Conduit Holder Attached To Another Syringe Component By Thread Means Patents (Class 604/241)
  • Patent number: 11801350
    Abstract: A quick-connect syringe and needle system is provided including a syringe having a threaded portion, a needle assembly having a needle body and a needle affixed to the needle body and an intermediate adapter engageable with the syringe and releasably engageable with the needle body. A quick-connect mechanism is provided on the needle body and intermediate adapter for quickly and easily connecting the needle assembly with the syringe and intermediate adapter. The quick-connect mechanism can include a pair of diametrically opposed L-shaped slots formed in a rear portion of the needle body and a pair of corresponding and diametrically opposed projections extending from a front or locking portion of the intermediate adapter. The needle assembly is attached to the intermediate adapter by inserting the projections into the slots and giving the assembly a quick quarter turn to firmly seat the projections within the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventor: Arash Anthony Rassouli
  • Patent number: 11788570
    Abstract: A threaded connector system including a male threaded connector and a female part, where at least one of the outer surface of the male threaded connector and the inner surface of the female part includes at least one Z layer structure, including a Z seat, Z ridge, Z rib, Z tooth, Z snap lock, Z stack and Z channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Dale E. Van Cor
  • Patent number: 11654252
    Abstract: A securing device for an injection device which receives a syringe with a proximal end portion having a radially outwardly projecting flange, has a body with proximal and distal end portions, an opening for accepting the syringe, an outer surface, and a proximal end surface for contacting a distally-facing surface of the flange when the syringe is advanced distally, preventing further advancement. A securing arm includes a free end; a base end fixed to the outer surface; a first portion extending radially outwardly from the base end to permit the flange to pass; and a second portion extending radially inwardly in a rest position, contacting the flange as the syringe is advanced. The securing arm is elastically flexible to allow the free end to move radially outwardly, allowing the advancing flange to pass, and is biased to the rest position to secure the flange and the syringe against proximal movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Ran Hezkiahu
  • Patent number: 11154664
    Abstract: An interface of the needle of a medical syringe and realizes that a conical fitting and a conical inclined surface of a syringe barrel and a conical lip and a conical hole of the needle form an interface of the needle; when the conical hole of the needle is plugged onto the conical fitting of the syringe barrel, the needle is fixed onto the conical fitting of the syringe barrel to achieve the purpose of preventing a needle tip from swinging when the needle pierces a muscle or a blood vessel of a human body, so as to avoid misoperation; and after the medical syringe is used, the conical lip of the needle distal away from the needle tip only needs to be pinched flat, the needle can then be separated from the conical fitting of the syringe barrel of the medical syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI BOQIA MEDICAL DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yiyi Zhang, Zuren Zhang, Weihua Xu
  • Patent number: 11141188
    Abstract: A safety scalpel has an elongated central body (1) having at each of its opposite ends (2, 3) a retractable lancet system comprising: a protection member (4) having a slot (12) and being connected to the elongated central body (1) and concentric thereto; a prismatic guide concentric to the elongated central body (1) and located inside the protection member (4); and a lancet holding member 20) consisting of a distal part (21) in the form of a prismatic member in which the lancet (24) is frontally inserted, and a proximal part (22) formed by two parallel arms (25, 26) having an end integral with the prismatic member, an arm (25) of them being slidable in contact with the prismatic guide, and the arm (26) carrying on a button (27) protruding from the slot (12) and provided with retaining elements (28) intended to be received into stop recesses (10, 11) of the slot (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventor: Andrea Chini
  • Patent number: 11090444
    Abstract: Improved apparatus for use with medication in fluid form, which is particularly beneficial for medications having a relatively high viscosity. The disclosed syringe adapter has an opening that is relatively large, as compared to a conventional needle, and thus affixing the disclosed syringe adapter to a syringe improves syringeability of higher-viscosity medications. When the disclosed syringe adapter is affixed to a pistol-grip or tab-handled syringe, the medication withdrawn into the pistol-grip syringe can be more easily administered from the syringe barrel. In some embodiments, the syringe adapter will be replaced with a needle prior to injecting the medication, while in some other embodiments, the needle is affixed to the in-place syringe adapter for the injection. In yet other embodiments, the needle is affixed to a needle holder that, in turn, is affixed to the in-place syringe adapter for the injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: James T. Doubet, Paul D. Doubet
  • Patent number: 11058842
