Embedded spinal injector

• US 20050131388A1
• Filed: 12/16/2003
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wellong Instruments Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Wellong Instruments Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Cheng, Henrich
• Application Number:
  US10/737,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20050131388A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/891.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1424 Manually operated pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1428 with manual pumping action
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16809 by repeated filling and emptying of an intermediate volume pressure infusion using positive displacement pumps A61M5/142

Abstract

An embedded spinal injector has a reservoir compartment, a pressing compartment in communication with the reservoir compartment, a testing compartment connected to the pressing compartment and having a unidirectional valve sandwiched between the pressing compartment and the testing compartment to stop reverse flow of medicine from the pressing compartment. A hole is defined in the first inner casing and an opening is defined in the second inner casing such that refill of the reservoir can be completed by applying a needle extending through the outer casing and a portion of the first inner casing corresponding to hole. Deformation of a portion of the outer casing corresponding to the opening of the second inner casing is able to force medicine received in the pressing compartment to flow to the testing compartment and the outlet in communication with the testing compartment.

Claims

1. An embedded spinal injector comprising:

an outer casing;

a reservoir compartment having a first inner casing securely attached to a portion of an inner face of the outer casing and a hole defined in the first inner casing; and

a pressing compartment adjacent to the reservoir compartment and having a second inner casing securely attached to a portion of the inner face of the outer casing and, an opening defined in the second inner casing and an outlet provided to communicate with the pressing compartment,

wherein the reservoir compartment has a dimension larger that that of the pressing compartment and a deformation of a portion of the outer casing corresponding to the opening is able to force the medicine to flow to the outlet and patient'"'"'s spine.

2. The embedded spinal injector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reservoir compartment and the pressing compartment are dome-shaped.

3. The embedded spinal injector as claimed in claim 2, wherein a passage is defined between the reservoir compartment and the pressing compartment so as to communicate the reservoir compartment with the pressing compartment.

4. The embedded spinal injector as claimed in claim 2 further comprising a testing compartment sandwiched between the pressing compartment and the outlet for receiving a patient'"'"'s body fluid.

5. The embedded spinal injector as claimed in claim 4, wherein a unidirectional valve is provided between the pressing compartment and the testing compartment to stop reverse flow of medicine from the pressing compartment.

6. The embedded spinal injector as claimed in claim 5, wherein a second unidirectional valve is provided between the reservoir compartment and the pressing compartment to stop reverse flow of medicine from the reservoir compartment.