at or near ends thereof. The first member is associated with, and may be pivotally connected to, a syringe barrel, while the second member is associated with, and may be pivotally connected to, a syringe plunger. The syringe may be configured for a single-use (i.e., it may be disposable). Applications of use and methods of using a hand-held syringe are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Covidien AGInventor: Shawn P. Fojtik
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Publication number: 20110178497Abstract: A device 560, for administering multiple single doses of a medicated cream, includes a cartridge 562 having a barrel 564 for containing the cream, a plunger 608 for moving the cream from within the cartridge, and a stem 610 for moving the plunger within the cartridge. A carrier 612 is formed with a cartridge-receiving nest 712 for receiving the barrel 564. A plurality of spaced, transaxial grooves 726, 728, 730 and 732 are formed in the carrier 612 for receiving a flange 572 of the cartridge 562 during the dispensing of multiple, successive, single doses of the cream. The carrier 612 is formed with a pair of resilient ears 750 and 752 and a passage 738 for removably retaining the stem 610 with the carrier while allowing axial movement of the stem.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Irwin R. Berman, Richard D. Gillespie, Gervasio Salgado
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Publication number: 20110178500Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide firing mechanism assemblies that minimize or eliminate a misfire of an automatic injection device that causes a delay in the delivery of an injection. Exemplary embodiments provide automatic injection devices including firing mechanism assemblies that minimize or eliminate a misfire that causes a delay in the delivery of an injection. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for minimizing or eliminating misfire that causes a delay in delivery of an injection in automatic injection devices. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for using automatic injection devices that are free of a misfire that causes delay in delivery of a therapeutic substance into a patient's body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Sherwin S. Shang, Esra Ozdaryal, David A. Post, Eduard N. Tsvirko
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Patent number: 7976514Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection device (1) comprising:—a container (5) receiving a product, and provided with an injection needle (6),—a housing (9, 11) receiving said container, said container being movable relative to said housing between an initial position, an insertion position, and a final position,—retaining means (12, 15), for maintaining said container in said insertion position,—deactivating means (20), for releasing said retaining means, said device being characterized in that it comprises:—temporizing means (19, 26, 27), for controlling the release of said retaining means until substantially all of the product contained within said container has passed through said injection needle before said container moves to said final position, and—a needle shield (2) coupled with said housing (9, 11) removal of said needle shield being with limited or no rotation of said needle shield. The invention also concerns a kit comprising such a device.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Herve Abry, Franck Carrel, Guillaume Grunhut, Lionel Maritan, Frederic Perot
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Patent number: 7976512Abstract: A syringe control pistol for holding in a user's hand to control the dispensing of fluid from a syringe generally includes front and rear arms pivotly connected at their bottom ends. The front arm includes a front face for receiving pressure from the fingers of the user's hand and a top end including a barrel holder for holding the barrel of the syringe such that its barrel cannot move forward and its plunger extends rearward. The rear arm includes a rear face for receiving pressure from the user's palm and a top end including a roller for bearing against the bearing surface of the plunger for pushing the plunger forward in the barrel to disperse fluid from the syringe as the user's hand squeezes front and rear arms toward one another. A plurality of barrel holders for holding syringes of different sizes is selectively attachable to the front arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Inventor: Scott Andrew McClintock
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Patent number: 7976511Abstract: A hand-held aspiration apparatus includes a handle configured for suspending and using the syringe with a single hand. The handle includes pivotally connected first and second members. The members of the handle may be pivotally connected at intermediate positions along the lengths thereof. The first member is associated with, and may be pivotally connected to, a syringe barrel, while the second member is associated with, and may be pivotally connected to, a syringe plunger. The members are configured and associated with one another in such a way that movement of portions thereof toward each other moves the plunger proximally through the barrel, which may create a vacuum in the barrel that may facilitate aspiration, and that movement of portions of the members away from one another moves the plunger distally through the barrel. The aspiration apparatus may be configured for a single-use (i.e., it may be disposable). Applications of use and methods of using a hand-held syringe are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Control Medical Technology, LLCInventor: Shawn P. Fojtik
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Publication number: 20110160650Abstract: A system for retaining a fluid delivery device, the fluid delivery device may include a reservoir and a plunger arm operatively connected to a plunger head arranged for movement within the reservoir, the plunger arm having an arm portion operatively engageable with a drive member configured to move the plunger arm and the plunger head when the plunger arm and the plunger head are connected to the drive member. The system may include a rigid member arranged for movement and a bias member configured to urge the rigid member toward the plunger arm to force the plunger arm against the drive member to operatively engage the plunger arm to the drive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Colin A. Chong, Eric M. Lorenzen, Rafael Bikovsky, Arsen Ibranyan, Matthew William Yavorsky, Mona-Lisa Alexander, R. Paul Mounce, Paul F. Bente, IV
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Patent number: 7967779Abstract: A mixing syringe having a first sealed chamber containing a powder (powder housing) and a second sealed chamber containing a liquid (liquid housing). When the user needs to inject a patient, he or she holds the mixing syringe approximately upright and depresses a plunger. This motion causes a piercer to pierce a foil seal separating the two chambers. The liquid then drops down into the powder housing. The liquid flows through a passage in a piston located in the powder housing, where it then comes in contact with the powder itself. As the user continues pressing the plunger downward, the piercer comes to rest within the piston and seals the passage through the piston, thereby locking the piercer and piston together. The device is then ready for an injection. As the plunger is further depressed, the piston expels the powder and liquid mixture through a needle.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Inventors: Kim W. Bertron, John Wiley Horton, Brian J. Boothe
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Publication number: 20110144594Abstract: A safety member for use with an injection device is disclosed. The safety member includes a blocking ring extending into a housing of the injection device in blocking association with a latch member associated with a trigger mechanism of the injector, in which the blocking ring blocks movement of a portion of the trigger mechanism into a firing position. The safety member further includes a manipulable portion disposed outside the housing and configured for hand-manipulation by a user to remove the safety member from the housing to unblock the firing mechanism to enable firing of the injector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: Antares Pharma, Inc.Inventors: Julius Sund, Eric Lagman, Pete Hoeft, Paul R. Lesch, Tom Kramer
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Patent number: 7951113Abstract: A device for administering a fluid product including a housing, a conveying device for the product, a coupling element provided for the drive of the conveying device and which can be rotated about a rotational axis, a first blocking element connected in a rotationally secure manner to the coupling element, a second blocking element detachably engageable with the first blocking element thereby preventing a rotational movement thereof in the drive direction and enabling said rotational movement to take place in the counter dosing direction, a torsion spring connected to the coupling element such that it is stressed by the rotational movement when the blocking elements are engaged in a blocked position and drives the coupling element in a rotary manner after the blocking position is released, and a release element coupled to at least one of the blocking elements such that a release movement of the release element displaces at least one of the blocking elements from the blocked position, the release element alsoType: GrantFiled: June 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AGInventors: Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Martin Wittwer, Edgar Hommann
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Publication number: 20110106018Abstract: Ampoule unit for an administering device, comprising an ampoule having a distal end with an opening for dispensing a product and a proximal end with an opening for accommodating a displacement body unit, and the proximal end of the ampoule has a thread which can be placed in a thread engagement with a complementary thread which is part of the displacement unit or a displacement body unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Thomas Rufer, Hanspeter Stoller, Rolf Burkhalter, Hanspeter Heiniger
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Publication number: 20110082429Abstract: The bioinjection device has a housing including a pistol grip and an elongated barrel. A trigger is pivotally mounted to the housing. A plunger and needle are slidable between a first position in which the plunger and needle are slidably disposed in the barrel and a second position in which the plunger and needle extend from an opening in the end of the barrel. A retaining member is disposed about the opening at the end of the barrel. A spring-biased actuation mechanism connects the trigger with the plunger and needle. A membranous cartridge containing bone morphogenic protein, antibiotics, and/or other medication is loaded into the retaining member. A surgeon can inject the cartridge into a bone fracture or degenerative bone tissue during surgery to deliver the medicament directly to the affected site.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventor: Theodore C. Solomon
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Publication number: 20100288663Abstract: A syringe assembly comprises a syringe barrel having an elongated body defining a chamber for retaining fluid, an open proximal end, a distal end and a frusto-conically shaped tip extending from the distal end and having a passageway therethrough in fluid communication with the chamber. The chamber has an inside diameter of at least 13.5 mm. A stopper is in fluid-tight engagement inside the barrel. An elongated plunger rod extends proximally from the stopper through the open proximal end of the barrel. A flange is positioned at the proximal end of the plunger rod. The flange is shaped and positioned to limit the distal motion of the plunger rod in the barrel by contacting the proximal end of the barrel. A tip cap is releasably connected to the tip for sealing the passageway and the chamber contains injectable liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Robert B. Odell, Lawrence J. Zach, Alex S. Wallace
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Publication number: 20100280461Abstract: Various embodiments of drug delivery devices and methods of assembling such devices are provided. In one embodiment, a drug delivery device for dispensing medicament comprises a medicament cartridge, wherein the cartridge comprises (i) a distal end, (ii) a proximal end that is opposite the distal end along a body axis of the cartridge, and (iii) a movable piston arranged substantially at the proximate end of the cartridge. The drug delivery device further comprises a piston rod having a distal end for axially moving the piston in the distal direction during dispensing of a set dose of medicament, wherein a relative axial distance between the distal end of the piston rod and a proximal face of the piston is set during assembly of the drug delivery system. The relative axial position between may be set such that the piston rod and the proximal face of the piston abut each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventor: Axel Forstreuter
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Patent number: 7798377Abstract: A device for dispensing a substance, including a receptacle for the product, a piston plug axially moveable in the receptacle, an output member associated with the device for causing the piston plug to move axially, and a connecting mechanism for detachably connecting the output member to the piston plug by axially displacement of the output member and the piston plug relative to each other, wherein, after being connected, the output member and piston plug may be separated by relative twisting.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Erich Imhof, Daniel Peter
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Patent number: 7798993Abstract: A syringe including a plunger rod assembly including a proximal portion a distal portion with a stopper for expelling fluids from the syringe and a breakable connection between the proximal portion and the distal portion is disclosed. An impulse reduction system, which may be an elastic element or braking surfaces, reduces the contact impulse imparted by the proximal portion upon the distal portion when the connection between the distal portion and proximal portion breaks is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Kiang Heng Lim, Steven Lau
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Patent number: 7771400Abstract: An injection device with a travelling clutch which can be shifted between two different positions by the activation of an injection button. In the first position, the injection button and the drive sleeve is allowed to rotate relatively to the piston rod, which is blocked from rotation by the clicker element. In the second position, the drive sleeve and the injection button is axially movable while the piston rod is allowed to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2009Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventor: Lars Ulrik Nielsen
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Publication number: 20100185157Abstract: Provided is a plunger assembly for a syringe in which a piston can be held at the leading end of a plunger rod without fault and the piston together with the plunger rod can be pulled out in an integrated manner even in the case in which a pulling out operation is carried out in order to fill with a medicinal solution in a syringe barrel by pulling out the piston with the plunger rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.Inventors: Hideaki Kawamura, Hiroshi Togashi
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Patent number: 7753879Abstract: A combination of a disposable, wearable, self-contained medicine dispensing device, a cylindrical medicine container 52 incorporating a piston and having an open distal end and a proximal end closed by a closure body 54 made of a material, preferably silicone, that can be perforated by a needle, and a catheter device 16 having adhesive means 26 for attaching the catheter device to the skin of a user of the combination, the dispensing device comprising a housing 34, 36 having a compartment for receiving the container and further a not shown piston rod for displacing the piston towards the closed proximal end and actuating means for displacing the piston rod, the catheter device comprising a sealing ring 56?for receiving the closure body, and the dispensing device and the catheter device comprising co-operating attachment means for attaching the dispensing device to the catheter device with the container received in the compartment with the piston rod abutting the piston and the closure body received in the seaType: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: M2 Group Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Morten Mernoe
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Patent number: 7731678Abstract: The invention includes a device having a chamber within a syringe. A fluid passageway extends through a syringe piston. A valve is associated with the passageway controlling fluid passage through the piston. The invention includes a piercing structure having a head segment and a body portion, with a channel through the body portion and through at least one surface of the head without passing through the tip. In another aspect the invention encompasses a method of preparing an agent for administration to an individual. A first component is provided within a syringe and a second component is provided within a vial. A closed valve is associated with a fluid passageway between the vial and the syringe barrel through a piston. Valve repositioning allows fluid passage and sliding of the piston joins the first and second components. Repeated sliding of the piston mixes the components to produce the medication agent.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Hyprotek, Inc.Inventors: Patrick O. Tennican, Russell A. Michaelsen, L. Myles Phipps
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Patent number: 7727201Abstract: A device for the dosed administration of an injectable product, including a housing with a receptacle for the product and a drive mechanism movable via a dosing element supported displaceably in the housing, wherein the drive mechanism includes engagement elements situated together in groups, the distance between the groups corresponding to a dosing amount of the injectable product and the distance between the engagement elements corresponding to a priming amount of the injectable product, and wherein the dosing element is coupled to the drive mechanism so that the dosing element at one time interacts with a group of engagement elements to administer the dosing amount and at another time interacts with an engagement element to release the priming amount.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AGInventor: Fritz Kirchhofer
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Publication number: 20100130935Abstract: An injection system includes a syringe, which preferably includes larger and smaller inner diameters, and a plunger. A wiper sidewall of the plunger defines a cavity, into which a plunger shaft of the system is inserted, for moving the plunger, within the syringe, for fluid injection. The plunger includes a feature for engaging the shaft, and the sidewall preferably includes a expandable-contractible portion, in which the feature is formed. When the plunger is initially mounted within the larger inner diameter of the syringe, the portion of the sidewall is expanded and the feature of the plunger does not operably engage the inserted shaft. When the shaft moves the plunger into the smaller inner diameter of the syringe, the portion of the sidewall contracts and the feature operably engages the shaft. An optional deformable end wall of the plunger may be spaced apart from a distal terminal end of the inserted shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Martin G. Hieb, David J. Hajicek, Sidney D. Nystrom
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Patent number: 7717880Abstract: The inflation device comprises a syringe whose piston presents a thread. It further comprises a retaining mechanism for retaining the piston and comprising two half-nuts movable between a position in which they are spaced apart from the thread and a position in which they engage the thread, together with control members mounted to tilt relative to the syringe body. For each half-nut, the retaining mechanism comprises two resilient tabs pressing against the corresponding half-nut and against the syringe body. In addition, each of the control members comprises a finger pressing against the corresponding half-nut and adapted, when the member tilts, to press against one of two bearing surfaces carried by the half-nut and offset relative to each other in a radial direction of the syringe body.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: SedatInventor: Pascal Denolly
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Patent number: 7708732Abstract: Methods of administering an injection are provided including methods of administering injections by individuals exhibiting deteriorated motor skills or impaired hand function. The method includes establishing a hand position about an injection device, including placing at least a one digit of a user' hand about the injection device and placing at least one other digit of a user's hand upon an actuator of the injection device. The hand position is substantially maintained while the injection device is manipulated and positioned to insert a needle at one end thereof into a portion of the user's skin. The hand position is substantially maintained while the user displaces the actuator of the injection device with the at least one other digit in a direction which is substantially transverse to an axis defined between a first end of the injection device and a second end of the device, the needle being located at the second end of the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2004Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Jayme Norrie, Hans Himbert, Maria Benktzon, Ulrika Vejbrink
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Publication number: 20100094205Abstract: The present invention relates to drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices, in particular pen-type injectors, wherein a number of pre-set doses of medicinal product can be administered. In particular, the present invention relates to such drug delivery devices where a user may activate the drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Malcolm BOYD, Richard LETHAM, David PLUMPTRE, Robert VEASEY, James MAY, Matthew Jones, Samuel Ghazaros
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Publication number: 20100094253Abstract: The present invention relates to drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices, in particular pen-type injectors, wherein a number of pre-set doses of medicinal product can be administered. In particular, the present invention relates to such drug delivery devices where a user may activate the drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Malcolm BOYD, Richard LETHAM, David PLUMPTRE, Robert VEASEY, James MAY
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Publication number: 20100081997Abstract: A dosage delivery device having a housing within which is formed a reservoir, with a plunger located within the reservoir and movable to dispense a material from a discharge opening of the reservoir. The device includes a plunger actuation mechanism, which is movable between a contracted storage position, in which the mechanism is held, at least partially, within the housing and an extended primed position, in which the plunger can be actuated. The dosage delivery device additionally includes a priming mechanism slidably mounted with respect to the housing and movable between a storage and primed position to expose the discharge opening and release the plunger actuation mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2007Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventor: Paul Harry Moed
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Patent number: 7682345Abstract: A medical injector system for injecting fluid from a syringe (300) into a patient, the syringe (300) having a barrel (300) and a plunger (310), the plunger (310) comprising an inner surface having an engaging portion (311) adapted to be releasably engaged by a plunger handle (130) which has a retention member (142) adapted to releasably engage the engaging portion (311) of the plunger (310); and a syringe holder comprising a cradle member (200) adapted to receive a barrel (300) of the syringe (300) and a pivotable catch (500) to releasably lock the syringe (300) in the cradle member (200).Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: MEDRAD, Inc.Inventor: Rodney Brian Savage
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Patent number: 7678080Abstract: An intravenous catheter introducing device includes a needle hub slidably inserted into a barrel and holding a needle cannula, a biasing member disposed to bias the needle hub to a rear position so as to retract the needle cannula in the barrel, and an easy release unit including an engaging wall segment which is attached to an outer surface of the barrel, two flexible squeezed wall segments which extend from the engaging wall segment and which is squeezable so as to move two latch members to steer clear of a retained end of the needle hub through an access hole in the barrel, thereby permitting the biasing member to bias the needle hub towards the rear position.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Inventors: Ming-Jeng Shue, Deborah Huang, Phillip Shue
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Publication number: 20100057014Abstract: A plunger for a syringe, comprising a cylindrical hollow body having a closed base and an opening located at the opposite base of said hollow body, wherein a seat accessible through said opening is provided to receive the head of a rod or a pusher, said seat being equipped with engagement means for retaining said head inside the seat at the end of an axial translational or an axial translational and rotary coupling movement. The invention further concerns the rod intended to be associated with said plunger and a syringe or a phial using the plunger.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: CANE' S.P.A. -Socio UnicoInventor: Mario Cane
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Patent number: 7666169Abstract: A syringe plunger includes a wall having an inner surface and one or more inwardly projecting flanges disposed on the inner surface of the wall. Preferably, the inner surface of the wall defines a retaining shoulder formed along an axial plane thereof. An injector drive member preferably includes at least one retaining member adapted to engage the retaining shoulder of the syringe plunger to allow the drive member to retract the plunger with the body of the syringe. Further, the drive member preferably includes one or more outwardly extending flange members adapted to be engaged by the inwardly projecting flanges of the syringe plunger. When the syringe body is rotated, the at least one retaining member on the drive member is retracted and disengaged from the retaining shoulder of the syringe plunger.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Medrad, Inc.Inventors: Kevin P. Cowan, John A. Haury, Jared E. Neff
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Patent number: 7645267Abstract: A prefilled medical syringe includes a syringe barrel. A syringe plunger is disposed in the barrel and displaceable by means of a plunger rod. An end plug closes off a cannula side of the syringe barrel. The plug is provided with a through-channel closed off by a membrane. A finger support is disposed at the end of the syringe barrel opposite the end plug and provided with a through-opening for the plunger rod. A thread system cooperates with the plunger rod and the finger support. The thread system includes a thread sleeve detachably connected with the finger support. The thread sleeve is provided with an inner thread that cooperates with an outer thread on the plunger rod.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2003Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Arzneimittel GmbHInventors: Udo J. Vetter, Joachim Glocker, Jochen Alberstetter
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Publication number: 20090318880Abstract: Medical devices comprising a syringe barrel, a stopper and a two piece plunger rod are provided. According to one or more embodiments, the two piece plunger rod includes a first plunger rod piece slidably mounted to a second plunger rod piece. The first and second plunger rod pieces include locking elements which allow the length of the plunger rod to be extended during use or injection or compressed during storage or packaging. In one or more embodiments, the medical device is further packaged in a compressed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventor: James Janish
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Patent number: 7635348Abstract: Containers for automatic injectors and automatic injectors adapted for those containers are disclosed. The containers include structures adapted to retain and, optionally, cripple the needle of the automatic injector when the automatic injector is inserted into the container after use. Depending on the embodiment, an indicator may be included, either as part of the container or as part of the automatic injector, to indicate whether or not the automatic injector has been used. If the indicator is provided as a part of the automatic injector, a corresponding portion of the container may be formed of a light permeable material. The container may also include features, such as an eyelet over the closed end, designed to cushion the automatic injector. Cushioning and shock absorbing features may also be provided inside the container. A clip is also disclosed. The clip is designed to attach two or more containers together.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2004Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Sophie Rebecca Raven, Matthew Egerton Young, Paul Greenhalgh, Stephen Pilip Kirkwood, Colin James Mathews, Joseph William Daintrey, John G. Wilmot
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Publication number: 20090259198Abstract: A casing may be configured to envelop at least a portion of a plunger arm attached to a plunger head located in a reservoir. A plunger head moveable in a reservoir may have a front portion comprising a first material compatible with fluidic media in an interior volume of the reservoir. A seal member having a first end and a second end that taper to a mid-portion may be positioned between a reservoir and a plunger head. A bias member may be configured to force a plunger arm operatively connected to a plunger head against a drive member to operatively engage the plunger arm to the drive member. A plunger head moveable in a reservoir may have a first ridge, a second ridge, a seal member adjacent at least one of the ridges, and protrusions arranged around at least one of the ridges.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Colin A. Chong, Eric M. Lorenzen, Rafael Bikovsky, Arsen Ibranyan
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Publication number: 20090240211Abstract: An adapter for use with an appliance for administering an injectable product, the adapter serving to create a product connection between a catheter and a product container that can be inserted into the appliance, and including a thread for screwing the adapter to the appliance, a stop for fixing the container in the longitudinal direction of the thread, an attachment piece to which the catheter may be connected, and a product channel that extends through the attachment piece and the thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Daniel Peter, Reto Sigrist, Stefan Jost