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Self-sealing injection button and method of making same
Assignee: Dow Silicones Corp
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Filing: 1982-07-16
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Granted: 1984-01-31
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Expires: 2002-07-16
Abstract
Abstract There is described a self-sealing injection button adapted to be punctured by a hypodermic needle and a method for making such device. The button is preferably a unitary composite comprising at least one sheet of cloth or metal fabric impregnated with cured silicone rubber which has been swollen by absorption of a nonvolatile swelling agent such as dimethylpolysiloxane fluid. An alternate embodiment restrains the rubber in a rigid ring shaped retainer. The preferred method of making the device comprises interleaving the fabric sheets with uncured silicone rubber sheets, compressing the composite to embed the fabric in the uncured rubber, curing the rubber, and then immersing the cured composite in the swelling agent.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony J. Bartolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/02; A61M39/0208; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/12; A61M2039/0036; A61M2039/0054; A61M2039/0072
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A self-sealing injection button adapted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle, said injection button comprising a unitary body of cured silicone rubber swollen with a swelling agent which is nonvolatile under atmospheric conditions, and a restraining means for preventing the swollen silicone rubber from occupying the volume it would ordinarily occupy in the absence of the restraining means to provide and maintain compressive forces within the silicone rubber for sealing punctures, said restraining means comprising multiple parallel layers of fabric oriented in more than one weave direction, said layers being impregnated with and in intimate contact with the silicone rubber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A self-sealing injection button adapted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle, said injection button comprising a unitary body of cured silicone rubber swollen with a swelling agent which is nonvolatile under atmospheric conditions, and a restraining means for preventing the swollen silicone rubber from occupying the volume it would ordinarily occupy in the absence of the restraining means to provide and maintain compressive forces within the silicone rubber for sealing punctures, said restraining means comprising multiple parallel layers of fabric oriented in more than one weave direction, said layers being impregnated with and in intimate contact with the silicone rubber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A self-sealing injection button adapted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle, said injection button comprising a unitary body of cured silicone rubber swollen with a swelling agent, and restraining means for holding said rubber to provide compressive forces therein for sealing punctures wherein said restraining means is a retention means in the form of a rigid ring surrounding the silicone rubber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A self-sealing injection button adapted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle, said injection button comprising a unitary body of cured silicone rubber swollen with a swelling agent, and restraining means for holding said rubber to provide compressive forces therein for sealing punctures wherein said restraining means is a retention means in the form of a rigid ring surrounding the silicone rubber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A self-sealing injection button as defined in claim 2 wherein said swelling agent is nonvolatile under atmospheric conditions and the swelling agent is dimethylpolysiloxane fluid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
82 words
A self-sealing injection button adapted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle, said injection button comprising a unitary body of cured silicone rubber swollen with a swelling agent, and restraining means for holding said rubber to provide compressive forces therein for sealing punctures wherein the restraining means comprise at least one sheet of fabric which is impregnated with said rubber, said restraining means including multiple parallel layers of fabric wherein said layers of fabric are oriented in more than one weave direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
A self-sealing injection button adapted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle, said injection button comprising a unitary body of cured silicone rubber swollen with a swelling agent, and restraining means for holding said rubber to provide compressive forces therein for sealing punctures wherein the restraining means comprise at least one sheet of fabric which is impregnated with said rubber, said restraining means including multiple parallel layers of fabric wherein said layers of fabric are oriented in more than one weave direction.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of making a self-sealing injection button adapted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle, said method comprising interleaving alternate sheets of uncured silicone rubber and at least one sheet of fabric to form a composite, applying pressure to the composite to embed the fabric sheets in the uncured rubber, curing the silicone rubber in the composite, and swelling the cured silicone rubber by immersing it in a swelling agent to thereby provide internal compressive forces within the composite.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of making a self-sealing injection button adapted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle, said method comprising interleaving alternate sheets of uncured silicone rubber and at least one sheet of fabric to form a composite, applying pressure to the composite to embed the fabric sheets in the uncured rubber, curing the silicone rubber in the composite, and swelling the cured silicone rubber by immersing it in a swelling agent to thereby provide internal compressive forces within the composite.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of making a self-sealing injection button as set forth in claim 5 wherein adjacent layers of fabric are oriented in different weave directions as said composite is formed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method of making a self-sealing injection button as defined in claim 6 wherein said swelling agent is nonvolatile under atmospheric conditions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method of making a self-sealing injection button as defined in claim 7 wherein said swelling agent is polydimethylsiloxane fluid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method of making a self-sealing injection button as defined in claim 8 which further includes, prior to swelling the cured silicone rubber, cutting the cured composite to expose edge portions of the fabric to thereby enhance absorption of fluid during swelling.
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