    Abstract: Nebulizer systems, adapters, methods, and apparatuses are described for a nebulizer adapter that includes a body, an inlet for aerosolized respiratory medications, a breathing gas inlet tube and outlet tube, a barrier or body, and a drain lumen port that passes from the bottom of the barrier or body of the apparatus to the exterior into a port drain. The port drain would be in fluid communication with a receptacle removably attached to the annular lid that is attached to the bottom of the adapter body for collecting condensed moisture, wherein the receptacle comprise an actuator member configured to actuate the air tight seal of the annular lid upon attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: PIVOTAL BIOTECH LLC
    Inventor: Brooke Higginbotham
  • Patent number: 10737035
    Abstract: A piston rod for a drug delivery device includes a first thread with a first inner diameter and a second thread with a second inner diameter. The first inner diameter of the first thread is smaller than the second inner diameter of the second thread. The first thread includes a first pitch and the second thread includes a second pitch. The first and the second pitch have the same magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventor: Simon Lewis Bilton
  • Patent number: 10695507
    Abstract: A needle tip (22) for being connected and disconnected in use from a needle tip support (16), comprises a needle (24) having a forward end and a rearward end and, a connector secured to the needle intermediate its ends. The connector comprises two arms (28) each extending outwardly and rearwardly relative to the needle (16) and configured to be coupled and uncoupled in use from said needle tip support, and the arms are disposed on opposite sides of the needle. Also disclosed are arrangements for storing, dispensing and later disposing such needle tips, as well as coupling interfaces between the needle tip and a needle support cap to which it is fitted in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Owen Mumford Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Evans, Toby Cowe, Colin Webb
  • Patent number: 10583280
    Abstract: A retention feature configured to provide interference between a threaded connection of a Luer access device and a separate device, wherein the Luer access device further comprises a septum that provides a soft interfaced between the two threadedly connected devices. The retention features of the instant invention are designed to provide the user with a tactile sensation of a tightening threaded connection, despite a soft interface between the interconnected devices. The retention features of the instant invention further prevent “spring back” and unintentional disengagement of the interconnected devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kelly Christensen, Venugopal Ghatikar, Bryan F. Bihlmaier, Weston F. Harding
  • Patent number: 10463803
    Abstract: An injection device tip includes a body configured to be removably connected to an injection device. A needle has a first portion projecting out from the body and a second portion projecting into a space within the body. The body includes at least one of; at least one slot separating flexible portions which can be deflected outwardly to cause release of an engagement between the body and a proximal end of the injection device, at least one slot separating flexible portions which can be deflected outwardly to cause release of a thread engagement, at least one frangible connection arranged on the body, at least one indicator arrangement on the body which provides a visual indication that the pen needle has been previously used, and at least one spacing separating two generally semi-circular or generally semi-cylindrical flexible portions which can be deflected outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: STAT MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Steven Schraga
  • Patent number: 10258540
    Abstract: An adaptor intended to be mounted on a distal tip of a drug delivery device is provided. The distal tip defines an axial passageway for transfer of a product contained in the drug delivery device. The adaptor has a longitudinal axis A aligned on the axial passageway. The adaptor includes: a connection member for connecting the adaptor to a connector; an inner ring releasably engageable on the distal tip; and a compression component separate from the inner ring and configured to be unreleasably snap-fitted onto the inner ring engaged on the distal tip by proximal movement of the compression component with respect to the inner ring. The compression component is configured to exert a centripetal pressure on the inner ring so as to prevent axial movement of the inner ring with respect to the distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson France
    Inventors: Gilbert Poncon, Guillaume Grunhut
  • Patent number: 10220160
    Abstract: A pen needle hub and cover for a pen needle assembly that provides tactile and/or audible indicia of proper attachment between the hub of the pen needle and the pen is provided. Such indicia substantially prevent under- and over-torquing of the pen needle. The tactile indicia may include a user sensing a wave of a torque of peak value followed by a torque of lesser value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Tieming Ruan, Abhijitsinh S. Raj, Joshua D. Horvath, Adam Gold
  • Patent number: 10188847
    Abstract: A medical device which absorbs a difference in dimension between the members, can be applied to an existing device without generating a dead space in a flow path of a therapeutic substance when administrating the therapeutic substance, and is high in versatility. The medical device includes a feeding member, a connected member and a joint member, and the joint member includes an inner tapered portion and an outer tapered portion, the joint member is configured so that the tip end of the joint member is located on the inner tapered connecting portion when the joint member is connected to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: HI-LEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu Tohse, Junji Fujita, Akihiro Ametani, Akihisa Ishii, Shinichi Hori, Atsushi Hori
  • Patent number: 10130770
    Abstract: An enteral feeding syringe assembly includes a syringe including an engagement surface. A projecting connector portion extends from the engagement surface. A connector is configured for attachment to the syringe to connect the syringe to a fluid conduit or reservoir. The connector includes a male connector portion including a rim and a passage extending through the male connector portion. The projecting connector portion of the syringe is sized and shaped to be received in the male connector portion of the connector when the connector is attached to the syringe such that an exterior wall of the projecting connector portion sealingly engages the male connector portion within the passage of the male connector portion and the rim of the male connector portion engages the engagement surface of the syringe sealing the male connector portion around the projecting connector portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KPR U.S., LLC
    Inventors: David Rork Swisher, Sandra Walker, Timothy Eckenroth
  • Patent number: 10124123
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reusable syringe with a syringe body for receiving an ampoule. At the front end of the syringe body there is an opening which defines an axis along which a needle can be inserted. A plurality of holding segments are arranged around this axis and engage behind a needle carrier in the longitudinal direction. According to the invention, a holding segment designed as a thread part is movable in the radial direction. The invention further relates to a system composed of a reusable syringe, a needle carrier, and a container for used needles. Moreover, the invention includes an associated method for connecting and releasing a needle of a reusable syringe. The movable holding segment facilitates the release of the threaded connection of the needle carrier from the syringe body and makes the reusable syringe safer to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: TRANSCODENT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Philipp Rolle
  • Patent number: 9658207
    Abstract: A microfilter comprising a polymer layer formed from epoxy-based photo-definable dry film, and a plurality of apertures each extending through the polymer layer. A microfilter comprising two or more polymer layers formed from epoxy-based photo-definable dry film, and a plurality of apertures or open areas each extending through the polymer layer. A method of forming a microfilter is also disclosed. The method includes providing a first layer of epoxy-based photo-definable dry film disposed on a substrate, exposing the first layer to energy through a mask to form a pattern, defined by the mask, in the first layer of dry film, forming, from the exposed first layer of dry film, a polymer layer having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the plurality of apertures having a distribution defined by the pattern, and removing the polymer layer from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: CREATV MICROTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Cha-Mei Tang, Yunqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9592341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for use in a drug delivery device comprising a cartridge holder, the cartridge holder comprising an opening at its distal end, a needle holder and one or more intermediate elements, wherein when the needle holder is mounted to the cartridge holder and the one or more intermediate elements are arranged in the opening of the cartridge holder whereby the size of the free space within the opening is reduced. Furthermore, it relates to a drug delivery device which is comprising such an arrangement and to a method for stabilizing a septum located at the distal end of a medicament cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Günther Sendatzki, Axel Teucher, Axel Forstreuter, Rainer Dönig
  • Patent number: 9468721
    Abstract: An injection device for automatically combining two substances, including a body and a cartridge displaceably disposed within the body having a first chamber for containing a first substance, a second chamber for containing a second substance, a first stopper displaceably disposed within the cartridge separating the first and second chambers, a second stopper displaceably disposed within the cartridge defining an end of the second chamber. The device also includes a needle hub displaceably disposed within the body having threads thereon for connecting a pen needle to the injection device. The device additionally includes a plunger displaceably disposed within the body, a biasing member, a sleeve, biased by the biasing member and communicating the bias to the plunger, and an activation button radially displaceable with respect to the body to selectively release the sleeve to drive the plunger and automatically mix the first and second substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Richard Cronenberg
  • Patent number: 9381303
    Abstract: A pen needle includes a hub having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end. A needle is connected to the hub and extends through the first opening at the first end. Access to the needle through the second opening is prevented by a sterility barrier, which has a movable portion that is moved along a longitudinal axis of the needle to provide access to the needle. A storage container includes a housing having a plurality of cavities to receive a plurality of pen needles. A cover is rotatably connected to the housing and is rotated such that an access portion thereof is aligned with one of the cavities, thereby providing access to the pen needle in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Raj Abhijitsinh, Sean Sullivan, Robert Banik, James S. Bates, Cole Constantineau, Ryan Schoonmaker, Michel Bruehwiler, Joshua D. Horvath, Doug Lawrence
  • Patent number: 9205245
    Abstract: A female-side connector having a lock mechanism for obtaining a favorable fastening force constantly. The female-side connector includes a central axis of a root in a male screw portion of a female-side lock portion that is screwed together with a female screw portion of a male-side lock portion in a male-side connector that intersects at a predetermined angle relative to a central axis of a thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOP
    Inventors: Minoru Someya, Seiichi Iida
  • Publication number: 20150148755
    Abstract: A syringe is provided. A front end of a barrel has an annular blocking portion which has at least two projections and at least two engaging slots defined by the projections, and one side of each projection has a guiding face. A connector which has at least two blocking members arranged circumferentially is assembled to the front end of the barrel, and one side of each blocking member has an incline. The blocking members are respectively received in the engaging slots and blocked by the projections. A plunger is movably received in the barrel, wherein a front end thereof is movable and abuttable correspondingly against the bottom of the connector, and the front end of the plunger is connected with the bottom of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: YUE PFONG INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: YU-LIN LAI
  • Patent number: 9033937
    Abstract: A syringe with a syringe cylinder has a Luer-lock connection arranged at an axial end of the syringe cylinder. The Luer-lock connection includes a Luer cone and a rotatable threaded sleeve surrounding this. The rotatable threaded sleeve of the Luer-lock connection includes a radially outwardly directed prominence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Transcoject GmbH
    Inventor: Jochen Heinz
  • Patent number: 8979804
    Abstract: A needleless connector includes a hollow connector, a spring, and a switch assembly. The inner perimeter of the hollow connector forms a first annular wall and a second annular wall. The spring is disposed in the hollow connector. The switch assembly has a stop member and a guide tube connected to the stop member, the stop member being pressed between the annular block and the spring, the guide tube being disposed in the hollow connector, the external perimeter of the stop member forming a first annular portion against the first annular wall and a second annular portion against the second annular wall, a groove being disposed between the first annular portion and the second annular portion of the stop member, the groove being connected to the guide tube. Thus, the integral structure stability and good closing performance are achieved such that the outside air cannot leak into the connector structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Pacific Hospital Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Chi Ho, Ming-Chung Chen
  • Publication number: 20150045744
    Abstract: A connector mountable to a syringe barrel has a proximal barrel-engaging portion, a distal luer fitment portion, and a fluid aperture therethrough. The barrel-engaging portion of the connector includes an axial ledge configured to abut the axial distal edge of a glass syringe barrel. The connector facilitates mounting a luer assembly to the barrel. The luer assembly may be a tip cap, a luer needle assembly, or a luer needle-less assembly, having a complementary luer fitment for connection to the luer fitment portion of the connector. The connector and syringe may further include an immobile, compressible needle seal. The needle seal is adjacent to or engageable with the barrel-engaging portion of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jyoti Gupta, Brandon J. McKee
  • Publication number: 20150045731
    Abstract: A connector mountable to a syringe barrel has a proximal barrel-engaging portion, a distal luer fitment portion, and a fluid aperture therethrough. The barrel-engaging portion of the connector includes an axial ledge configured to abut the axial distal edge of a glass syringe barrel. The connector facilitates mounting a luer assembly to the barrel. The luer assembly may be a tip cap having a complementary luer fitment for connection to the luer fitment portion of the connector. The luer assembly may be a luer needle assembly having a complementary luer fitment for connection to the luer fitment portion of the connector. The connector and syringe may further include an immobile, compressible needle seal. The needle seal is adjacent to or engageable with the barrel-engaging portion of the connector. The syringe may be configured with a plunger capable of engaging a retractable needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jyoti Gupta, Brandon J. McKee, Daniel A. Heinsbergen
  • Publication number: 20150011945
