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US5344403A
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Simple retractable safety syringe
Assignee: TUN HUANG INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-06-09
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Granted: 1994-09-06
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Expires: 2013-06-09
Abstract
Abstract A retractable safety syringe has a hub at the end of its plunger which engages a needle carrier when the plunger is depressed so that the needle carrier can be withdrawn into the syringe along with the needle. To facilitate breaking off the plunger shaft, thereby trapping the spent needle within the syringe, there is a conically shaped flangible section between the plunger and the shaft which defines a sharp notch allowing the shaft to be broken off at any angle.
Inventors
- 👤 Rahnfong Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/322; A61M5/34; A61M2005/342
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
258 words
A retractable safety syringe comprising: a hollow cylindrical barrel having an open upper end, an open lower end, an inwardly projecting lip at the lower end and a finger flange at the upper end; a cylindrical needle carrier mounted within said barrel, seated on said lip and retained in place by engagement between an internal circumferential ridge on said lip and a circumferential groove in an outer peripheral wall of said needle carrier, said needle carrier having an extension protruding through the lower end of said barrel and an enlarged extension facing the upper end of said barrel to aid in retaining said carrier in place during use; a hypodermic needle embedded within said extension of said carrier; a plunger slidably mounted in said barrel through the upper end and defining a fluid chamber between said carrier and said plunger; a central bore through said carrier and extension for fluid communication between said needle and said chamber; a shaft having a longitudinal axis extending from an upper end of said plunger through the upper end of the barrel for depressing the plunger; a hub extending from a lower end of said plunger adapted to lock into said bore for withdrawing the needle carrier and needle into the barrel; a rubber seal around said plunger; and a conical section between the plunger and the shaft defining a sharp notch above said plunger to allow said shaft to be broken off in any angular direction about the longitudinal axis when the needle carrier and needle are withdrawn into the barrel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
258 words
A retractable safety syringe comprising: a hollow cylindrical barrel having an open upper end, an open lower end, an inwardly projecting lip at the lower end and a finger flange at the upper end; a cylindrical needle carrier mounted within said barrel, seated on said lip and retained in place by engagement between an internal circumferential ridge on said lip and a circumferential groove in an outer peripheral wall of said needle carrier, said needle carrier having an extension protruding through the lower end of said barrel and an enlarged extension facing the upper end of said barrel to aid in retaining said carrier in place during use; a hypodermic needle embedded within said extension of said carrier; a plunger slidably mounted in said barrel through the upper end and defining a fluid chamber between said carrier and said plunger; a central bore through said carrier and extension for fluid communication between said needle and said chamber; a shaft having a longitudinal axis extending from an upper end of said plunger through the upper end of the barrel for depressing the plunger; a hub extending from a lower end of said plunger adapted to lock into said bore for withdrawing the needle carrier and needle into the barrel; a rubber seal around said plunger; and a conical section between the plunger and the shaft defining a sharp notch above said plunger to allow said shaft to be broken off in any angular direction about the longitudinal axis when the needle carrier and needle are withdrawn into the barrel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A syringe as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plunger includes a disk at its upper end, the shaft comprises a plurality of radially extending flanges and said conical section extends between said disk and said flanges, said flanges tapering inwardly to merge with the conical section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A syringe as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lip is eccentric to a longitudinal axis of the barrel and the hub is correspondingly eccentric to a longitudinal axis of the plunger.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A syringe as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plunger includes an elliptical disk adjacent said conical section and the barrel includes an internal rim at the upper end to retain the disk within the barrel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A syringe as claimed in claim 4, wherein the shaft comprises radially extending flanges and said internal rim has slots receiving the flanges.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
A syringe as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hub is elliptical.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-09-05 | 1998-03-07 | 1998-09-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-09-05 | 2002-03-07 | 2002-09-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-09-05 | 2006-03-07 | 2006-09-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |