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TORQUE-LIMITING DEVICE FOR MANUAL INSERTION OF SYRINGE PLUNGER RODS AND METHODS OF USING SAME

A torque-limiting device comprises a plunger rod holder defining a piston cavity for receiving at least a portion of a plunger rod, a moveable stop element, a dowel disposed adjacent the stop element, a spring disposed adjacent the dowel, and a syringe barrel holder defining a barrel cavity for receiving at least a portion of a syringe barrel.

SYRINGE ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID-MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE
20230014912 · 2023-01-19 · ·

Provided are a syringe assembly and a liquid-medicine administration device configured to suppress a variation in a pressure limit of a seal member. In the syringe assembly, the seal member is pressed and held between a pressing surface of a cap and a sealing surface of a distal nozzle portion of a syringe. The seal member is pressed and held in the axial direction in a pressing space over the whole region of an opposing portion between the pressing surface and the sealing surface, and a gap between the pressing surface and the sealing surface in the pressing space is narrowest on the inner peripheral side.

Method and device for delivering subcutaneous dose through multiple injections

A device for administering needle-free subcutaneous treatment to a patient comprises an actuator configured to deliver a plurality of volumes of a treatment at a plurality of locations on a body of the patient; at least one imaging device configured to detect a movement of the needle-free device from a first location on the body of the patient to a second location on the body of the patient; and a processor configured to determine the second location on the body of the device relative to the first location from the movement of the needle-free device relative to the first location on the body, the processor further configured to determine a volume of the plurality of volumes of the treatment to deliver to the body of the patient at the second location.

LOCK ADAPTER, SYRINGE ASSEMBLY, AND PREFILLED SYRINGE
20230015177 · 2023-01-19 · ·

A lock adapter, a syringe assembly, and a prefilled syringe capable of suppressing variation in position on the tip end side of the lock adapter after being subjected to an autoclave sterilization process. The lock adapter is attached to the periphery of a nozzle portion at the tip end of the prefilled syringe and slidable in an axial direction of the nozzle portion. The lock adapter includes: a cylindrical body portion surrounding the periphery of the nozzle portion; and a claw portion protruding to an inner peripheral side from a base end portion of the cylindrical body portion and configured to determine a tip end position of the lock adapter by being caught in an annular rib extending in a circumferential direction of the nozzle portion, in which the claw portion has a circumferential shape when viewed from the axial direction and is integrally connected in the circumferential direction.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT USING A SYRINGE HOLDER
20230020802 · 2023-01-19 ·

Systems, devices, and methods for a syringe holder. A system embodiment may include: a base platform defining a syringe flange opening and a set of adjustment openings, a latch assembly movably attached to the base platform, the latch assembly comprising an adjustment screw threaded between the base platform and the latch assembly, and a guidepost oriented parallel to the adjustment screw, wherein the guidepost is threaded between the base platform and the latch assembly, a valve assembly attached to the base platform, and a hose attached to the base platform.

Palm Activated Drug Delivery Device

Disclosed is a device for the parenteral delivery of a medication, such as a drug. The device includes upper and lower housings in which the upper housing is configured to move relative to the lower housing as a result of application of an external force to permit the user of the device to control the rate at which the drug is administered.

Method for Reducing an Amount of Subvisible Particles in a Pharmaceutical Composition

The invention relates to a method for reducing an amount of sub visible particles in a pharmaceutical composition contained in a medical injection device comprising a container (1) including a barrel (10) lubricated with a lubricant coating (2) in contact with the pharmaceutical composition, and a stopper (14) in sliding engagement within the barrel (10), the container comprising a region (130, 121, 123) extending distally from the distal end (100) of the barrel which is not accessible to the stopper. During formation of said lubricant coating (2) on the inner wall of the barrel, the method comprises limiting lubricant from being deposited into said region (130, 121, 123) extending distally from the distal end (100) of the barrel.

Device for subcutaneous delivery of fluid medicament

An improved device delivers a fluid medicament to the subcutaneous tissue of a user. The device is better suited for patients with Parkinson's Disease and other central nervous system disorders, than conventional infusion devices. The device can include a reusable part including a drive component (e.g., motor) and control electronics and a disposable part including a medicament reservoir. Medicament can be evacuated from the medicament reservoir by a plunger assembly that includes a plunger attached to a lead screw that is rotated by a nut, all within the disposable part. The device can be fluidically coupled with the tissue via a flexible cannula. Various embodiments relate to an improved cannula insertion mechanism that delivers the cannula under a force applied by a spring. Various embodiments relate to improved filling of the device, for example, using a vial adapter and an automated filling station.

Shielded syringe holding device for filling a syringe with a radioactive solution
11554216 · 2023-01-17 · ·

Syringe shield for using a syringe that includes a barrel, a tip and a plunger when manipulating a radioactive solution. The syringe shield includes: a shield body in which the syringe is insertable, the shield body having a window; a first flange at a first open end of the syringe shield; a second flange at a second open end of the syringe shield; wherein the second flange, the shield body, and the window include radiation shielding material, and wherein the tip of the syringe is accessible by the second open end of the syringe shield and the plunger extends outside the first open end when the syringe is inserted in the syringe shield.

Syringe with snap-in enteral connection feature

A syringe having barrel defining an outer circumferential surface, and a distal end including a non-luer tip that is not connectable to an intravenous device. The syringe barrel defines a snap-in, syringe engagement feature, adjacent to its distal end, oriented on its outer circumferential surface, which is selectively insertable within a bore of a complementary enteral collar. A proximal end of the enteral collar has a snap-in, enteral collar engagement feature, in the bore of the collar. In some embodiments, the snap-in, enteral collar engagement feature includes one or more cantilever snap joints, which engage a recess in the syringe engagement feature, upon axial insertion of the syringe tip into the bore of the collar. In some embodiments, the enteral collar engagement feature includes a discontinuous-annular snap joint. The enteral collar is sized to permit connection to an enteral device and prevent connection to a device having a luer connector.