US5125899A
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Disposable syringe for once-only use
Assignee: Gi Bi Effe SRL
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Filing: 1991-01-15
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Granted: 1992-06-30
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Expires: 2011-01-15
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a disposable syringe which can be used once only. The syringe comprises a shaft having a shaped appendix to which a plunger slidable within the syringe cylinder is sealingly connected. At that end at which the hypodermic needle is mounted the cylinder comprises a hole into which a hollow element having a shaped element integral therewith and projecting into the cylinder is inserted and locked. This shaped element becomes securely coupled to a portion shaped complementary to it provided at the adjacent free end of the plunger carried by the shaft to prevent the re-use of the syringe after the shaft has been lowered to firmly engage the shaped portion with the shaped element projecting from the cylinder since withdrawal of the shaft would cause disengagement of the plunger from the shaped appendix of the shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Luigi Frignoli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/50; A61M5/5066; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/322; A61M5/3221; A61M2005/3231
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A disposable syringe for once-only use, comprising: a hollow cylinder having a base wall traversed by a hole wherein a hypodermic needle is positioned; and a syringe operating shaft movably housed within the cylinder and carrying a movable plunger which is releasably connected to a shaped appendix of said shaft; wherein said hypodermic needle is inserted and locked in said hole in the cylinder base wall, said hypodermic needle comprising a shaped element which projects from said hypodermic needle towards the cylinder interior, said shaped element being securely engageable with a shaped portion which is provided in a facing surface of said movable plunger, said shaped portion being complementary with said shaped element; and an engagement force between the shaped element of said hypodermic needle and the shaped portion in the facing surface of said movable plunger is greater than an engagement force between the shaped appendix of said syringe operating shaft and the movable plunger, such that when said shaft is withdrawn in a direction away from said hypodermic needle, the connection between said shaft and said movable plunger will be released and said movable plunger will remain engaged with said shaped element of said hypodermic needle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A disposable syringe for once-only use, comprising: a hollow cylinder having a base wall traversed by a hole wherein a hypodermic needle is positioned; and a syringe operating shaft movably housed within the cylinder and carrying a movable plunger which is releasably connected to a shaped appendix of said shaft; wherein said hypodermic needle is inserted and locked in said hole in the cylinder base wall, said hypodermic needle comprising a shaped element which projects from said hypodermic needle towards the cylinder interior, said shaped element being securely engageable with a shaped portion which is provided in a facing surface of said movable plunger, said shaped portion being complementary with said shaped element; and an engagement force between the shaped element of said hypodermic needle and the shaped portion in the facing surface of said movable plunger is greater than an engagement force between the shaped appendix of said syringe operating shaft and the movable plunger, such that when said shaft is withdrawn in a direction away from said hypodermic needle, the connection between said shaft and said movable plunger will be released and said movable plunger will remain engaged with said shaped element of said hypodermic needle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
198 words
A disposable syringe for once-only use, comprising: a hollow cylinder having a base wall transversed by a hole wherein a hollow means is positioned; and a syringe operating shaft movably housed within the cylinder and carrying a movable plunger which is releasably connected to a shaped appendix of said shaft; wherein said hollow means is inserted and locked in said hole in the cylinder base wall, said hollow means comprising a shaped element which projects from said hollow means towards the cylinder interior, said shaped element being securely engageable with a shaped portion which is provided in a facing surface of said movable plunger, said shaped portion being complementary with said shaped element; and an engagement force between the shaped element of said hollow means and the shaped portion in the facing surface of said movable plunger is greater than an engagement force between the shaped appendix of said syringe operating shaft and the movable plunger, such that when said shaft is withdrawn in a direction away from said hollow means, the connection between said shaft and said movable plunger will be released and said movable plunger will remain engaged with said shaped element of said hollow means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
198 words
A disposable syringe for once-only use, comprising: a hollow cylinder having a base wall transversed by a hole wherein a hollow means is positioned; and a syringe operating shaft movably housed within the cylinder and carrying a movable plunger which is releasably connected to a shaped appendix of said shaft; wherein said hollow means is inserted and locked in said hole in the cylinder base wall, said hollow means comprising a shaped element which projects from said hollow means towards the cylinder interior, said shaped element being securely engageable with a shaped portion which is provided in a facing surface of said movable plunger, said shaped portion being complementary with said shaped element; and an engagement force between the shaped element of said hollow means and the shaped portion in the facing surface of said movable plunger is greater than an engagement force between the shaped appendix of said syringe operating shaft and the movable plunger, such that when said shaft is withdrawn in a direction away from said hollow means, the connection between said shaft and said movable plunger will be released and said movable plunger will remain engaged with said shaped element of said hollow means.
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