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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8012133 | System for injection through or into the human skin The invention relates to a system for injecting a fluid through or into the human skin, optionally by needle-free injection or by injection with a needle, with (i) an injection device (110) which includes ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7431587 | Dental tool adaptor assembly A disposable extension member for joining a dental handtool to a disposable, hollow, dental tip. The dental handtool includes a chuck for releasably retaining the extension member. The extension member has at least one fluid-tight passageway extending through its bo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419478 | Front-loading syringe for medical injector having a flexible syringe retaining ring Embodiments of an injector, injector system, syringe, syringe interface, syringe adapter, and piston/plunger assembly for an injector (of contrast medium, for example) are described. Preferably, the syringe is adapted to engage a syringe interface mechanism such tha... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7361159 | Passive safety shield A safety apparatus is provided which includes a needle hub having an arm extending therefrom and an extensible frame connected to the needle hub. The extensible frame includes a proximal segment that is hingedly connected to a distal segment. The extensible frame is... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347458 | Locking luer fitting A locking luer fitting for connecting fluid lines. In one variation the connection interface includes a male luer connector and a corresponding female luer connector. The female luer connector includes a rotatable collar which engages the male luer connector. In ano... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347342 | Container for holding sterile goods and sterile goods dispenser A container (100) for holding sterile goods (10) is described, including a container body (20) with at least one continuous receiving channel (21) having a cover (30) at least at one end, wherein a pushing ram is displaceably arran... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320682 | Safety device A safety device for a needle is provided. The device includes a spring biased sheath which acts to cover the needle before and after use. The safety device also includes a spring biased lock which is operable to lock the sheath in a safe position unless the biasing ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306198 | Valved male luer with vacuum feature A male luer connector device that attaches to any standard female luer valve to open a flow channel between the two luers. The male luer is comprised of a tubular housing element, a resilient member contained within the housing and extending within an inner tubular ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300423 | Safety device with trigger mechanism A safety device, usable in particular with hypodermic needles, and incorporating a trigger mechanism which when activated primes the device to initiate the unsheathing of the needle in use by flexing one or more needle-surrounding legs away from the needle axis; the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7217258 | Controlled release structure for attaching medical devices A medical device for use with a fluid transfer device having a frusto-conically-shaped tip includes a hub having an open proximal end with a frusto-conically-shaped cavity therein, a distal end and a passageway therethrough. The cavity is part of the passageway. A r... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198618 | Safety shield for medical needles Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. In embodiments of this invention a shield with two or more segments hingedly connected to each other is movable from a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182734 | Retracting needle safety device A retractable safety needle assembly is provided. The needle assembly includes a tubular outer body, a retraction assembly contained with the outer body and a biasing element for applying a retraction force therebetween. The retraction assembly includes a cannula ha... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169134 | Apparatus with rotatable valve syringe Valve syringes of the invention include a barrel, a plunger and an applicator valve. The applicator valve, which controls the flow of the fluid material contained within the barrel, can rotate at the end of the barrel between an open position and a closed position. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144389 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided that includes a first cylinder, such as, for example, a shield that is extensible from a retracted position to an extended position for enclosing a distal end of a needle of a medical needle device. The shield includes a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7115114 | Medical device having releasable retainer A medical device having a releasable retaining includes needle cannula connected to a hub having an open proximal end with a frusto-conically shaped cavity therein. The cavity is part of a passageway through the hub which is in fluid communication with the lumen of ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100891 | Valved male luer with vacuum feature A male luer connector device that attaches to any standard female luer valve to open a flow channel between the two luers. The male luer is comprised of a tubular housing element, a resilient member contained within the housing and extending within an inner tubular ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077830 | Medical syringe needle A needle for medical use, which is free from breakage of a cannula even if subjected to reapeated bending operations or puncture into the root of teeth in use. The needle is charactrized in that a cannula (2) is fixed to a hub (1) by charging a bonding... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7044441 | Valved male luer connector having sequential valve timing A male Luer connector that attaches to a standard female Luer connector to open a medical fluid flow channel between the two connectors. The male connector has two internal valves and a vacuum-generating structure. The two valves and the vacuum-generating structure ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029461 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided which includes an extensible shield having a first segment and a second segment extending therefrom. The second segment includes an opening configured for clearance of a medical needle of a medical needle device during a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6969375 | Sealed connection device for medical use of the luer lock type and syringe incorporating such a device Luer lock type connection device for medical use having a nozzle in which an axial internal passage is formed. The nozzle includes a bearing connection surface and a proximal annular retention zone. The connection device also has a flange forming an axial open seat ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964406 | Valved male luer A male luer connector device that attaches to any standard female luer valve to open a flow channel between the two luers. The male luer is comprised of a tubular housing element, a resilient member contained within the housing and extending within an inner tubular ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955660 | Internal expansion syringe adaptor An adaptor for connecting a syringe to an aspiration and/or irrigation device, typically a medical device such as a catheter, cannula or needle, is described herein. The adaptor is comprised of two components: a deformable elastomeric expansion sleeve and a relative... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949086 | Seldinger safety shield for medical needles Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. In embodiments of this invention a shield with two or more segments hingedly connected to each other is movable from a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6916248 | Flexible coupling Flexible couplings are provided comprising a male member disposed within a female member in a spaced apart configuration, with the space being filled, at least partially, with an elastically deformable material. The male and female members comprise features that pre... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6773415 | Disposable injector cap An injector cap including a sleeve and a blocking means, wherein the sleeve is mounted slidably on a portion of an injection device, e.g., on an ampoule support, is forced by a pre-tensioning means into a first position in which it covers a cannula carried by the in... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6745998 | Valved male luer A male luer connector device that attaches to any standard female luer valve to open a flow channel between the two luers. The male luer is comprised of a tubular housing element, a resilient member contained within the housing and extending within an inner tubular ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6730059 | Medical needle assemblies A medical needle device which is reusable and cooperates with a disposable needle assembly. The medical needle device includes a holder, a needle assembly, and an ejector rod cooperating with the holder. The needle assembly includes a needle hub and needle. The hold... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6652493 | Infusion pump syringe A syringe for use with an infusion pump, the infusion pump having a cavity for receiving the syringe. The syringe includes a syringe body, a plunger and an end cap. The syringe body has a tube that is open at a first end and transitions to a passage at a ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6610034 | Thread locking structure A syringe system includes a first syringe having a barrel with a tubular tip formed at the end thereof. The tubular tip has an exterior surface with a pair of spaced apart first threads outwardly projecting therefrom so as to at least partially encircle t... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6500153 | Syringe and needle for preventing inadvertent drug injection A spinal syringe and needle for preventing the inadvertent injection of an intravenous drug spinally includes a needle engagement extension on the spinal needle defining an opening of a first diameter, a syringe engagement extension on the spinal syringe ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6436076 | Needle holder positioning structure for a safety syringe A needle holder positioning structure for a safety syringe includes a syringe with a neck portion having a top end forming a positioning projecting ring, an inner edge of a lower end of the neck portion upwardly and integrally formed with a forked elastic... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6346094 | Pen needle magazine A pen needle magazine dispenser for holding and dispensing a novel pen needle assembly. The pen needle magazine dispenser includes a number of threaded sleeves within cavities that interact with threads on each pen needle assembly to attach the pen needle... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6231552 | Threaded latching mechanism A mechanical latching device is provided for threaded connections, such as a barrel and hub member of a medical syringe. The latching device includes an abutment and a receptacle for receipt of the abutment whereby relative movements between reciprocal me... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6224588 | Flexible finger latching mechanism A mechanical latching device is provided for threaded connections, such as those found in a medical syringe. The connections each have a thread profile with crest and root elements. At least one flexible finger or projection extends outwardly from within ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6171285 | Retractable syringe A retractable syringe characterized by a syringe needle which can be retracted into the barrel of the syringe and locked therein after use, to prevent accidental needle sticks or re-use of the syringe. In a preferred embodiment the syringe barrel is termi... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6126644 | Holder for a syringe and an injection device using the holder A holder has an inner diameter which allows the holder to be fitted onto the outside of a cylinder barrel 2 and is formed into a tubular shape having a length which is substantially equal to that of the cylinder barrel 2. The holder has a flange 73 at the... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6074373 | Syringe with a luer-lok portion A syringe is provided with a Luer-Lok portion for connecting an extension tube or the like. The Luer-Lok portion is arranged upright on a plane of truncation of a conical-frustum-shaped free end portion of the syringe, and includes an inner cylindrical po... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6042572 | Device and method for cleaning artificial body passageways formed between two openings by piercing A hygiene device for cleaning body passageways formed between two openings by piercing. The device includes a syringe assembly and a disposable cleaning tip assembly including a thin, hollow needle shaft that is inserted into the piercing that terminates ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6004299 | Injection vessel and solution-enclosed injection vessel in use thereof An injection vessel including a glass cartridge; a rubber stopper (front stopper) and a rubber stopper (end stopper) respectively fitted to a front side and a rear side of the glass cartridge slidably in an axial direction of the glass cartridge in close ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5980487 | Hypodermic syringe A syringe for the injection or taking of fluids having a needle mounting endpiece which is detachably coupled to barrel by mating features. A plunger and a coupled seal are guided by flanges sliding within guides and are further guided by protrusions so a... | 11/09/1999 |
