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Ampoule applicator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-01-15
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1983-01-15
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Dunmire Hannah
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 22:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/20; A61M5/2033; A61M5/28; A61M5/281; A61M5/282; A61M5/206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
IN AN AMPOULE APPLICATOR PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR USE WITH A HYPODERMIC AMPOULE HAVING A NEEDLE HOUSED THEREIN AND HAVING A DIAPHRAG, ADAPTED TO BE PUNCTURED BY THE NEEDLE, SAID APPLICATOR COMPRISING A HOLLOW BODY HAVING A TRANSVERSE END WALL DEFINING ONE END OF AN AMPOULE RECEIVING CHAMBER, AND HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH THE NEEDLE OF THE AMPOULE CAN PASS, AND BEING RECESSED TO DEFINE AN EXTERNAL CONCAVITY, PLUNGER MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID HOLLOW BODY FOR ENGAGING AN AMPOULE PLACED IN SAID CHAMBER AND COLLAPSING IT AGAINST SAID END WALL TO DRIVE THE NEEDLE THROUGH SAID OPENING, AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID PLUNGER, THE IMPROVEMENT WHEREIN THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID END WALL IS FLAT IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF THE BODY, SAID BODY HAS MEANS TO RETAIN THE AMPOULE AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID END WALL, AND THE RATIO OF THE AXIS DEPTH OF THE CONCAVITY AT ITS VERTEX TO THE DIAMETER OF THE CONCAVITY BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT .045 TO ABOUT .065.
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