US5605544A
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Safety injector with returnable needle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-02-12
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Granted: 1997-02-25
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Expires: 2016-02-12
Abstract
Abstract A kind of safety injector comprises a drug tube assemblage, an injector needle assemblage and a soft release element. A drug tube assemblage includes an outer tube for storing medicament, a hollow push rod with hollow inner portion for accepting the injector needle, and a rubber plunger which is movable together with the hollow push rod and having a frangible sealing element. The injector needle assemblage includes a body which is connected and attached in replaceable way to the top side of the outer tube, an injector needle with its base which is caught in the body in a releasable way, and an elastic element which exerts downwards elastic force to the needle base. After accomplishing the injection, the hollow push rod is continually pushed upwards for very short distance with the soft release element moving together, and the injector needle with its base is forced to separate from the body by the release element. Furthermore, the elastic element forces the needle base and the needle which is fixed on it to remove downwards. After having destroyed the frangible sealing element of the rubber plunger, on way of its downwards displacement, the injector needle with its base drops into the inner space of the hollow push rod so that the happening of injury by the contaminated needle after injection can be avoided.
Inventors
- 👤 Chien-Hua Tsao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:40
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/15; A61B5/153; A61B5/154; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150015; A61B5/15003; A61B5/150374; A61B5/150381; A61B5/150389; A61B5/150473; A61B5/150496; A61B5/150732; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/322; A61M5/3234; A61B5/150534; A61B5/150633; A61B5/150641; A61B5/150656; A61M2005/3235; A61M5/50; A61M5/5066; A61M5/508
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
471 words
A safety injector, comprising a drug tube assemblage which comprises an outer tube for storing medicament, a hollow push rod which has an open mouth on a top thereof and an inner space therein, and a rubber plunger affixed to said top of said push rod for maintaining fluid tight properly with said outer tube and enabling said push rod and said rubber plunger to move together while injecting, in which said outer tube has an exhaust gas hole formed on a top thereof and a hollow neck extended from said exhaust gas hole, said rubber plunger including a sealing element which has a frangible surface for sealing said open mouth provided on said top of said hollow push rod, so that after the medicament in said outer tube has entirely been injected, the motion of said rubber plunger is braked up and a relative motion occurred between said rubber plunger and a continuously movement of said push rod forces said frangible surface of said sealing element to crack due to a squeezing effect by said relative motion, said drug tube assemblage further comprising a spherule positioned on a top of said inner space for resisting pressure and preventing said frangible sealing element to crack by any excessive pressure before the medicament has not been injected; and an injector needle assemblage, which is replaceably connected and affixed to said drug tube assemblage, comprising a body connected and affixed to a top side of said hollow of said outer tube in such a manner that said body is capable of separating again from said hollow neck of said outer tube when it is necessary, an injector needle extended out of said body, a needle base which is temporary hooked to an inner part of said body in a releasable manner and is molded in one piece with said injector needle for supporting said injector needle, at least an elastic element which is positioned in said body for exerting downwards an elastic force to said needle base, a soft release element having an upper piece and a lower piece for preventing the medicament intruding in said body, said soft release being positioned in a top portion of said outer tube for maintaining a fluid tight property with an inner surface of said outer tube, thereby after the medicament is injected up by a pushing force exerted by said rubber plunger which is moved together with said push rod, said soft release element being pushed to move for a very short distance by said push rod so as to separate said needle base form said body and provide a squeezing force to exert said elastic element, said needle base and said injector needle being slipped into said inner space of said push rod after passing through said pre-cracked frangible surface of said sealing element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
471 words
A safety injector, comprising a drug tube assemblage which comprises an outer tube for storing medicament, a hollow push rod which has an open mouth on a top thereof and an inner space therein, and a rubber plunger affixed to said top of said push rod for maintaining fluid tight properly with said outer tube and enabling said push rod and said rubber plunger to move together while injecting, in which said outer tube has an exhaust gas hole formed on a top thereof and a hollow neck extended from said exhaust gas hole, said rubber plunger including a sealing element which has a frangible surface for sealing said open mouth provided on said top of said hollow push rod, so that after the medicament in said outer tube has entirely been injected, the motion of said rubber plunger is braked up and a relative motion occurred between said rubber plunger and a continuously movement of said push rod forces said frangible surface of said sealing element to crack due to a squeezing effect by said relative motion, said drug tube assemblage further comprising a spherule positioned on a top of said inner space for resisting pressure and preventing said frangible sealing element to crack by any excessive pressure before the medicament has