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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6746429 | Needle assisted jet injector A needle assisted jet injector and method for jet injecting medicament are disclosed. In one embodiment of the injector, the needle is retractably located within an injector nozzle assembly. Upon activation of the force generating source, a portion of the needle ext... | 06/08/2004 |
| 5910289 | Device for collecting a blood sample from a plastic segment tube A device for collecting a blood sample from a plastic segment tube into a receptacle uses a cylindrical housing containing a hollow needle to puncture the segment tube as it is inserted into the upper port of the device. A series of ribs with medial edges... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5833631 | Fiber tip guidewire This is a surgical device. In particular, it is a guidewire having a metallic core and specifically having a distal section comprising a number of fibers. The fibered distal tip is shapeable using, e.g., steam or hot air, and causes much less trauma than ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5792116 | Catheter having geometrically shaped surface and method of manufacture Catheter and method of manufacturing such catheter. The catheter includes an elongate shaft having an interior lumen extending therethrough. The interior surface of the lumen is geometrically configured to reduce friction and increase catheter performance... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5713874 | Camouflaged injection needle A camouflaged injection needle is disclosed including a shaft, a flexible ellipsoid tip at one end of the shaft and a sharp needle tip positioned within the flexible tip and axially aligned with the shaft. The sharp needle tip is capable of piercing throu... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5714125 | Device for collecting a blood sample from a plastic segment tube A device for collecting a blood sample from a plastic segment tube into a receptacle uses a cylindrical housing containing a hollow needle to puncture the segment tube as it is inserted into the upper port of the device. A series of ribs with tapered medi... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5695465 | Syringe containing drug to be injected A syringe containing drug to be injected, the syringe includes an injection tube, a needle mounted at the front end of the injection tube, a rubber sealing jacket stopper jacketing on the peak of the needle and an injection tube core movably and hermetica... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5383864 | Pre-filled injection device comprising a barrel wherein a liquid diazepam formulation is accommodated The invention relates to a pre-filled injection device, comprising (i) a barrel which is open at each end in which, before using the device, a liquid diazepam formulation is accommodated in a sealed manner and which comprises at least one rubber sealing m... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5336192 | Self-sealing valve device for angiographic catheters A self-sealing valve device for an angiographic catheter includes a housing having a first end adapted to form a luer lock connection with the proximal end of the angiographic catheter. A central bore extends between the first end of the housing and an op... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5171304 | Flexible sealing member for injection device The invention relates to a flexible sealing member for an injection device, comprising a neck which encloses a channel which is open at one end and is closed at the other end by a diaphragm and has an annular flange at its closed end for a clamping connec... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5154703 | Bloodless catheter A medical device which presents the backflow of fluid therethrough is particularly useful as a bloodless catheter assembly, that is, prevents the backflow of blood through the catheter by utilization of a self-closing valve carried in a hollow catheter ho... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5084023 | Bloodless catheter with self-shielding needle A catheter with a double membrane gasket and a locking needle guard is disclosed. The gasket prevents blood from seeping through the catheter hub. The locking needle guard prevents the user from inadvertent needle sticks.... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5062836 | Placement device for a catheter and guide wire A placement device for a catheter and guide wire comprising, a valve assembly having a proximal end, a distal end for connection to the catheter, an elastic valve member having a least one slit and a slide member being slidably received in the valve assem... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4976925 | Appliance designed for single use for taking samples of liquids A device for single usage for sampling liquids consisting of a hollow mounting tube closed at one end by a base which has a needle mount and into which can be slid a sampling tube. The sampling tube has a cap which has a diameter in the section of the cap... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4392491 | Injector This invention relates to an injector with a cartridge for a liquid medicine, which is suitable as a throwaway type or a re-use type, and especially displays remarkable effects at urgent occasions. This injector substantially comprises an injector tube ho... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4381779 | Deformable slidable piston to provide self-aspiration in hypodermic cartridge ampoules The slidable piston closing the upper end of cartridge ampoules of the type used in hypodermic syringes is provided with a deformable section which, on forward and backward flexing, generates self-aspiration in the ampoule.... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4378015 | Automatic injecting syringe The hypodermic syringe of this invention is of simplified construction and employs a retracted needle contained within a housing, which needle is driven to inject a dose of medication by pressing the housing against the patient's skin. The syringe has a m... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4361149 | Injection syringe The invention provides an injection syringe of the kind comprising one or two sterile units, which has a full cylinder ampoule the rear end of which is sealed by a plug serving as a piston, and the front end of which is sealed by a pierceable seal, and wi... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4178928 | Self injector A self injector having a spring powered gun assembly including a plunger rod driven forwardly by a compressed spring which is releasable by a retainer member to fire the plunger rod, and a cartridge assembly connected to said gun assembly, the cartridge a... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4072149 | Nose cap and diaphragm assembly for injector A disposable medicament injector having a cylindrical barrel closed at one end by a slidable plunger and at the other end by a nose cap and diaphragm assembly including a flexible and pierceable wall defining a medicament chamber between the plunger and t... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4059109 | Mixing and dispensing disposable medicament injector A mixing and dispensing disposable medicament injector having a cylindrical barrel closed at one end by a slidable plunger and at the other end by a first diaphragm assembly including a flexible wall. A second diaphragm assembly is positioned within the b... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4051851 | Diaphragm assembly for a medicament dispensing unit A medicament dispensing unit having a cylindrical barrel closed at one end by a slidable plunger is provided at the other end with a diaphragm assembly including a flexible wall defining a medicament chamber between the plunger and flexible wall. A needle... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051850 | Disposable medicament injector A disposable medicament injector having a cylindrical barrel closed at one end by a slidable plunger and at the other end by a diaphragm assembly including a flexible wall defining a medicament chamber between the plunger and flexible wall. A needle is po... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4049033 | Molded collapsible solution container A molded collapsible solution container, which is made from a tubular, plastic parison, defines a body portion having an integral neck portion and shoulder portion at one end thereof. The container is sealed at its opposite end. The body portion defines, ... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3995630 | Injection syringe with telescopic assembly between cartridge and vial An injection syringe having a cartridge with a hollow injection needle attached thereto; a vial which contains a medicament, closed by a pierceable stopper; and a telescopic assembly which detachably connects the cartridge to the vial. The telescopic asse... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3976069 | Injection syringe with cartridge retaining tab An injection syringe having a cartridge with an injection needle, and a cartridge holder. The holder is provided with resilient tabs which at one end are connected at an acute angle to the inner surface of the holder, and for the remaining part are clear ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3939833 | Piston construction for syringes A cartridge for a prefilled hypodermic syringe of the type sealed at its forward end with a destructible diaphragm is provided with a piston-piston rod assembly in which the piston of resilient material is molded in the form of a hollow cylinder and has a... | 02/24/1976 |