Patent classifications
A61M5/3205
Fluid transfer devices
A fluid transfer device such as a syringe may include a fluid chamber in communication with a male connector tip. The male connector tip is tapered to form a friction fit when inserted in a corresponding female hub. A disconnecting member, e.g., in the form of a lever member has a front surface moveable along the male connector tip between a first position proximal to the fluid chamber and a second position spaced from the first position towards a distal end of the male connector tip so as to release the friction fit. A catch is arranged to catch the female hub after it has been released from the friction fit by the lever member moving towards the second position. The catch may be released when the lever member pivots back towards the first position under the resilient bias of a spring tongue.
Pen needle assembly apparatus
A pen needle assembly apparatus (60) includes a housing (30), a movable support (40) for supporting a pen needle (18), an ejector (80) for ejecting a used pen needle from the support, and an actuator (56). The support (40) is rotated relative to the housing (30) to index the pen needles to a position where the pen needle can be accessed and coupled to a delivery device (10). The used pen needle (18) is returned to the well (42) in the support and the support rotated toward the ejector (80) where the used pen needle is ejected to a compartment (50) in the housing for disposal. A cover (60) on the housing includes at least one opening (65) for accessing the pen needle when the support is rotated to position a pen needle relative to the opening in the cover.
Sharps container with blackout strip
A sharps container includes a container portion and a closeable lid. The sharps container includes any suitable cross-sectional shape having at least one wall. The container portion is fabricated from a light translucent or transparent material, such that any suitable light may be shined through the at least one wall thereof. An upper perimeter of the container portion is treated, such that light will not shine through an upper twenty five percent of the container by volume. An opaque tape, an opaque paint, an opaque printing ink or any other suitable treatment is applied to an upper perimeter of the container portion to prevent light from passing through the container portion. At least one wall of the container is treated.
SYRINGE ASSEMBLY
A syringe assembly includes a plunger assembly, a syringe body, and a needle. The plunger assembly includes a plunger rod, a spring, a plunger base, and a plunger plug. The plunger rod includes a first end member having a first stepped part positioned in an inner wall thereof, a second end member, and a first accommodating room. The plunger base includes a plunger body, a projection, a second stepped part, a plunger member, and a locating member. The plunger body is received in the first accommodating room, and the projection abuts against the first end member. The spring is arranged around the plunger body and positioned between the first stepped part and the second stepped part. The plunger plug is mounted to the second end member, and defines a fixing groove. The syringe body includes a needle cannula, a needle base, a fixing pole, and a fixing valve. The plunger assembly is received in the needle cannula. The needle base is mounted to the needle cannula. The fixing valve is received in the needle base. The fixing pole is received in the fixing valve and protrudes out of the needle base. The needle is received in the fixing pole. The syringe assembly of the present invention is prevented from reuse and accidently damage because the needle can retract into the plunger rod using restoring force of the spring.
PHARMACEUTICAL SYRINGE UNIT, PHARMACEUTICAL INJECTION DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAID UNIT, INJECTION NEEDLE ATTACHMENT AND REMOVAL FIXTURE, AND STORAGE CASE
There is provided a pharmaceutical syringe unit that is mounted to a pharmaceutical injection device main body and holds a pharmaceutical syringe, in order to mount the pharmaceutical-filled pharmaceutical syringe to a pharmaceutical injection device, wherein a syringe cover is slid in the forward and backward direction with respect to a distal end cap by the operation of the pharmaceutical injection device main body, allowing movement between a needle insertion position at which the insertion of an injection needle into a target is completed, and a needle withdrawal position at which the withdrawal of the injection needle from the target is completed, and the range over which the syringe cover can be slid by a guide component is greater than the distance between the needle insertion position and the needle withdrawal position.
Safety Device for Preventing Needle Stick Injury with a Needle of a Medical Injection Device
A safety device for preventing needle stick injury comprises a ring configured to be attached to the distal tip of a medical injection device, a first hinge portion, and a protective shield. The protective shield comprises a second hinge portion pivotally coupled to the first hinge portion and is configured to adopt successively a storage position covering the needle tip, a retracted position uncovering the needle tip and a safety position covering the needle tip. In the safety position, the protective shield is locked on the ring by engagement of a locking member with a lug on the ring. The locking member is configured to engage the lug when the protective shield transitions from the retracted position to the safety position, passing from one side of the lug to the other, and remaining engaged with the lug for maintaining the protective shield in the safety position.
Medical injector cap remover
A cap remover for removing a cap covering a needle of a medical injector includes a body having an insertion portion at its proximal end configured to at least partially accommodate the cap, and a grabbing portion at its distal end having an internal cavity which includes an extraction member having a series of laminas extending radially and inwardly from a ring.
Needle Tip Arrangements
A needle tip (22) for being connected and disconnected in use from a needle tip support (16), comprises a needle (24) having a forward end and a rearward end and, a connector secured to the needle intermediate its ends. The connector comprises two arms (28) each extending outwardly and rearwardly relative to the needle (16) and configured to be coupled and uncoupled in use from said needle tip support, and the arms are disposed on opposite sides of the needle. Also disclosed are arrangements for storing, dispensing and later disposing such needle tips, as well as coupling interfaces between the needle tip and a needle support cap to which it is fitted in use.
Diabetic Medication Delivery Pen Packet
A packet for a medication delivery pen comprises a pen cap integrally connected to one, some, or all of the devices listed: an unused pen needle dispenser, sharps container for used needles, folding glucose monitor, constant glucose monitor, glucose tablets/candy, lancing device, or glucose test strip holder. The integrated pen cap is configured to replace the pen cap normally supplied with the pen and the attachments and devices featured put all items needed by a diabetic in one device. This device also gives the diabetic freedom in choosing which devices they would like to or would like not to carry with them, and in what manner so as to have the highest convenience to the diabetic.
SAFETY CONVENIENCE KITS FOR MEDICAL SYRINGES
A convenience kit which is usable in an ambulatory environment for bagged products which have exposed and potentially contaminated sharps as an end product. Preferred use focus of the kit is for bagged syringes. The kit provides accessible sections for accessing the unused bagged parts and for storing excess parts once a bag is opened. A removable protective cover is provided for the unused product storage. A single step used parts disposal system comprises an elongated orifice and a pair of opposing chutes which are constructed to provide a one-way path into a containment compartment which is expanded in volume as new products are removed. As the kit may be used in an ambulatory environment permissive to rotational and vibratory forces, the upper chute is pivotally affixed to rotate and close the elongated orifice by the same forces which urge products within the compartment toward the orifice.