US4998918A
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Continuous injector of liquid medicine
Assignee: KOBAYASHI SHOGO 17-24 EBISU 2-CHOME SHIBUYA-KU TOKYO 150 JAPAN
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Filing: 1989-06-30
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Granted: 1991-03-12
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Expires: 2009-06-30
Abstract
Abstract A continuous liquid medicine injector has a cylindrical body. A liquid medicine receiving portion is provided at one end of the cylindrical portion, and an instrument inserted into a human body which may be a needle is provided at the other end thereof. Two ends of a tubular rubber-like elastic film are fixed to an intermediate portion of the cylindrical body. A liquid medicine flow into the elastic film through a through-hole formed in the cylindrical body to inflate the elastic film, and the elastic film which has been inflated forms a pressurizing means of the liquid medicine. A thin tube having a predetermined inner diameter and a predetermined length is disposed within the cylindrical body. One end of the thin tube is made to communicate with the instrument inserted into the human body.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinji Mimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/14; A61M5/142; A61M5/145; A61M5/148; A61M5/152
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector, comprising: an injector body formed with a liquid medicine accommodating portion; pressurizing means for applying pressure to a liquid medicine accommodated in said liquid medicine accommodating portion; and flow rate control means mounted within the injector body and an instrument inserted into a human body through which the liquid medicine in said liquid medicine accommodating portion is forced into a human body by means of the pressure applied by said pressurizing means, wherein said flow rate control means includes a thin tube having a predetermined inner diameter and a predetermined length, the flow rate of the liquid medicine being controlled by the passage of said liquid medicine through said thin tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector, comprising: an injector body formed with a liquid medicine accommodating portion; pressurizing means for applying pressure to a liquid medicine accommodated in said liquid medicine accommodating portion; and flow rate control means mounted within the injector body and an instrument inserted into a human body through which the liquid medicine in said liquid medicine accommodating portion is forced into a human body by means of the pressure applied by said pressurizing means, wherein said flow rate control means includes a thin tube having a predetermined inner diameter and a predetermined length, the flow rate of the liquid medicine being controlled by the passage of said liquid medicine through said thin tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 1, wherein said injector body is a cylindrical body, and further including a liquid medicine receiving portion provided at one end of said cylindrical body, said liquid medicine receiving portion including a liquid medicine flow-out preventing means for preventing the liquid medicine injected from flowing out of said liquid medicine receiving portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 2, wherein said liquid medicine flow rate control means for controlling the flow of the liquid medicine is provided at one side of the other end of said cylindrical body and wherein said instrument inserted into the human body is detachably provided on the other side of said other end of said cylindrical body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 2, wherein an intermediate portion of said cylindrical body has a through-hole, said through-hole being covered by a cylindrical rubber-like elastic film whose two end portions are closely fixed to said cylindrical body and whose intermediate portion can be separated from said cylindrical body, the liquid medicine injected into said cylindrical body from said liquid medicine receiving portion being caused to flow into said rubber-like elastic film through said through-hole to inflate said rubber-like elastic film, the inflating force of said rubber-like elastic film constituting said liquid medicine pressurizing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 2, wherein said liquid medicine accommodating portion is defined by an interior of said rubber-like elastic film which has been inflated and an interior of said cylindrical body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 2, wherein said thin tube is bonded within a covering tube, said thin tube being fixed to said cylindrical body through said covering tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 2, wherein said thin tube is fixedly buried within a synthetic resin filling a portion of said cylindrical body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 2, wherein said thin tube is supported by plates disposed within said cylindrical body spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 2, wherein said thin tube is made of one of a resin, a metal or a ceramic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A continuous liquid medicine injector according to claim 3, further including an opening/closing means interposed between said liquid medicine flow rate control means and said instrument inserted into the human body for suitably blocking the flow of the liquid medicine
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The injector of claim 7, wherein said thin tube is disposed in a zig-zag fashion in the resin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The injector of claim 7, wherein said thin tube is helically arranged in the resin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The injector of claim 8, wherein said tube extends in a zig-zag fashion between the plates.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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