    Abstract: A retractable syringe comprises a cutting head mounted on a plunger of the syringe. When the plunger is advanced to expel fluid from the syringe, the cutting crown cuts a retention mechanism which holds a needle unit of the syringe, allowing a drive mechanism to drive the needle unit into the syringe. The cutting crown is shaped to reduce the force which has to be applied to cut the retention mechanism. Furthermore, a disposable needle assembly for attachment to a syringe unit comprises a needle and connector element for connecting the needle to the syringe unit. The connector element encircles the needle and has a thread on its outer surface for mating with the syringe unit. When the needle assembly is mated with the syringe, a central bore of substantially constant bore extends from the tip of the needle into the interior chamber of the syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Teoh Hwa ANG
  • Publication number: 20150005715
    Abstract: A medical connector includes a body defining a lumen for fluid flow through the medical connector. The medical connector includes a luer member and an annular member disposed about the luer member. The annular member includes internal and/or external engagement structures. The medical connector may be provided on the outlet of a syringe or on a catheter. A fluid path is disclosed including a first section and a second section. The first and second sections may each include a medical connector to provide a removable connection with a syringe and a catheter, respectively. The medical connector may provide a removable connection between the first and second sections. A fluid delivery system is disclosed including an injector, a syringe operatively associated with the injector, and a fluid path connecting the syringe and a source of injection. The medical connector may provide a removable connection between the syringe and fluid path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin P. Cowan, Joseph B. Havrilla, Frederick W. Trombley, III
  • Publication number: 20140350521
    Abstract: The fluid injector system includes a source of injection fluid, a pump device, a fluid control device operably associated with the pump device, and a fluid path set in fluid connection with the source of injection fluid and the pump device. The fluid path set includes a multi-patient fluid path section adapted for fluid connection to at least one pressurizing device, a per-patient fluid path section adapted for fluid connection with a patient and comprising at least one check valve, and a connector for removably and fluidly connecting the multi-patient fluid path section with the per-patient fluid path section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Michael A. Spohn, Michael J. Swantner
  • Patent number: 8876785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a delivery member attachment device (10) comprising a neck (12) having an inner space intended to accommodate a connection part of a medicament container, which neck (12) is intended to receive a delivery member (30) for creating a passage between the medicament container via the connection part and through the delivery member, that said neck (12) is arranged with threads (14) arranged to engage with corresponding threads (34) of an attachment part (32 of said delivery member (30), and wherein said neck (12) further is arranged with a number of slits (16) providing a number of tongues (18) between said slits, and wherein said tongues (18) are arranged to flex inwards, when a delivery member (30) is to be attached, to allow an axial pushing of said attachment part (32) onto, and in engagement with, said neck (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Anders Holmqvist
  • Patent number: 8864740
    Abstract: A needle assembly comprises a body configured for attachment to a drug delivery device. The body defines a cavity. A septum is positioned within the cavity and a stopper positioned within the cavity such that the cavity, septum, and stopper define a reservoir. A double ended needle is positioned in the stopper and septum, the needle comprising a proximal end and a distal end. A release mechanism is positioned near a distal end of the body. A biasing element is positioned to drive the stopper. During a dose dispensing step, the release mechanism drives the proximal end of the needle out of the septum so that the proximal end resides in said reservoir. The biasing element may also drive the stopper proximally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Daniel Wagner, Houda Mihad
  • Patent number: 8852167
    Abstract: A medical connector includes a body defining a lumen for fluid flow through the medical connector. The medical connector includes a luer member and an annular member disposed about the luer member. The annular member includes internal and/or external engagement structures. The medical connector may be provided on the outlet of a syringe or on a catheter. A fluid path is disclosed including a first section and a second section. The first and second sections may each include a medical connector to provide a removable connection with a syringe and a catheter, respectively. The medical connector may provide a removable connection between the first and second sections. A fluid delivery system is disclosed including an injector, a syringe operatively associated with the injector, and a fluid path connecting the syringe and a source of injection. The medical connector may provide a removable connection between the syringe and fluid path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Medical Care Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick W. Trombley, III, Kevin P. Cowan, Kraig McEwen, Joseph B. Havrilla
  • Patent number: 8790330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection arrangement and a method of assembly, for providing a substantially tamper resistant connection with at least a first medical device. The connection arrangement having a center axis, the connection arrangement comprises; a first connection member for connection to the first medical device by means of a rotational motion in a first direction, and a body. Additionally the first connection member and the body are connected directly or indirectly together via at least one designated ruptureable retaining member, the designated ruptureable retaining member is arranged to rupture at a predetermined breaking force, wherein the first connection member, and thereby the first medical device after assembly, can be displaced with respect to the body after rupture. The present invention provides for a substantially tamper safe connection arrangement which disables accidents such as wrongly disengage a connected medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Carmel Pharma AB
    Inventor: Tobias Rosenquist
  • Publication number: 20140163468
    Abstract: A cap for a cartridge having a bead at the distal end is disclosed. The cap comprises: a main body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a bore that receives the cartridge, the main body further comprising a first segment and a second segment; and a retention feature on the main body suitable for snapping under the bead of the cartridge for securing the cap to the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Richard James Vincent Avery, Joseph Butler
  • Patent number: 8708970
    Abstract: An injection needle assembly is presented having a tubular needle holder with distal and proximal engagement means, a tubular cap having proximal inner and outer engagement means, a tubular needle cover having a first engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal engagement means, and second engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal outer engagement means of the cap. The needle cover is arranged to be displaced from a first position wherein the second engagement means and the proximal outer engagement means prevents the needle cover and the needle holder to be axially displaced by a linear displacement, to a second position wherein the needle cover and the needle holder are distally displaced. The proximal inner engagement means of the cap and the distal engagement means of the needle holder prevents the needle holder to be proximally displaced but allows the needle cover to be distally displaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, David De Salvo, Antonio Bendek
  • Patent number: 8708975
    Abstract: A syringe comprising a first coding feature for mechanical interaction with a second coding feature of an auto-injector device is provided. The first coding feature is designed such that the syringe is only mountable in an auto-injector device having a second coding feature mating the first coding feature. Furthermore, an auto-injector device having a housing, wherein a syringe can be mounted, and a set of at least two auto-injector devices and syringes are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Heald
  • Patent number: 8684979
    Abstract: A discriminating connector system for medical use. The connector system includes a male connector and a female connector. A standoff of the male connector forms a sealed, fluid connection with a receptacle of the female connector for fluid flow between conduits connected to the male and female connectors. The construction of the connector system prevents connection of either the male or female connector to other non-conforming connectors or syringes commonly found in medical environments, such as male and female luer-lock connectors and syringes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Ciara Deighan, Paul J. Daly, Alan Fitzgerald, David Rork Swisher
  • Patent number: 8672902
    Abstract: A pen needle hub and cover for a pen needle assembly that provides tactile and/or audible indicia of proper attachment between the hub of the pen needle and the pen is provided. Such indicia substantially prevent under- and over-torquing of the pen needle. The tactile indicia may include a user sensing a wave of a torque of peak value followed by a torque of lesser value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Tieming Ruan, Abhijitsinh S. Raj, Joshua David Horvath, Adam Gold
  • Publication number: 20140052078
    Abstract: A syringe with a syringe cylinder has a Luer-lock connection arranged at an axial end of the syringe cylinder. The Luer-lock connection includes a Luer cone and a rotatable threaded sleeve surrounding this. The rotatable threaded sleeve of the Luer-lock connection includes a radially outwardly directed prominence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Transcoject GmbH
    Inventor: Jochen HEINZ
  • Publication number: 20140039414
    Abstract: A needle assembly has a needle hub that has a body to which are formed two plates at opposite sides thereof in a parallel relationship. The plates have respective upper edges and lower edges that lie substantially along respective planes, so that the needle hub may be stably placed onto a surface by means of the respective edges. A partition is formed orthogonally proximate to the front ends of the parallel plates. The partition and the parallel plates together provide upper and lower three point stable supports for the needle hub. A notch at the partition provides a guided line of sight to the tip of the needle for the user. The connector at the proximal portion of the needle hub has a non-conventional configuration that allows it to mate only with a counterpart special connector of a fluid conveying device that has a complementary non-conventional configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.
    Inventor: Geoff Clark
  • Publication number: 20140025017
    Abstract: The present invention provides a barrel with a cap, a pre-filled syringe, and a cap with a connector that are available for both connection-receiving bodies of the Luer lock type and connection-receiving bodies of the slip-in type. The present invention is characterized by including: a connector (3) that is detachably coupled to a cap (2) so as to be separated from the barrel (1) together with the cap (2) when the connector (3) is located at an initial position where the connector (3) is attached to a barrel (1) via the cap (2); and a connector-side engaging part 33 that engages a barrel-side engaging part (13) of the barrel (1) when the connector (3) is located at an attached position that is located closer to a proximal end in an axial direction of the barrel (1) than the initial position is, thereby allowing the connector (3) to remain attached to the barrel (1) by being detached from the cap (2) separated from a nozzle (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Taiji Horita, Norihiko Asahi, Ippei Matsumoto, Kensuke Taniguchi, Takeshi Karasawa, Akemi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140025018
    Abstract: A needle mounting system and methods for mounting a needle assembly on a needle mount are disclosed. The needle mounting system includes a needle hub having protrusions extending radially inward. A needle mount has a plurality of slots to receive the protrusions. The slots have a first portion that defines a passageway substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the needle mount and a second portion substantially perpendicular to the axis. The needle hub and mount provide a method wherein a needle assembly may be mounted on an injection device without completely rotating the needle hub relative to the needle mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: NOVO NORDISK A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Sonderskov Klint, Jim Radmer, Jorgen K. Smedegaard, Jan Frank Nielsen, Peter Moller Jensen, Jens Moller Jensen
  • Publication number: 20130331799
    Abstract: The invention relates to a needle adapter for coupling a needle to an injection device. The needle adapter comprises a proximal portion for receiving a distal end of the injection device, and a distal portion having an opening for receiving the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Verena Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20130317451
    Abstract: A syringe cap or needle attachment includes an interior coupling region with sharp, rigid spirals to thread soft plastic syringe ends during attachment and form a secure mechanical fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Lipovera, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel A. Del Vecchio
  • Patent number: 8579869
    Abstract: A needle mounting system and methods for mounting a needle assembly on a needle mount are disclosed. The needle mounting system includes a needle hub having protrusions extending radially inward. A needle mount has a plurality of slots to receive the protrusions. The slots have a first portion that defines a passageway substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the needle mount and a second portion substantially perpendicular to the axis. The needle hub and mount provide a method wherein a needle assembly may be mounted on an injection device without completely rotating the needle hub relative to the needle mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Sonderskov Klint, Jim Radmer, Jorgen K Smedegaard, Jan Frank Nielsen, Peter Moller Jensen, Jens Moller Jensen
  • Publication number: 20130281942
    Abstract: A cartridge holder suitable for an injection device is proposed. The injection device is adapted to administer a dose of a medicament to a patient. The cartridge holder is adapted to receive a medical cartridge containing the dose of the medicament. The cartridge holder comprises an annular collar with a first set (S1) of first detents arranged around a circumference of the annular collar. Each first detent projects from an inner surface of the annular collar in a radial inward direction. The first detent is adapted to engage a corresponding second detent of the medical cartridge to mount the medical cartridge to the cartridge holder. The first detent is resiliently arranged and/or supported so as to provide a unidirectional torque limiter that restricts a maximal torque between the cartridge holder and the medical cartridge in a first rotational direction (R1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl
  • Publication number: 20130231614
    Abstract: A dedicated needle assembly (300) that can be attached only to a dedicated drug delivery device (400) is disclosed. The dedicated needle assembly (300) comprises a connecting body (320) extending from a distal end to a proximal end. A dedicated mechanical coupling (310) is configured at the proximal end of the connecting body (320). The dedicated mechanical coupling (310) forms a releasable connection to a distal end of the dedicated drug delivery device (400). The dedicated needle assembly (300) may comprise a medicated module or, alternatively, a non-medicated module. In one arrangement, the dedicated mechanical coupling (310) is integral with the dedicated needle assembly (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: John David Cross, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Alasdair George Young
  • Publication number: 20130184655
    Abstract: A syringe assembly including a syringe and a safety device, the syringe including a barrel of tubular shape, the safety device including a member of tubular shape referred to as a syringe support in which the barrel is arranged such that the syringe support and the barrel are secured on the same axis. The syringe barrel has a flange at a proximal end that is prevented from moving in translation between a peripheral bearing seat and an abutment of the support. Interposed between the seat and the flange, the assembly includes at least one compression pad between the seat and the flange and made of a material presenting a coefficient of friction relative to at least one of the materials of the flange and of the seat that is greater than the coefficient of friction of the materials of the flange and of the seat relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Sylvain Lanzi, Pascal Dugand, Thierry Rimlinger
  • Patent number: 8486043
    Abstract: Described here are unit dose containers, methods, and kits for treating asthma and other pulmonary conditions by nebulization. The unit doses of active agents are provided in a low volume formulation, which results in faster nebulization of the unit doses. The containers are also formed to minimize internal surface area so that effective re-dispersion of the active agents can be achieved while reducing adsorption to the walls of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Laxmi Iyer, Paul S. Uster
  • Patent number: RE44640
    Abstract: An injector cap including a sleeve and a blocking means, wherein the sleeve is mounted slidably on a portion of an injection device, e.g., on an ampoule support, is forced by a pre-tensioning means into a first position in which it covers a cannula carried by the injection device, and can be slid against the pre-tensioning means into a second position in which the cannula emerges from the end of the sleeve, and wherein the blocking means non-detachably blocks the sleeve against sliding when it has been returned from the second position to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventor: Hanspeter Heiniger