Self disabling, single use, hypodermic syringe
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1. A single use, self disabling syringe comprising an elongate barrel tube incorporating an internal smooth bore, a small opening at the distal end of said barrel tube constrictedly configured for a hollow needle to be affixed to said distal end;
- a plunger assembly axially disposed within said bore, said plunger assembly comprising a piston with incorporated seals of resilient material fitting snugly within said bore, an actuating rod connected to and extending from said piston and protruding through the proximal end of said barrel tube, said plunger assembly facilitates the initial aspiration and dispensing of a solution into and from said bore;
a means for irreversibly disconnecting said piston from said actuating rod whereby aspiration of a solution into said bore is not possible once originally aspirated solution is partially or fully dispensed, said disconnecting means comprising a spring arm detent and a locking lug on said distal end of said actuating rod; and
a lug engagement seat on said piston, radiused surface means for releasably interengaging said locking lug in said lug engagement seat, stop means for preventing reengagement of said lug in said seat, such that once disengaged, said lug cannot be reengaged in said seat.
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Abstract
A single-use, hypodermic syringe which disables itself during its initial application thereby preventing any subsequent use of the syringe. The working parts of the invention are designed to separate automatically when the syringe is oriented into the solution dispensing mode. These separated parts prevent subsequent aspiration of solutions into the syringe thereby rendering the syringe inoperable and unuseable after its initial use.
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1. A single use, self disabling syringe comprising an elongate barrel tube incorporating an internal smooth bore, a small opening at the distal end of said barrel tube constrictedly configured for a hollow needle to be affixed to said distal end;
- a plunger assembly axially disposed within said bore, said plunger assembly comprising a piston with incorporated seals of resilient material fitting snugly within said bore, an actuating rod connected to and extending from said piston and protruding through the proximal end of said barrel tube, said plunger assembly facilitates the initial aspiration and dispensing of a solution into and from said bore;
a means for irreversibly disconnecting said piston from said actuating rod whereby aspiration of a solution into said bore is not possible once originally aspirated solution is partially or fully dispensed, said disconnecting means comprising a spring arm detent and a locking lug on said distal end of said actuating rod; and
a lug engagement seat on said piston, radiused surface means for releasably interengaging said locking lug in said lug engagement seat, stop means for preventing reengagement of said lug in said seat, such that once disengaged, said lug cannot be reengaged in said seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a plunger assembly axially disposed within said bore, said plunger assembly comprising a piston with incorporated seals of resilient material fitting snugly within said bore, an actuating rod connected to and extending from said piston and protruding through the proximal end of said barrel tube, said plunger assembly facilitates the initial aspiration and dispensing of a solution into and from said bore;
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