Adaptor cap for centering, sealing, and holding a syringe to a bottle

• US 4,944,736 A
• Filed: 07/05/1989
• Issued: 07/31/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Leonard J. Holtz
• Original Assignee: Leonard J. Holtz
• Inventors: Holtz, Leonard J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Owens, Kerry
• Application Number:
  US07/375,504
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• Field of Search: 604/403, 604/411, 604/415, 141/330, 215/200, 215/DIG. 3, 215/316, 215/317
• US Class Current: 604/403
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/201 having one piercing end
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2065 having aligning and guiding means
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2096 Combination of a vial and a syringe for transferring or mixing their contents
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 215/03 Medical

Abstract

A means to connect a hypodermic syringe to its bottle of medicament, so that the syringe is in proper alignment to pierce the bottle sealing diaphragm. The means also holds the syringe to the bottle so that a measured amount of medicament may be withdrawn. Also included are sealing caps to retain full sterility of all elements during use and also non-use. The means permits the entire volume of the medicament to be withdrawn in a plurality of measured doses.

Claims

1. For use with a liquid-containing bottle having a perforatable closure diaphragm, and a syringe:

an adaptor cap having means to attach said cap to the bottle above the diaphragm, said cap having a body and a hollow portion extending outwardly from said body and terminating in a larger opening, a guide portion spaced from said larger opening and having converging surfaces terminating in a smaller hole inwardly in said hollow portion, said syringe having a barrel, a projection fittable into said larger opening extending from said barrel and carrying a hollow needle, whereby a user may insert said needle into the larger opening of said hollow portion, and then into said smaller hole and into and through said diaphragm, while the syringe projection enters said larger opening and is retained therein, thereby causing the needle to be axially aligned and penetrate the diaphragm immediately below said hole and causing said syringe and bottle to be frictionally held together.

2. The adaptor cap of claim 1, wherein said hollow portion and said smaller hole are circular in right section, and said converging surfaces are conical.

3. The adaptor cap of claim 2, wherein the projection of said syringe is also circular and frictionally fits into said larger opening in said hollow portion.

4. The adaptor cap of claim 1, wherein said hollow portion terminates in an upper shoulder, there being a second shoulder on the projection of said syringe, the dimensions of the parts being such that when the syringe is fully inserted into the cap, the needle penetrates the diaphragm and extends a relatively short distance beyond to permit removal of substantially all of said liquid from said bottle by said needle.

5. The adaptor cap of claim 1, wherein the material of said converging guide surfaces is sufficiently hard to prevent penetration or scratching thereof by said needle.

6. The adaptor cap of claim 1, wherein said converging surfaces are formed by a separate piece of a material hard enough to resist scratching or penetration by said needle.

7. The adaptor cap of claim 3 wherein the said hollow portion has an auxiliary cap to seal and close said larger opening therein, and the syringe has an auxiliary sealing cap to engage said projection and cover said needle.

8. The adaptor cap of claim 6, wherein said separate piece is made of a material selected from the group consisting of hard plastics and soft metals, and the cylindrical portion is made from a softer, resilient plastic.

9. The adaptor cap of claim 1, wherein said diaphragm is secured to said bottle by a retainer having a cylindrical portion surrounding the opening of said bottle, the said means to attach said cap to the bottle comprising a flange extending downwardly from said body surrounding the retainer cylindrical portion, and having a bead which resiliently engages below said last mentioned portion, thus producing a firm, but removable connection.

10. The adaptor cap of claim 1 wherein the said hollow portion is cylindrical to frictionally retain the projection of the syringe.