US4950243A
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Syringe for one sole use
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-11-28
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Granted: 1990-08-21
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Expires: 2008-11-28
Abstract
Abstract The object of the present invention is a syringe the essential function of which is to avoid that it is used again after having been used once. This is achieved by means of a piston joined to a pusher which inside the cylinder of the syringe does not reach the end, as there has to be provided a second pusher situated preferably in the centerof same which separates the piston of the pusher resting the piston at the interior end of the syringe, and the pusher free. In order to avoid that the end joined to the needle be manipulated, there can be provided a fixed needle, or either a channel between the cylinder and the corkscrew needle, impossible to be manipulated.
Inventors
- 👤 Miracle C. Estruch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/50; A61M5/5066
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A single use hypodermic syringe, comprising, a cylinder having a tip which includes a fluid outlet opening, a piston which is movable in the cylinder to expel liquid through the fluid outlet opening, a pusher for pushing the piston forwardly toward the fluid outlet opening, said pusher having a first part that is shorter than the piston and is detachably connected to the piston, said pusher having a second part that is long enough to move the piston to the end of the cylinder, and means for detachably connecting said pusher to the piston so that said piston will not move when the pusher moves rearwardly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A single use hypodermic syringe, comprising, a cylinder having a tip which includes a fluid outlet opening, a piston which is movable in the cylinder to expel liquid through the fluid outlet opening, a pusher for pushing the piston forwardly toward the fluid outlet opening, said pusher having a first part that is shorter than the piston and is detachably connected to the piston, said pusher having a second part that is long enough to move the piston to the end of the cylinder, and means for detachably connecting said pusher to the piston so that said piston will not move when the pusher moves rearwardly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A syringe according to claim 1 wherein the pusher is connected to the piston by cohererence, said pusher being detachable from the piston in response to a slight separation force.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A syring according to claim 1 having means for limiting the movement of the first part of the pusher so that the piston must separate from the first part of the pusher before the piston is able to reach the end of the cylinder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A syringe according to claim 1 wherein the cylinder has means for preventing the piston from moving away from the end of the cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A syringe according to claim 4 wherein the means for preventing the piston from moving is an enlarged upper end within the cylinder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A syringe according to claim 4 wherein the means for preventing the piston from moving is a sawtooth device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A syringe according to claim 4 wherein the means for preventing the piston from moving includes a bulbous chamber in the cylinder which is engaged by a bulbous section on the piston.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A syringe according to claim 1 wherein the piston and cylinder have oval cross sections, said pusher being threaded to the piston and being too short to move the piston a substantial distance forwardly, and a longer pusher which is substitutable for the threaded pusher, said longer pusher being unconnected to the piston.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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