not been injected; and an injector needle assemblage, which is replaceably connected and affixed to said drug tube assemblage, comprising a body connected and affixed to a top side of said hollow of said outer tube in such a manner that said body is capable of separating again from said hollow neck of said outer tube when it is necessary, an injector needle extended out of said body, a needle base which is temporary hooked to an inner part of said body in a releasable manner and is molded in one piece with said injector needle for supporting said injector needle, at least an elastic element which is positioned in said body for exerting downwards an elastic force to said needle base, a soft release element having an upper piece and a lower piece for preventing the medicament intruding in said body, said soft release being positioned in a top portion of said outer tube for maintaining a fluid tight property with an inner surface of said outer tube, thereby after the medicament is injected up by a pushing force exerted by said rubber plunger which is moved together with said push rod, said soft release element being pushed to move for a very short distance by said push rod so as to separate said needle base form said body and provide a squeezing force to exert said elastic element, said needle base and said injector needle being slipped into said inner space of said push rod after passing through said pre-cracked frangible surface of said sealing element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
103 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which at least two taper holding holes are provided on said body, and that at least two hook on pieces extending upwards and slightly outwards from said needle base, wherein each of said hook on pieces has a taper flange formed on a top side thereof and extended perpendicularly and outwardly for pre-hooking to said corresponding taper holding hole, thereby after the medicament has been entirely injected up, said taper flanges being separated from said taper holding holes by said squeezing force from said soft release element which is pushed by said push rod.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which a pair of hook on pieces are extended upwards and slightly outwards from said needle base, wherein each of said hook on pieces formed a taper flanges on a top side thereof and extended perpendicularly outwards, and that a pair of taper holding holes are provided on said body for pre-hooking with said pair of hook on pieces respectively, thereby after the medicament has been entirely injected up, said taper flanges being separated from said taper holding holes by said squeezing force from said soft release element pushed by said push rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which said hollow neck of said outer tube and said body provide a plurality screw threads respectively, and that said screw threads of said neck and said body are match with each other by screwing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which said neck of said outer tube has a plurality of conducting slots provided thereon and said body has a plurality of flanges provided thereon for inlaying with said conducting slots respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which said injector needle has two point heads extending upwards and downwards from said needle base respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which said rubber plunger further has two parallel arc-shaped jutting leakage proof and fluid tight pieces are formed on an upper side and a lower side thereof for ensuring tightly close contact with said outer tube.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which an inner surface of said rubber plunger has an inner screw threads and an outer surface of said top of said push rod has an outer screw threads, so that said rubber plunger is screwed onto said push rod.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which said frangible surface of said sealing elements is in C-shaped.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which said frangible surface of said sealing element is an incomplete cross shaped shallow slot which is easy to crack while exerting by a force.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
140 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which said body of said injector needle assemblage further comprises a square shaped needle holding base positioning in said body and being folded from a plane material which is formed in a long narrow shape comprising a middle position which has an inversely U-shaped elastic piece with a hole formed thereon, and that each side of said middle position is perpendicularly connected to a side wall which provides a hook on piece formed by pressing in outwards direction on said side wall for hooking with a pair of hooking holes provided on said body, and that each of said side walls further perpendicularly connects a bottom base with a gripping hole thereon, wherein said two bottom base and said gripping holes thereon are overlapped for gripping said needle base in position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
168 words
A safety injector, as recited in claim 1, in which said body of said injector needle assemblage further comprises a holding base positioning in said body and being folded from a plane material to form an inversely T-shaped figure which has a middle portion and two wings transversely extending from two sides of said middle portion, and that an elastic cover which has a central gripping hole formed thereon is running upwards from said middle portion, and that each of said wings provides a slot in its middle position, a gripping piece at its end portion which has a gripping hole formed thereon and a hook on piece protruded between said middle portion and said slot for hooking with a pair of hooking holes provided on said body, wherein said two gripping pieces are overlapped with each other and folded down along said two slots respectively to maintain horizontal, and that said two gripping holes are also overlapped with each other for firmly gripping with said needle base.
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