Specific Structure Of Means Coupling Piston To Piston Actuator Patents (Class 604/228)
  • Patent number: 8038656
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Ronald Lloyd, Ellen Morefield, Eric Sampson
  • Patent number: 8034025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventor: Shu-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 8029458
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sociétéde Conseils de Recherches et d'Applications Scientifiques (S.C.R.A.S.) SAS
    Inventors: Roland Cherif-Cheikh, Christophe Aubert, Thierry Rimlinger, Fabrice Bonacci, Serge Barneaud
  • Publication number: 20110230833
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Mania Landman, Lea Brodsky, Isaac Zukier
  • Publication number: 20110224643
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Eric Schliemann, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 8016787
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: Lourdes Gramage Pina
  • Publication number: 20110218500
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE
    Inventors: Guillaume Grunhut, Frederic Perot, Samuel Gagnieux, Romain Lanier, Yves Enfoux
  • Publication number: 20110218513
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: MEDICINELODGE, INC. DBA IMDS CO-INNOVATION
    Inventors: Brandon T. Walker, Joseph Q. Marietta, Daniel E. Gerbec, Douglas M. Lorang, Harold Linville
  • Patent number: 8012131
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Moser, Christian Schrul, Juerg Hirschel
  • Publication number: 20110213299
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Richard A. Cronenberg
  • Publication number: 20110213315
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew D. Sweeney, Richard A. Cronenberg, Lionel Vedrine
  • Patent number: 8002754
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Daikyo Seiko, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawamura, Hiroshi Togashi
  • Patent number: 8002737
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Hyprotek, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick O. Tennican
  • Publication number: 20110202013
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Ruane S. Jeter, Richard A. Cronenberg, Lionel Verdrine, Atul Patel
  • Patent number: 7988677
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventor: Shawn P. Fojtik
  • Publication number: 20110178497
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Irwin R. Berman, Richard D. Gillespie, Gervasio Salgado
  • Publication number: 20110178500
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Sherwin S. Shang, Esra Ozdaryal, David A. Post, Eduard N. Tsvirko
  • Patent number: 7976514
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Herve Abry, Franck Carrel, Guillaume Grunhut, Lionel Maritan, Frederic Perot
  • Patent number: 7976512
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Scott Andrew McClintock
  • Patent number: 7976511
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Control Medical Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Shawn P. Fojtik
  • Publication number: 20110160650
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Colin A. Chong, Eric M. Lorenzen, Rafael Bikovsky, Arsen Ibranyan, Matthew William Yavorsky, Mona-Lisa Alexander, R. Paul Mounce, Paul F. Bente, IV
  • Patent number: 7967779
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventors: Kim W. Bertron, John Wiley Horton, Brian J. Boothe
  • Publication number: 20110144594
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Antares Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Julius Sund, Eric Lagman, Pete Hoeft, Paul R. Lesch, Tom Kramer
  • Patent number: 7951113
    Abstract: 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 also
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Martin Wittwer, Edgar Hommann
  • Publication number: 20110106018
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics International AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rufer, Hanspeter Stoller, Rolf Burkhalter, Hanspeter Heiniger
  • Publication number: 20110082429
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: Theodore C. Solomon
  • Publication number: 20100288663
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Robert B. Odell, Lawrence J. Zach, Alex S. Wallace
  • Publication number: 20100280461
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventor: Axel Forstreuter
  • Patent number: 7798377
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AG
    Inventors: Erich Imhof, Daniel Peter
  • Patent number: 7798993
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kiang Heng Lim, Steven Lau
  • Patent number: 7771400
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Lars Ulrik Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20100185157
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawamura, Hiroshi Togashi
  • Patent number: 7753879
    Abstract: 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 sea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: M2 Group Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Morten Mernoe
  • Patent number: 7731678
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Hyprotek, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick O. Tennican, Russell A. Michaelsen, L. Myles Phipps
  • Patent number: 7727201
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventor: Fritz Kirchhofer
  • Publication number: 20100130935
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Martin G. Hieb, David J. Hajicek, Sidney D. Nystrom
  • Patent number: 7717880
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sedat
    Inventor: Pascal Denolly
  • Patent number: 7708732
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayme Norrie, Hans Himbert, Maria Benktzon, Ulrika Vejbrink
  • Publication number: 20100094205
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Malcolm BOYD, Richard LETHAM, David PLUMPTRE, Robert VEASEY, James MAY, Matthew Jones, Samuel Ghazaros
  • Publication number: 20100094253
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Malcolm BOYD, Richard LETHAM, David PLUMPTRE, Robert VEASEY, James MAY
  • Publication number: 20100081997
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Paul Harry Moed
  • Patent number: 7682345
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: MEDRAD, Inc.
    Inventor: Rodney Brian Savage
  • Patent number: 7678080
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Inventors: Ming-Jeng Shue, Deborah Huang, Phillip Shue
  • Publication number: 20100057014
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: CANE' S.P.A. -Socio Unico
    Inventor: Mario Cane
  • Patent number: 7666169
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Medrad, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. Cowan, John A. Haury, Jared E. Neff
  • Patent number: 7645267
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Arzneimittel GmbH
    Inventors: Udo J. Vetter, Joachim Glocker, Jochen Alberstetter
  • Publication number: 20090318880
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: James Janish
  • Patent number: 7635348
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20090259198
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Colin A. Chong, Eric M. Lorenzen, Rafael Bikovsky, Arsen Ibranyan
  • Publication number: 20090240211
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel Peter, Reto Sigrist, Stefan Jost