Syringe with finger flange

• US 10,195,348 B2
• Filed: 11/11/2015
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schott Pharma Schweiz AG
• Original Assignee: Schott Schweiz AG
• Inventors: Komann, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): Price, Nathan R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Doubrava, John
• Application Number:
  US14/938,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20160129193A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,182 Days
• Field of Search: 604227
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3139 Finger grips not integrally formed with the syringe barrel, e.g. using adapter with finger grips
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3143 Damping means for syringe components executing relative movements, e.g. retarders or attenuators slowing down or timing syringe mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3137 Specially designed finger grip means, e.g. for easy manipulation of the syringe rod
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31511 Piston or piston-rod constructions, e.g. connection of piston with piston-rod A61M5/5066 takes precedence

Abstract

A syringe having a finger flange and a finger support is provided. The finger flange includes a radially projecting support surface for a finger and is joined to the syringe body of the syringe at its proximal end. In this case, the finger flange is further designed in one piece and includes at least two finger flange elements, which are movably joined with one another.

Claims

1. A syringe comprising:

a cylindrical syringe body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a cylindrical chamber for uptake of a liquid substance, the proximal end having an opening and at least one protruding or ring-shaped projection, the at least one projection protruding radially outward over a circumferential surface of the syringe body; and

a finger flange having at least one support surface for a finger, the finger flange being designed in one piece and comprising a first finger flange element and a second finger flange element, the first and second finger flange elements being movably connected to one another between an open position and a closed position,

wherein, when in the closed position, the finger flange is connected in a friction-fit at least partially to the at least one projection and surrounds the at least one projection so that an axial displacement of the finger flange relative to the syringe body is prevented,

wherein the first finger flange element has a recess configured to receive the proximal end of the syringe body into the recess by radial displacement,

wherein the second finger flange element has a central passage opening configured to define a plunger guiding recess,

wherein the first and the second finger flange elements are joined together for movement between the open position and the closed position by rotation about an axis that is perpendicular to a center line of the syringe body,

wherein the first and the second finger flange elements are disposed in offset parallel planes when in the closed position, the offset parallel planes being perpendicular to the center line of the syringe body,

wherein the first and the second finger flange elements, when in the open position, are configured to be positioned on the syringe body without axial displacement,

wherein the first and second finger flange elements, when in the closed position, are locked together to prevent opening, and

wherein the finger flange prevents a plunger and/or a stopper connected to the plunger from being pulled out.

2. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein, when in the closed position, the finger flange is joined in form-fitting manner at least partially with the at least one projection.

3. The syringe according to claim 1, further comprising the stopper in the cylindrical chamber, the stopper being connectable to the plunger through the opening at the proximal end and the plunger guiding recess.

4. The syringe according to claim 3, wherein the finger flange is formed so as to prevent the plunger or the stopper from being pulled out.

5. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein the opening at the proximal end and the plunger guiding recess are configured to receive the plunger with the stopper therethrough.

6. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second finger flange elements are joined together by a joint or hinge.

7. The syringe according to claim 6, wherein the joint or hinge comprises a foil or a film.

8. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein the plunger guiding recess has an inner contour that is formed at least partially precisely diametrically opposite an outer contour of the at least one projection.

9. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein the plunger guiding recess has, at least partially, a dimension when compared with the at least one projection sufficient to form the friction-fit.

10. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein the finger flange is formed, at least partially, by a material having sufficient elasticity to compensate for geometric deviations in the syringe body.

11. The syringe according to claim 10, wherein the material comprises is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyoxymethylene (POM), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyamide (PA), polyethersulfone (PES), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), and glass-fiber-reinforced plastics.

12. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein the first finger flange element surrounds a peripheral surface of the syringe body in a region that corresponds to an included angle of at most 180°

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13. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein the first finger flange element surrounds a peripheral surface of the syringe body in a region that corresponds to an included angle of less than 180°

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14. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein the first finger flange element surrounds a peripheral surface of the syringe body in a region that corresponds to an included angle of less than 175°

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15. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein, when in the closed position, the first and second finger flange elements are latched together and/or are locked indissolubly.

16. The syringe according to claim 1, wherein, when in the closed position, the first and second finger flange elements are locked indissolubly.

17. The syringe according to claim 5, wherein the second finger flange element, at least in a region of the central passage opening, comprises an elastic material so that the central passage opening expands elastically during receipt of the plunger and the stopper therethrough.

18. A finger flange for guiding a plunger that is formed in one piece therethrough, the finger flange comprising:

at least one first and one second finger flange element are joined together in movable manner by rotation to a closed position by rotation about an axis that is perpendicular to but offset from a center line of a syringe body,

wherein the first finger flange element has a recess configured to receive a proximal end of the syringe body into the recess by radial displacement,

wherein the first and the second finger flange elements, when in the open position, are configured to be positioned on the syringe body without axial displacement,

wherein the second finger flange element has a central passage opening configured to define a plunger guiding recess,

wherein the first and second finger flange elements, when in the closed position, are locked together to prevent opening, and

wherein the plunger guiding recess is configured so that, when in the closed position, the plunger and/or a stopper connected to a plunger is prevented from being pulled out.

19. The finger flange according to claim 18, wherein the at least first and second finger flange elements are joined together by a joint or hinge.

20. A finger flange for guiding a plunger received in a syringe body, the finger flange comprising:

a first finger flange element having a recess configured to receive a proximal end of the syringe body into the recess by radial displacement;

a second finger flange element having a plunger guiding recess configured to receive a plunger through the plunger guiding recess by axial displacement; and

a hinge or joint joining the first and second finger flange elements together for movement between an open position and a closed position by rotation about an axis that is perpendicular to but offset from a center line of the syringe body,

wherein the first and the second finger flange elements, when in the open position, are configured to be positioned on the syringe body without axial displacement,

wherein the first and second finger flange elements, when in the closed position, are locked together to prevent opening, and

wherein the plunger guiding recess is configured so that, when in the closed position, the plunger and/or a stopper connected to a plunger is prevented from being pulled out.

21. A syringe comprising:

a cylindrical syringe body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a cylindrical chamber for uptake of a liquid substance, the proximal end having an opening and at least one protruding ring-shaped or annular projection, the at least one projection protruding radially outward over a circumferential surface of the syringe body; and

a finger flange having at least one support surface for a finger, the finger flange being designed in one piece and comprising a first finger flange element and a second finger flange element, the first and second finger flange elements being movably connected to one another between an open position and a closed position,

wherein, when in the closed position, the finger flange is connected in a friction-fit at least partially to the at least one protruding ring-shaped or annular projection and surrounds the at least one projection so that an axial displacement of the finger flange relative to the syringe body is prevented, and

wherein the first finger flange element has a recess configured to receive the proximal end of the syringe body comprising the projection into the recess in form-fitting manner by radial displacement,

wherein the second finger flange element has a central passage opening configured to define a plunger guiding recess,

wherein the first and the second finger flange elements are joined together for movement between the open position and the closed position by rotation about an axis that is perpendicular to a center line of the syringe body,

wherein the first and second finger flange elements, when in the closed position, are locked together to prevent opening

wherein the first and the second finger flange elements are disposed in offset parallel planes when in the closed position, the offset parallel planes being perpendicular to the center line of the syringe body, and

wherein the finger flange prevents a plunger and/or a stopper connected to the plunger from being pulled out.