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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172795 | Medical device including an air evacuation system Medical device assemblies capable of aspirating liquid into a syringe barrel or other medical devices while evacuating any air from the syringe are described. An exemplary medical device includes a syringe barrel, plunger rod and stopper assembly having an air perme... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172794 | Medical device including an air evacuation system Medical device assemblies capable of aspirating liquid into a syringe barrel or other medical devices while evacuating any air from the syringe are described. An exemplary medical device includes a syringe barrel, plunger rod and stopper assembly having an air perme... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7341576 | Medical delivery/extraction system A medical delivery or extraction system comprising a needle assembly having a needle and a hub coupled to the needle. The hub includes a verification region or component. A syringe body rotatably coupled to the needle assembly includes at least one indicia on the ou... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7303551 | Medical delivery/extraction system A medical delivery or extraction system comprising a needle assembly having a needle and a hub coupled to the needle. The hub includes a verification region or component. A syringe body rotatably coupled to the needle assembly includes at least one indicia on the ou... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7195606 | Syringe and a method for its utilization in analysis The invention provides a syringe for preventing anemia resulting from withdrawal of blood from a patient for analysis, the syringe including a cylindrical tube having a nozzle at its lower end to which a needle is attachable; a piston disposed within the tube and ap... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182228 | Cartridge with connection for a pump-drive and fluid handling system In a cartridge for a fluid, as well as a system for handling a fluid using such a cartridge, the cartridge has a tank shaped as a cylinder with an opening to admit and discharge the fluid, as well as a piston that can be moved forward and/or back in the tank in orde... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6511457 | Airless syringe A syringe having an air release assembly slidingly clamped to a syringe barrel, the air release assembly having a lower portion with a slider valve insert and an upper portion with a rearward facing chamber. The syringe barrel has an opening at the junctu... | 01/28/2003 |
| 5911708 | Method and apparatus for uninterrupted delivery of radiographic dye A method and apparatus for injecting radiographic dye during angiography. A deformable holding chamber is interposed between a contrast dye bottle and a syringe manifold. A one-way valve and an integral disconnect/flow-stop are connected between the bottl... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5779666 | Method and apparatus for uninterrupted delivery of radiographic dye A method and apparatus for injecting radiographic dye during angiography are provided. A deformable holding chamber is interposed between a contrast dye bottle and a syringe manifold. A one-way valve and an integral disconnect/flow-stop are connected betw... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5637269 | Process for forming a sintered composite boron carbide body A process for the production of a sintered composite boron carbide body, the process comprising: (a) mixing 40.0 to 99.5 volume % of B4 C with 0.5 to 60.0 volume % of fine grain powdered SiC, TiC, or both in an organic solvent; (b) drying to form a ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5533978 | Method and apparatus for uninterrupted delivery of radiographic dye A method and apparatus for injecting radiographic dye during angiography are provided. A deformable holding chamber is interposed between a contrast dye bottle and a syringe manifold. A one-way valve and an integral disconnect/flow-stop are connected betw... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5324266 | In-line sampling system incorporating an improved blood sampling device A blood sampling system incorporates a fluid storage mechanism which can be disposed along the longitudinal axis of a fluid line extending from an injection site to a fluid supply. Both the main body portion of the fluid storage mechanism and a fluid draw... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5242405 | Syringe having graphics visualization features A syringe barrel having graphics visualization features includes an elongate body portion having a longitudinal axis and a side wall spaced from the axis defining an inside diameter and a chamber for retaining fluid. The side wall includes a transparent p... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5062828 | Hypodermic syringe A small bore plastic syringe body is disclosed with improved visual amplification of interface surfaces between a light transmissive liquid and air within the syringe bore using a solid reflective colored strip on the syringe tube and located on one side ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4952209 | Applicator syringe for a dental compound Applicator syringe for a dental compound, with a syringe body (1) tapering into a thin discharge tube (3) and with a piston (5) displaceable in it, the applicator syringe being intended for once-only use. To avoid the need for special actuating tools, but... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4941883 | Disposable safety syringe Disclosed is a disposable safety syringe which comprises a reservoir and a tubular sheath. The reservoir serves to aspire therein or to inject therefrom a fluid, while the tubular sheath is integrally attached to and in fluid communication with the reserv... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4798596 | Applicator syringe for a dental compound Applicator syringe for a dental compound, with a syringe body (1) tapering into a thin discharge tube (3) and with a piston (5) displaceable in it, the applicator syringe being intended for once-only use. To avoid the need for special actuating tools, but... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4792066 | Chemical liquid injector In a chemical liquid injector mainly for use in filling with a chemical liquid cracks developed in a wall of a concrete building and a gap between the wall and the underlying concrete body, an air-escape groove is provided in the interior surface of the i... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4715854 | Multidose disposable syringe and method of filling same The multidose syringe is provided with two pistons which are attached by a string to move simultaneously. A groove in the barrel for delivering fluid into and from the innermost fluid chamber is provided with baffles to create turbulence in the fluid flow... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4690154 | Vented syringe A vented blood gas syringe is capable of allowing arterial blood to enter into a specimen chamber due to blood pressure or due to the aspirating the blood into the chamber where insufficient blood pressure of the patient exists. The blood gas syringe is f... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4466446 | Plunger subassembly for blood gas syringes This invention relates to an improved plunger subassembly for use in a blood gas syringe barrel characterized by a pushrod having a piston on its front end with a hollow interior defining a fluid collection chamber communicating with both the front and re... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4340068 | Multiple sample needle with vein entry indicator A multiple sample needle assembly for determining fluid access when collecting fluid samples from a source of fluid into a vacuum collection device. The assembly includes a housing with a chamber therein having first and second access openings in fluid co... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4340067 | Blood collection syringe A syringe for collecting a blood sample includes a cylindrical housing having a hollow needle at one end. A plunger slidably mounted within the housing defines a chamber within which blood collected by the needle is received. A hydrophilic bypass element ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4226236 | Prefilled, vented two-compartment syringe A prefilled, readily activated syringe assembly wherein a fluid medicament and a diluent therefor can be intermixed in a syringe barrel with a venting thereof. A medical powder is sealed in a barrel by means of an intermediate slidable stopper and the dil... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4206768 | Syringe device with means for selectively isolating a blood sample after removal of contaminates A syringe is disclosed for taking blood samples which includes a tubular body, a plunger, a sealing member and a needle. The plunger and sealing member in combination are slideably received in the tubular body with the plunger receiving the sealing member... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4082121 | Liquid dispenser with means for automatically purging air therefrom during liquid loading A hand-held liquid dispenser of the type using a piston and piston cylinder for precise dispensing of desired volumes of liquid, including an improvement that automatically eliminates any air from the piston cylinder when an operator normally fills the pi... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4057050 | Devices for extracting blood Devices for extracting blood which comprises a cylinder having at one end a removable closure member carrying a connection piece for a cannula and an end wall at the other end. A piston is guided in the cylinder in an air-tight manner and a piston rod gui... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4057052 | Blood-gas syringe The disclosure is of an improved blood gas syringe. In one embodiment, the improved syringe comprises a conventional syringe barrel, a plunger and an elastomeric piston at the bottom of the plunger. The plunger extends through and beyond the piston a shor... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4044758 | Cholangiography device and method A device for use in cholangiography and similar procedures comprising, a syringe having a barrel defining a chamber. The syringe has a plunger having one end received in a proximal end of the syringe chamber for pumping liquid from the chamber, a floating... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3978846 | Syringe for taking blood samples The syringe of the present invention includes a tubular body having a plunger slidably received therein in fluid tight relationship so as to define a void space at the leading end of the syringe when the plunger is fully inserted, the void space being in ... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3960139 | Syringe device with means for removing contaminates when drawing blood sample A syringe for taking blood samples includes a tubular body having a main plunger slidably received therein in fluid tight relationship. The tubular body has an opening through the leading end in communication with connection means for receiving a hypoderm... | 06/01/1976 |