US5536253A
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Pre-filled safety syringe having a retractable needle
Assignee: Habley Medical Technology Corp
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Filing: 1994-07-15
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Granted: 1996-07-16
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Expires: 2014-07-15
Abstract
Abstract The syringe of the present invention is ideally supplied to the user in a pre-filled state, with the piston stem protruding from the syringe body and with the cannula covered with a protective cover. Once the disposable safety syringe of the present invention is unwrapped, it may be used for performing an injection in the usual way. As the last bit of fluid is injected through the cannula, the piston engages the proximal portion of the needle axial translating structure. The piston stem is then withdrawn back through the syringe body, pulling the cannula inside the syringe body. The piston is prevented from exiting the syringe body because of the presence of a flange at the proximal end of the syringe. The piston stem is then quickly removable from the piston by disengaging the large-pitch thread with which it was attached to the piston, which eliminates the possibility of inadvertent proximal motion of the piston.
Inventors
- 👤 Terry M. Haber
- 👤 William H. Smedley
- 👤 Clark B. Foster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:10
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/322; A61M2005/3206; A61M5/3221; A61M2005/3231
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A syringe comprising: a hollow cylindrical syringe body having an open proximal end and an open distal end, a head at said distal end, and a neck extending proximally from said head; a slide lock engaging said head and said neck; a needle translating structure having a peripheral locking neck selectably engageable by said slide lock; a cannula rigidly affixed to said needle translating structure; a piston assembly interconnected with said needle translating structure and movable through said syringe body; and a flange engaging said syringe body at said proximal end and including a radially inwardly projecting lip which extends radially inward of said syringe body to block said piston assembly from moving proximally out of said open proximal end of said syringe body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A syringe comprising: a hollow cylindrical syringe body having an open proximal end and an open distal end, a head at said distal end, and a neck extending proximally from said head; a slide lock engaging said head and said neck; a needle translating structure having a peripheral locking neck selectably engageable by said slide lock; a cannula rigidly affixed to said needle translating structure; a piston assembly interconnected with said needle translating structure and movable through said syringe body; and a flange engaging said syringe body at said proximal end and including a radially inwardly projecting lip which extends radially inward of said syringe body to block said piston assembly from moving proximally out of said open proximal end of said syringe body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The syringe recited in claim 1 wherein said piston assembly comprises: an elastomeric piston having a proximal end including an internally threaded surface; and a piston stem having a thread engageable to said internally threaded surface of said elastomeric piston.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The syringe recited in claim 2 wherein said needle translating structure has a cone extending in the proximal direction, and wherein said elastomeric piston has a receptacle lockably mated to said cone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The syringe recited in claim 3 wherein said cone is axially centered with respect to said needle translating structure and wherein said receptacle is axially centered with respect to said elastomeric piston.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The syringe recited in claim 2 wherein said elastomeric piston also has a plurality of ribs extending radially outwardly of said elastomeric piston to sealingly engage the interior of said hollow syringe body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The syringe recited in claim 2 wherein said piston stem also has a thumb plate at the proximal end of said piston stem to facilitate manual movement of said piston stem into and withdrawal from said syringe body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
The syringe recited in claim 1 wherein said slide lock defines a distal end having a smaller superposed aperture defined by the partial overlap of a smaller radius circle with a larger radius circle and having a proximal end having a larger superposed aperture defined by the partial overlap of two circles, said larger superposed aperture engaging said neck of said syringe body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The syringe recited in claim 1 wherein said needle translating structure has a longitudinal axis and wherein said cannula is rigidly affixed to said needle translating structure at an angle with respect to said longitudinal axis of said needle translating structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The syringe of claim 1 wherein said flange engaging said syringe body at said proximal end defines a concentrically smaller diameter portion having a relatively longer axial length and a relatively larger diameter portion having a relatively shorter axial length.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The syringe recited in claim 1 wherein said slide lock is shifted relative to said head and said neck of said syringe body to detachably connect said needle translating structure to the open distal end of said syringe body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
119 words
A syringe comprising: a hollow cylindrical syringe body having an open proximal end and an open distal end, a head at said distal end, and a neck extending proximally from said head; a needle translating structure extending through said head; locking means to detachably connect said needle translating structure to said open distal end of said syringe body; a cannula rigidly affixed to said needle translating structure; a piston engaging the interior of said hollow syringe body and translatable axially through said syringe body; and piston stop means, attached to and projecting inwardly of said open proximal end of said syringe body, for preventing said piston from exiting said syringe body at said proximal end of said syringe body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
119 words
A syringe comprising: a hollow cylindrical syringe body having an open proximal end and an open distal end, a head at said distal end, and a neck extending proximally from said head; a needle translating structure extending through said head; locking means to detachably connect said needle translating structure to said open distal end of said syringe body; a cannula rigidly affixed to said needle translating structure; a piston engaging the interior of said hollow syringe body and translatable axially through said syringe body; and piston stop means, attached to and projecting inwardly of said open proximal end of said syringe body, for preventing said piston from exiting said syringe body at said proximal end of said syringe body.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The syringe recited in claim 11 wherein said syringe further comprises a piston stem engaging said piston.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
76 words
The syringe recited in claim 11 wherein said locking means is a slide lock having a distal end having a smaller superposed aperture defined by the partial overlap of a smaller radius circle with a larger radius circle and having a proximal end having a larger superposed aperture defined by the partial overlap of two circles, said proximal and said distal ends of said slide lock at least partially surrounding said head of said syringe body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The syringe recited in claim 13 wherein said slide lock defines a peripherally outwardly disposed curved surface continuous with a peripherally outwardly disposed flat surface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
The syringe recited in claim 11 wherein said needle translating structure has a longitudinal axis and wherein said cannula is rigidly affixed to said needle translating structure at an angle with respect to said longitudinal axis of said needle translating structure.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The syringe recited in claim 11 wherein said needle translating structure includes a disk-like flange and said syringe further comprising a gasket surrounding said needle translating structure and seated against said disk-like flange.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The syringe recited in claim 11 wherein said needle translating structure has a cone extending in the proximal direction, and wherein said piston includes a receptacle lockably mated to said cone.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-07-16 | 2004-01-15 | 2004-07-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-07-16 | 2008-01-15 | 2008-07-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |