Safety hypodermic syringe

• US 5,019,044 A
• Filed: 08/14/1989
• Issued: 05/28/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chien-Hua Tsao
• Original Assignee: Chien-Hua Tsao
• Inventors: Tsao, Chien-Hua
• Primary Examiner(s): Yasko, John D.
• Application Number:
  US07/393,390
• Time in Patent Office: 652 Days
• Field of Search: 604/110, 604/187, 604/136, 604/218, 604/220, 604/195
• US Class Current: 604/110
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3234 Fully automatic needle retraction, i.e. in which triggering of the needle does not require a deliberate action by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/502 for blocking the piston
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/508 Means for preventing re-use by disrupting the piston seal, e.g. by puncturing

Abstract

A safety hypodermic syringe includes a hypodermic needle fixedly connected to holder plate and constantly supported by a spring means for making axial movement, which holder plate is normally retained by a clamping means at a ready position for injection. When a plunger is pushed to the front limit, the hypodermic needle becomes released from the constraint of the clamping means and pushed by the spring means to drop and to further follow a rubber plug to be squeezed into the inner chamber of the plunger so as to isolate from outside and to prevent from pricking accident or possible body fluid contact.

Claims

1. A safety hypodermic syringe, including:

a barrel for containing liquid medicine, having a rear opening and a front neck portion in reduced diameter;

a clamping means fixed set in said neck portion comprising resilient clamping portion constantly clamping inward;

a holder plate integrally incorporated with a hypodermic needle, said holder plate being firmly retained by said clamping portion of said clamping means to let said hypodermic needle protrude beyond said barrel to become in a ready position for injection;

a spring means being to give a spring force to said hypodermic needle connected holder plate so as to let said hypodermic needle connected holder plate slide along axial way; and

a hollow plunger having at lest a part inserted through said rear opening and received in said barrel to slide therein by means of pressure force, said plunger comprising a front end surface having thereon an axial hole communicating with its inner chamber, said axial hole being blocked up by a rubber plug;

characterized in that when said plunger is pushed toward the front end of said barrel, said rubber plug is squeezed out of said axial hole by said holder plate, and said plunger having its front end press on said clamping means to let said clamping portion be squeezed to open so as to let said holder plate be released from the constraint of said clamping means.

2. The safety hypodermic syringe as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plunger is having a check member to stop against return stroke when said plunger is pushed to the front limit in said barrel.

3. The safety hypodermic syringe as set forth in claim 2, wherein said check member is comprised of two wedge rings respectively made on the inner wall surface of said barrel and the outer wall surface of said plunger to engage with each other.

4. The safety hypodermic syringe as set forth in claim 1, wherein said clamping means is having retainer flanges made thereon at the contact area with said holder plate, and said holder plate is having recesses made thereon to respectively engage with said retainer flanges when said holder plate is retained by said clamping means.