US5135514A
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Plastic cartridge and syringe
Assignee: AstraZeneca Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1989-02-07
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2009-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A plastic cartridge for use as a pre-filled cartridge comprising a hollow cylindrical barrel (1) having a top end and a bottom end (2) both of which are open. The bottom end is sealed by a stopper (3) and the top end (6) by a plastic cap (7). The cap comprises a hypodermic needle (27), or an integrally moulded fitting (12) adapted to receive a hypodermic needle, and a closure (9) which is frangibly connected and integral with the cap (7) so that upon application of a removal force on the closure the closure can be separated from the cap thus revealing the hypodermic needle or the hypodermic needle fitting and the contents of the cartridge. Also the prefilled syringe is described and a method for manufacturing the pre-filled cartridge.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael B. Kimber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 18:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/28; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/34; A61M5/348; A61M5/315; A61M5/31511; A61M5/3202; A61M2005/3103; A61M2005/3104; A61M2005/3117; A61M2005/3118; A61M2005/312; A61M5/3129; A61M5/3137; A61M2005/3139; A61M5/31515
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A cartridge for use a prefilled cartridge comprising: a hollow cylindrical plastic barrel (1) having a top end and a bottom end (2) both of which are open; a stopper (3) disposed in and sealing said bottom end; and a plastic cap (7) sealingly engaging said top end (6); wherein said plastic cap includes a passage communicating with the interior of the barrel, and comprises means for holding a hypodermic needle for discharging fluid from said barrel through said passage; a closure means for sealing said passage from outside air, wherein said closure means is frangibly connected and integral with said cap (7) so that upon application of a removal force on the closure means the closure means can be separated from the cap thus revealing the passage for discharging fluid in said barrel; wherein said closure means includes an integral stem (26) adapted to act as a lever for removal of the closure mans from the cap; and an overcap covering the cap and closure means and having an interior adapted to act against the stem such that, upon the application of a sufficient tilting force against the overcap and thereby the stem, the closure means becomes separated from the cap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
A cartridge for use a prefilled cartridge comprising: a hollow cylindrical plastic barrel (1) having a top end and a bottom end (2) both of which are open; a stopper (3) disposed in and sealing said bottom end; and a plastic cap (7) sealingly engaging said top end (6); wherein said plastic cap includes a passage communicating with the interior of the barrel, and comprises means for holding a hypodermic needle for discharging fluid from said barrel through said passage; a closure means for sealing said passage from outside air, wherein said closure means is frangibly connected and integral with said cap (7) so that upon application of a removal force on the closure means the closure means can be separated from the cap thus revealing the passage for discharging fluid in said barrel; wherein said closure means includes an integral stem (26) adapted to act as a lever for removal of the closure mans from the cap; and an overcap covering the cap and closure means and having an interior adapted to act against the stem such that, upon the application of a sufficient tilting force against the overcap and thereby the stem, the closure means becomes separated from the cap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 1 wherein said cap (7) comprises a top (11) and a depending peripheral skirt (13}, said depending peripheral skirt being adapted to fit over the top end (6) of the cartridge barrel (1).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 2 wherein said top end (6) of the cartridge barrel (1) has a neck portion (4) having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the major portion of the cartridge barrel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 3 wherein said neck portion comprises a flange (5) and said cap (7) is adapted to clip over the flange so to retain the cap firmly in place over the top end (6) of the barrel (1).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 4 wherein said cap (7) has an annular shoulder (8) located on the inside of the peripheral skirt (13) adapted to clip over the flange (5) on the said neck portion (4) of the cartridge barrel (1).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 5 wherein said neck portion (4) comprises an upper annular face (6a), an outer neck wall (5a) and an abutment shoulder (5b) such that upon placement of the cap onto the top end of the cartridge barrel the annular shoulder (8) located on the inside of the peripheral skirt (13) of the cap is clipped over and abuts against the abutment shoulder (5b) on the neck portion (4).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 6 wherein the underside of said top of the cap (11 abuts against the upper annular face (6a) of the neck portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 21 comprising a weld formed between the top end of the cartridge barrel and the cap for sealing the cap tot he cartridge barrel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
82 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 8 wherein the cap (7) also comprises an annular rib (10) on the underside of the top portion (11) of the cap located so to abut against the upper annular face (6a) of the neck portion after application of the cap onto the end of the cartridge barrel and adapted to form a sealing ring between the underside of the top portion of the cap (11) and the upper annular face of the neck portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 9 wherein the upper face (6a) comprises a cartridge end rib (31) located so to abut against the underside of the top portion (11) of cap (7) after application of the cap onto the end of the cartridge barrel and adapted to form a sealing ring between the underside of the top portion of the cap (11) and the upper annular face of the neck portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 8 wherein the weld is an ultrasonically formed weld.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
122 words
A prefilled syringe comprising a plastic cartridge as claimed in claim 1 fitted with an injectable medium, a finger grip (15) attached to the cartridge barrel (1), a plunger rod (19) adapted to cooperate with said stopper (3) located in the bottom end of the cartridge barrel and where said cartridge does not comprise a hypodermic needle, a hypodermic needle (12a) adapted to be attached to the cap after removal of the closure means (9) whereby after removal of the cartridge closure means, and the attachment of a hypodermic needle where necessary, application of a force against the plunger rod causes positive forward movement of the stopper in the cartridge barrel thus facilitating expression of the injectable medium through the hypodermic needle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A prefilled syringe as claimed in claim 12 wherein said syringe is constructed of a plastics material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A plastic cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the hypodermic needle holding means comprises an integrally molded fitting (12) adapted to receive a hypodermic needle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A plastic cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising a hypodermic needle provided in the hypodermic needle holding means and sealed by the closure.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-08-04 | 1996-02-03 | 1996-08-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-08-04 | 2000-02-03 | 2000-08-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-08-04 | 2004-02-03 | 2004-08-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |