| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 604195000 | Portion of body entering conduit stored in material receiving syringe reservoir | 42 |
| 20080287881 | Syringe for use with nuclear medicines - A no leak syringe has:
| 11-20-2008 |
| 20080306450 | Stick-resistant medication administration system - A medication administration system is provided whereby a user can administer medication via intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous routes from a single device in a safe and controlled manner, and without the danger of a needle-stick injury. The system essentially consists of a syringe-like device that is a closed system having an aseptic fluid path. The device includes a syringe body having an integrally disposed needle assembly and a plunger; a hollow casing with a syringe flange holder disposed at one end; a hollow needle-guard that is moveable both coaxially and telescopically within the casing and over the syringe assembly; an end cap which joins with the casing and holds the syringe assembly in a fixed position; an elastic means to urge the needle guard towards its most forward position; a locking means to lock the device while at rest; and a coupling adapter which joins at one end of the needle guard, limits the forward travel of the needle, creates a closed and aseptic fluid path to an IV port, and includes a means to join to the IV port, thereby completing the closed system without ever exposing the needle. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090018511 | Winged Medical Needle Device - The medical needle device of the present invention includes: a shield | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090118676 | SAFETY NEEDLE - A packing sleeve for use with a safety needle that automatically covers a tip of a needle following removal of the needle from a patient includes a generally hollow body having a longitudinal axis and a distal end and an open proximal end. The body surrounds at least a portion of the safety needle and has at least one track having an activation leg and a releasing leg. The at least one track is in sliding engagement with at least one member of the safety needle such that the motion of a portion of the safety needle relative to the body is dictated by a path the at least one member follows along the respective at least one track. The safety needle is in an initial position when the at least one member is proximate a first end of the activation leg and in an intermediate position when the at least one member is proximate a second end of the activation leg. The releasing leg extends from the second end of the activation leg and allows the at least one member to be slid toward and then removed from the proximal end of the body. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090124979 | INSERTION DEVICES FOR INFUSION DEVICES - An insertion device for inserting an infusion device at least partially into skin for subcutaneous infusion can comprise a sleeve having a lower surface that is configured to engage the skin, a shuttle or carriage to carry the infusion device between a retracted position and an advanced position; at least a first biasing member to urge the shuttle or carriage toward the advanced position, and an actuator to cause the first biasing member to urge the carriage from the retracted position to the advanced position. In some embodiments, the insertion device can further comprise a hub and at least a second biasing member to urge the hub away from the shuttle or carriage. In some embodiments, the insertion device can further comprise a needle attached to the hub. Methods for inserting an infusion device and various other features that can be comprised by an insertion device are also disclosed. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090137963 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A RETRACTABLE NEEDLE - A medical device having a main body, an actuator and a needle, the needle able to be retracted into the main body, the main body having a chamber which is under reduced pressure or can be placed under reduced pressure, the needle attached or attachable to a retraction member movable between a forward position with the needle extending from the main body and a retracted position with the needle within the main body, the retraction member additionally movable between a held position preventing retraction and a release position where rotation of the actuator allows the retraction member to be retracted into the vacuum chamber by the reduced pressure of the chamber. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090157011 | Safety Needle Assembly - A safety needle assembly is disclosed which includes a housing, a needle extending distally from the housing, a slide member positioned within the housing and configured to move distally about the needle and at least one actuation member. The actuation member is supported on the housing and has a proximal end secured to the housing, a distal end obstructing distal movement of the slide member and a centrally located fulcrum. A biasing member is positioned within the housing to advance the slide member distally along the needle. A cover member is operably connected to the slide member and is configured to enclose a distal end of the needle. The actuation member is configured such that actuation of the actuation member pivots the distal end of the actuation member to facilitate distal movement of the slide member. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090177166 | Safe Medical Syringe With an Automatic Slowly Retractable Needle - A needle gradually auto-retractable safety medical syringe includes a hollow barrel, a plunger provided in the barrel, a piston provided on the head of the plunger, a hub provided on the head of the barrel. The hub includes an elastic connecting hub providing with a needle and a hub sheath for fixing the elastic connecting hub, the elastic connecting hub may be disengaged with the head of the barrel and retracted with the effect of a spring after having finished the injection, a regually retractable bracket which are integrated with each other, the regually retractable bracket forms with at least two elastic supporting claws engaged to the inner wall of the pushing tube of the front end of the plunger after the injection finished, the elastic connecting hub allows the regually retractable device to retract in the barrel with the effect of the spring, and allows the needle to be drawn into the barrel. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090240209 | Syringe Guard for Pre-Filled Medicament Vial - A device for expelling fluid from a pre-filled vial includes a hollow needle that is axially mounted on a syringe body. A guard, also mounted on the syringe body, is moveable between a first position wherein it is held to expose a distal portion of the needle and a second position wherein, after being released, it covers the distal portion. In operation, the vial is engaged in fluid communication with the needle, and it is then advanced on the syringe body. During this advancement, fluid is expelled from the vial through the needle, and the vial releases the guard for its movement from the first to the second position. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090259195 | Prepacked automatic retractable safety syringe - This invention of a prepacked automatic retractable safety syringe comprises a needle hub with a needle tube and a rubber washer, a cap, a barrel, a spring, a vial, and a retractable plunger. To prevent or reduce injuries of needle stab and protect medical staffs, a forward action of the vial plus the needle hub compressed by the retractable plunger can drive a sliding movement between slides on the needle hub and snap hooks on the barrel via the spring's force to complete automatic retraction of the needle hub as well as the vial when an injection is finished. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090287159 | Safety Needle with Positive Flush - A safety needle device and method of supplying fluid to a vascular access port is described. The device may include a base member, a handle member, and a compressible member positioned between the handle member and a compression plate. The compressible member is coupled to a proximal end of a needle. Following the delivery of fluid to a vascular access port, the needle is removed by moving the handle member away from the base member, which collapses the compressible member, flushing fluid into the vascular access port to substantially replace a volume of the needle. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100125252 | SAFETY SYRINGE - A safety syringe includes an outer barrel, a needle unit, an outer barrel plug, an inner barrel, an inner barrel plug, a needle clamper, and a vacuum generating device. The needle unit is disposed within the front end of the outer barrel. The outer barrel plug is disposed within the outer barrel; the outer barrel plug is connected with the needle unit so as to fix the needle unit. The inner barrel plug is disposed within the front end of the inner barrel. The needle clamper is connected with the inner barrel plug. The needle clamper is able to clamp a rear opening of the needle unit. The vacuum generating device is disposed within the inner barrel, and the needle unit can be retracted into the inner barrel by the low pressure which is generated by the vacuum generating device. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100179486 | AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTABLE SAFETY INJECTOR FOR NON-LIQUID MATERIAL - A safety injector comprises a needle hub attached by a needle, a hollow barrel for engaging with the needle hub and guiding the needle hub to retract into the hollow barrel, and a plunger combination settled in the hollow barrel. The plunger combination comprises a retractable plunger and a hollow plunger partially telescoped with the retractable plunger, wherein at least one raised portion is formed on an outer wall of the retractable plunger and at a telescoping portion for engaging at least one depression formed on an inner wall of the hollow plunger so that when the plunger combination continuously receives a pushing force after the safety injector is used to perform the injection operation, the retractable plunger can smoothly retract into the hollow plunger. Consequently, a space in the hollow barrel can be spared for accommodating the retracted needle hub. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100280460 | Automatic Injection Device - An automatic injection device ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100286621 | SAFETY SYRINGE - A safety syringe includes a syringe cylinder, a push rod inserted in the syringe cylinder to push the medicinal liquid, a seat disposed at a front end of the syringe cylinder to receive a syringe needle, wherein the push rod includes a pushing knob with a through bore mounted at a top end thereof; and the seat includes a connection unit provided at a rear end thereof, the pushing knob allows to be pushed into the connection unit, because the pushing knob is pressed to reduce its outer diameter by using the through bore, thereby prevent injuring medicinal personals and obtaining safe protection. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100318037 | AUTOMATIC INJECTOR - An automatic injector dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament without a user having to manually force the needle into an injection site. The automatic injector includes a needle cover having a locked retracted position with respect to the injector housing prior to a medicament dispensing operation. The needle cover is operative to engage an injection site prior to a medicament dispensing operation. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110071476 | SAFETY SYRINGE - A safety syringe adapted consists of an outer casing that supports a conventional hypodermic needle and an inner casing which supports a blunt cannula that is disposed inside the inner lumen of the hypodermic needle. The inner casing is keyed to the outer casing by one or more pins that engage helical tracks formed along the inner surface of the outer casing. Rotation of the inner casing relative to the outer casing advances the inner casing so that the blunt cannula is moved from a retracted position within the needle to an extended position in which the blunt end of the cannula extends beyond the tip of the needle. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110092913 | SAFETY SYRINGE WITH A NEEDLE RETRACTION DEVICE - A safety syringe with a needle retraction device includes a syringe cylinder, a push rod inserted in the syringe cylinder to push the medicinal liquid, a seat disposed at a front end of the syringe cylinder to receive a syringe needle, wherein the push rod includes a pushing knob with a through bore mounted at a top end thereof; and the seat includes a connection unit provided at a rear end thereof, the pushing knob allows to be pushed into the connection unit, because the pushing knob is pressed to reduce its outer diameter by using the through bore, thereby prevent injuring medicinal personals and obtaining safe protection. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110295214 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120143144 | PRE-FILLED SYRINGE INCLUDING AN OXYGEN ABSORBER - The invention provides a syringe or autoinjector for dispensing a drug comprising a rigid syringe body containing the drug, an oxygen absorbing material, a separating element between the drug and oxygen absorbing material to prevent the drug from contacting the oxygen absorbing material but which allows oxygen to pass from the drug to the oxygen absorbing material, and an oxygen impermeable container enclosing both the drug and the oxygen absorbing material, wherein the oxygen impermeable container partially or fully forms the rigid syringe body or is held within the rigid syringe body. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130018324 | INJECTION DEVICEAANM Reynolds; David L.AACI BromontAACO CAAAGP Reynolds; David L. Bromont CAAANM MacDonald; DanielAACI BromontAACO CAAAGP MacDonald; Daniel Bromont CAAANM Tremblay; YanAACI OrfordAACO CAAAGP Tremblay; Yan Orford CAAANM Trepanier; JulieAACI SherbrookeAACO CAAAGP Trepanier; Julie Sherbrooke CA - An injection device ( | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130184649 | MEDICAL INJECTOR WITH COMPLIANCE TRACKING AND MONITORING - A system includes a medicament delivery device and a container configured to receive at least a portion of the medicament delivery device. The medicament delivery device includes an actuator and a first electronic circuit system. The actuator is configured to initiate delivery of a medicament into a body when the actuator is moved from a first position to a second position. The first electronic circuit system is configured to output a first electronic signal when the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position. The container includes a second electronic circuit system configured to receive the first electronic signal. The second electronic circuit system is configured to output a second electronic signal associated with the first electronic signal. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130245564 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A SYRINGE - A safety device is adapted to be sleeved on a needle unit of a syringe. The safety device includes a barrel unit movable with respect to a base seat of the needle unit and having a connecting end portion and a flexible end portion that has a pair of coupling sections provided respectively with first and second engaging members. The flexible end portion is operable between an opened state, where the coupling sections define an opening that permits extension of a cannula of the needle unit when the barrel unit is in a retracted state, and a closed state, where the flexible end portion deforms to result in engagement between the first and second engaging members to thereby close the opening when the barrel unit is moved to an extended state. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140180216 | PREFILLABLE AUTO-RETRACTABLE SAFETY SYRINGE - A retractable safety syringe includes a retractable needle hub holding a needle and having a first guiding means; and a hollow barrel having a second guiding means set correspondingly to the first guiding means; and a collapsible plunger comprising of a first plunger element having a protrusion releasably coupled with a second plunger element having a longitudinal slot with a pinched zone to curb the movement of said protrusion; and a spring disposed between the needle hub and hollow barrel and acts between the needle hub and the hollow barrel. The uncoupling of the collapsible plunger triggers the retraction mechanism to enable the needle hub to retract into the barrel by the decompression force of a spring. The reliability of retraction is further improved by a longitudinal slot and a protrusion to facilitate the retreating of the collapsible plunger in an orderly way. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20150119812 | AN AUTOINJECTOR - An autoinjector having a lower body receiving a tank containing fluid product and a piston and a needle. The autoinjector including a central body fastened to the lower body and an actuating sleeve provided with a contact end that contacts the body of the user, the actuating sleeve moveable between a projected position and an actuation position. The actuating sleeve is in a projected position prior to and after actuation of the autoinjector, an injection mechanism is provided to inject the fluid product through the needle when the needle is in an injection position in which it is inserted in the body of the user. The autoinjector includes a tank movement device to move the needle towards the injection position, the tank movement device triggering the injection mechanism only after the needle has reached its injection position. | 04-30-2015 |
| 604196000 | And extended therefrom by piston when syringe is used | 17 |
| 20090118677 | EXCHANGE NEEDLE RETRACTABLE SAFETY SYRINGE - A safety syringe comprising a syringe barrel ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090124980 | SYRINGE - In a safety syringe in which a needle and needle holder can be withdrawn into a barrel after use, the needle holder is provided with an insert having forwardly and inwardly extending resilient fingers that are cammed outward by an enlarged head formed on a projection of the plunger of the syringe, and engage a proximally facing surface on the head to connect the needle holder positively to the plunger so that the needle holder can be withdrawn into the barrel of the syringe. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090204076 | Medical Injector - A medical injector has a syringe body | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090240210 | AUTO RETRACTABLE SYRINGE - An auto-retractable safety syringe comprising a syringe barrel ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100049142 | ATTACHMENT FOR A PARENTERAL DEVICE - An attachment for a parenteral device wherein the parenteral device comprises a body defining space and a duct having an opening at its outer end, the duct in use is intended to convey parenteral fluid to or from the space, said attachment comprising a housing adapted to be removably engageable with the body and to be supported by the body, the housing having an engagement portion ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100179487 | SAFETY SYRINGE - Syringe assemblies are described with at least two co-axially positioned cylinders that move relative to one another by action of a spring. Aspects of the syringe assemblies include a protective unit in which a first cylinder of a first length is attached to a second cylinder of shorter second length. In different embodiments, a protective unit is formed of a single or singularly fabricated cylinder. The different protective units may be used with a syringe in which action of a plunger to push a plunger tip into contact with a distal wall of the syringe cylinder to discharge fluid located inside the syringe but does not immediately release the protective unit relative to the syringe cylinder to shield a needle. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100217203 | RETRACTABLE SAFETY SYRINGE - A retractable safety syringe may have a ferrule and needle which are selectively removeable from a distal end of a syringe body. In particular, the ferrule may have an annular flange. A wedge element may be frictionally engaged to the ferrule and a distal end of the syringe body. To retract the needle into the syringe body, a punch of a piston displaces the wedge element off of an annular flange of the ferrule. At about the same time, longitudinally offset tabs engage an annular flange and retract the needle into the syringe body via a retraction force created by a variable vacuum compartment or tension member. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100286622 | BARREL TYPE PLUNGER FOR USE WITH A NEEDLE-RETRACTABLE SAFETY SYRINGE AND THE SYRINGE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a needle-retractable safety including an improved barrel type plunger, including a barrel, a needle retracted trigger and a supporting member. A front portion of the barrel is fitted over a sealing rubber pad, a slotted hole is disposed at a wall of the front portion of the barrel, a bearing piece is provided in the slotted hole, and one end of the bearing piece is connected to the front side wall of the slotted hole. The barrel and supporting member are provided with a snap-in structure, respectively, which make supporting member releasably engaged in said barrel. The supporting member is able to translate backwards under the action of a needle retraction force so that said bearing piece can be returned to such a position that said needle can be retracted backwards to the interior of the barrel. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110118674 | SYRINGE WITH NEEDLE GUARD INJECTION DEVICE - The present invention provides for an injection device including a syringe with a proximal end, a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end, and a plunger inserted into the proximal end. A guard is slidable on the syringe, has a proximal end, a distal end, and is biased from a first position wherein the needle is exposed towards a second position wherein the guard covers the needle. The injection device includes first and second sets of cooperating detents for retaining the guard and syringe in the first and second positions, respectively. A latch member extends proximally from the guard that is engageable by the plunger as the plunger is depressed to release the first set of cooperating detents. Upon release, a spring element biases the guard towards the second position until the second set of cooperating detents engage and secure the guard in the second position. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120046617 | RETRACTABLE SAFETY SYRINGE - A retractable safety syringe may have a ferrule and needle which are selectively removeable from a distal end of a syringe body. In particular, the ferrule may have an annular flange. A wedge element may be frictionally engaged to the ferrule and a distal end of the syringe body. To retract the needle into the syringe body, a punch of a piston displaces the wedge element off of an annular flange of the ferrule. At about the same time, longitudinally offset tabs engage an annular flange and retract the needle into the syringe body via a retraction force created by a variable vacuum compartment or tension member. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120197209 | RELATED TO AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICES - An injection device comprises a syringe extendible against a spring bias from a retracted position in a housing to a projecting injecting position. A spring biased plunger has collapsible elbows which, when the plunger is released, initially engage the end of the syringe to drive it to the projecting position, whereupon arresting of the syringe movement causes the elbows to collapse inside the syringe to allow the plunger to engage and drive the bung. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20130138048 | AUTOINJECTOR - The invention relates to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M), comprising: an elongate housing arranged to contain a syringe, the housing having a distal end (D) and a proximal end (P) with an orifice, wherein the syringe is slidably arranged with respect to the housing, a drive spring capable of, upon activation: pushing the needle from a covered position inside the housing into an advanced position through the orifice and past the proximal end (P), and operating the syringe to supply the dose of medicament (M), and activating means arranged to lock the drive spring in a compressed state and capable of releasing the drive spring for injection, wherein the elongate housing comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion connected by a hinge, the portions rotatable about the hinge between an aligned position and a maximum opening angle, wherein the drive spring may be compressed by rotating the portions towards the maximum opening angle, wherein the activating means are arranged to lock the drive spring in the compressed state when the portions are rotated at least almost to the maximum opening angle and wherein a loading bay for holding the syringe is arranged in the proximal portion. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130317446 | Auto-Injector - The invention relates to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament, comprising:
| 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317447 | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE WITH PNEUMATIC DAMPING - An injection device for use with a syringe having a syringe body, a needle coupled thereto, and a plunger moveable through the body to eject medication from the syringe through the needle, includes a housing defining an inner space for holding a syringe and facilitating movement thereof from a first position in which the needle is contained fully within the housing and a second position in which the needle projects from the housing, and a drive member located within the inner space so that in use the drive member can engage the plunger of a syringe held within the housing. The device further includes a force applicator located within the inner space for providing a force to the drive member so as to move the syringe from the first to the second position and thereafter to move the plunger through the syringe body, a trigger mechanism, and a damper. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130338602 | PREFILLED RETRACTABLE SYRINGE, PLUNGER AND NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A retractable syringe, plunger and releasable needle assembly including a retractable needle, a needle seal, a retaining member and an ejector member. The retaining member has a mating surface for mounting to a complementary mating surface of an interior wall of a syringe barrel. The plunger comprises a plunger outer, a plunger rod frangibly connected to a controlling member, a spring and a unitary plunger seal capable of engaging the retractable needle, wherein the plunger rod, plunger outer and the controlling member co-operate to releasably maintain the spring in an initially compressed state. After delivery of fluid contents of the syringe, the plunger forces the ejector member to release the retractable needle from the retaining member. Decompression of the spring at the end of depression of the plunger facilitates retraction of the retractable needle when engaged with the unitary plunger seal. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140135705 | Auto-Injector - The invention relates to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament, comprising:
| 05-15-2014 |
| 20150148748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRUG DELIVERY WITH A SAFETY SYRINGE - One embodiment is directed to a system for injecting, comprising a syringe body defining an interior medicine chamber; a stopper member configured to be inserted into the interior medicine chamber to contain medicine within the medicine chamber; a plunger member configured to be manually manipulated to insert the stopper member relative to the syringe body; a needle having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end comprising an anchoring geometry configured to be at least partially penetrated into the stopper member such that upon retraction of the stopper member, the needle is pulled proximally along with the stopper to be at least partially contained within the interior medicine chamber; and an energy-storing member operatively coupled between the stopper member and the syringe body, the energy-storing member configured to facilitate retraction of the stopper member relative to the syringe body. | 05-28-2015 |
