Aspiration device

• US 4,036,232 A
• Filed: 04/19/1976
• Issued: 07/19/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
• Original Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
• Inventors: Genese, Joseph Nicholas
• Primary Examiner(s): Kamm, William E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Layton, Henry S.
• Application Number:
  US05/677,950
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 128/276-278, 128/2 F, 128/2 B, 128/2 R, 128/2 W, 128/DIG. 5, 128/218 P, 128/218 M, 128/234, 128/237, 128/220
• US Class Current: 604/143
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/67 Containers incorporating a piston-type member to create suction, e.g. syringes cupping glasses A61M1/08; with a flexible member creating suction A61M1/68

Abstract

An aspiration unit which will afford a uniform suction level for aspirating fluids from body cavities. The unit is composed of a double piston member, a first head of which is in sealing engagement with a syringe barrel and the second head which is oppositely disposed is contained in a telescoping member which is also receivable in the syringe barrel. Upon movement of the telescoping member outwardly from the syringe barrel, a vacuum will be created in the telescoping member as well as in that portion of the barrel member between the first piston member and the nozzle which is closed from atmosphere by means of a valve member. Upon insertion of a flexible tube into a body cavity and opening of the valve member, fluid will be aspirated into the syringe barrel by means of the partial vacuum created in the syringe barrel and in the telescoping member. A clamp means is provided to hold the telescoping member in the vacuum creating condition while the tubular member is inserted into a body cavity. The aspirating device is operable with one hand and is disposable.

Claims

1. An aspirating device comprising:

a barrel member having an internal wall and defining a nozzle portion and an open end portion;

a piston member having a first and second head portion receivable in said barrel member;

a first sealing element carried by said first piston head portion at one end engageable with said internal wall;

a second sealing element carried by said second piston head portion and disposed at another end;

a hollow telescoping member having a closed end portion constructed and arranged to fit within the confines of said barrel member and in sealing engagement with said second sealing element;

holding means operatively associated with said telescoping member and said barrel member to retain said telescoping member in a fixed position when said telescoping member is moved in a direction away from said nozzle portion; and

means operatively associated with said nozzle portion to temporarily close said nozzle portion to the atmosphere.

2. The aspirating device as defined in claim 1 wherein said means operatively associated with said nozzle portion to temporarily close said nozzle portion is a valve member.

3. The aspirating device as defined in claim 2 wherein said valve member is a clamp member.

4. The aspirating device as defined in claim 1 further including an elongated flexible tubing with and opening and in fluid tight engagement with said nozzle portion, said elongated tubing dimensioned for entering a body cavity.

5. The aspirating device as defined in claim 1 wherein said holding means is a biased clamp member operatively carried by said barrel member to engage said telescoping member.

6. The aspirating device as defined in claim 5 wherein said biased clamp member comprises a flange on said barrel member extending in opposing directions, indentations in the telescoping member and a resiliently biased clamp portion engaging said flange and constructed and arranged to engage the indentations in the telescoping member when said telescoping member is moved outwardly from said barrel member.

7. The aspirating device as defined in claim 6 wherein said clamping portion is formed from two independent clamping sections.

8. The aspirating device as defined in claim 6 wherein said telescoping member has an external diameter slightly less than the internal diameter of said barrel to provide a close fitting relationship.

9. The aspirating device as defined in claim 8 wherein said second piston head portion has an abutment surface and said telescoping member has an end wall for contact with said abutment surface.

10. The aspirating device as defined in claim 1 wherein said holding means is a projecting flange on said telescoping member and an inwardly projecting wall portion extending from said barrel member for engagement with said projecting flange of said telescoping member.

11. The aspirating device as defined in claim 10 wherein said inwardly projecting wall portion extends from an end wall of said barrel member opposite said nozzle portion.