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Set of double needles for injecting liquid medicine
Assignee: HAKKO MEDICAL Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-01-13
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Granted: 1989-07-11
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Expires: 2007-01-13
Abstract
Abstract A set of double needles of injecting liquid medicine comprises an inner needle and an outer needle into which the inner needle is inserted. The inner needle is longer than the outer needle and has a curved portion at the top thereof, so that the curved portion of the inner needle protrudes from the outer needle when the inner needle is fully inserted into the outer needle. On the other hand, the curved portion of the inner needle is straightened in the outer needle when the inner needle is retracted in the outer needle so that the inner needle can be rotated therein whereby the injecting point can be varied in a predetermined area in a single puncturing of the needles.
Inventors
- 👤 Masataka Tanaka
- 👤 Masao Ohto
- 👤 Tetsuo Sekine
- 👤 Hiroshi Takahashi
- 👤 Masaru Maruyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/34; A61M2005/341
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
Apparatus for injecting liquid medicine at each of a plurality of user-selected nearby locations through a common entry point of the injected body, comprising: an inner needle, and an outer needle into which said inner needle is slidably and rotatably inserted, each of said needles having a sharp delivery end and a receiving end communicating with a respective source of liquid medicine for pressurized injection thereof into said injected body at a selected first location of said body for injection through said sharp delivery end of said outer needle and at a plurality of selected second locations in said body through said sharp delivery end of said inner needle; said inner needle being longer than said outer needle and having a curved portion at the delivery end thereof which protrudes from the delivery end of said outer needle when fully inserted thereinto, said inner and outer needles cooperating such that said curved portion of said inner needle is straightened within said outer needle when retracted therein and said inner and outer needles are then rotatable to different angular disposition relative to each other for subsequent reinsertion of said inner needle into said outer needle to thereby locate the sharp delivery end of said inner needle at a selected other one of said plurality of second locations for injection of said liquid medicine thereat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
Apparatus for injecting liquid medicine at each of a plurality of user-selected nearby locations through a common entry point of the injected body, comprising: an inner needle, and an outer needle into which said inner needle is slidably and rotatably inserted, each of said needles having a sharp delivery end and a receiving end communicating with a respective source of liquid medicine for pressurized injection thereof into said injected body at a selected first location of said body for injection through said sharp delivery end of said outer needle and at a plurality of selected second locations in said body through said sharp delivery end of said inner needle; said inner needle being longer than said outer needle and having a curved portion at the delivery end thereof which protrudes from the delivery end of said outer needle when fully inserted thereinto, said inner and outer needles cooperating such that said curved portion of said inner needle is straightened within said outer needle when retracted therein and said inner and outer needles are then rotatable to different angular disposition relative to each other for subsequent reinsertion of said inner needle into said outer needle to thereby locate the sharp delivery end of said inner needle at a selected other one of said plurality of second locations for injection of said liquid medicine thereat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
The apparatus for injecting liquid medicine according to claim 1, wherein: said inner and outer needles are fixed to respective bases comprising individual fluid medicine reservoirs; and said base for said outer needle is transparent and has a standard reference mark for facilitating a predetermined amount of angular rotation of said inner needle base to said different dispostion relative thereto and the body of said outer needle has measuring marks for facilitating determination of the length of said inner needle protruding from the delivery end of said outer needle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: said base for said inner needle has projections thereon; and said base for said outer needle is provided with grooves thereon into which said projections are engagable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: the cross section of at least a portion of each of said bases for said inner and outer needles is square to allow the rotation and repositioning of the inner base relative to the outer base at 90 degree intervals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: said base for said outer needle is provided with a first groove and a second groove, said grooves being formed such that a force for engaging said projections with the first groove is required to be larger than a force required to engage the projection with the second groove.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-07-10 | 1997-01-09 | 1997-07-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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