Hypodermic non-reusable syringes without voluntary intervention of the user

• US 5,722,951 A
• Filed: 07/12/1995
• Issued: 03/03/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carlos Jose Marano
• Original Assignee: Carlos Jose Marano
• Inventors: Marano, Carlos Jose
• Primary Examiner(s): YASKO JR, JOHN D
• Application Number:
  US08/501,666
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 604/187, 604/110, 604/218, 604/220, 604/228
• US Class Current: 604/110
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/5066 Means for preventing re-use by disconnection of piston and piston-rod

Abstract

An autodiscardable hypodermic syringe having a preset piston stroke limitation includes an elongated cylinder having an opened end an opposite substantially closed end. A conduit of an external tubular mouth piece for coupling with the needle is connected to the substantially closed end of the cylinder. A piston is slidably received within the cylinder. A rod for sliding the piston is selectively connected to the piston. An end of the rod remote from the piston projects beyond the open end of the cylinder. The piston is selectively connected to the rod through a coupling and uncoupling mechanism. The coupling and uncoupling mechanism includes a narrow body that projects from the internal end of the rod and has a passage coincident with a central axis of the rod. The passage extends from side to side of the narrow body and defines a descending section that in its middle part has a deviation disposed outward of the descending section and of the narrow body. The piston is provided with a cavity to house the narrow body. The piston is also provided with a hook disposed within the passage that is capable of being displaced from the descending section and outward through the deviation during expulsion movements respectfully. Additionally, the syringe includes a retention device for retaining the rod in the cylinder that is provided within the cylinder of the syringe in an area that does not impede with the normal operation of the piston and rod.

Claims

1. An autodiscardable hypodermic syringe with preset piston stroke limitation, comprising:

an elongated cylinder having an opened end and an opposite substantially closed end;

an external tubular mouthpiece having a conduit for the coupling of a needle to said substantially closed end;

a piston being slidably received in said cylinder;

a rod for sliding said piston being selectively connected to said piston, an end of said rod remote from said piston projecting beyond said open end of said cylinder, said piston being selectively connected to said rod through a coupling and uncoupling mechanism, said coupling and uncoupling mechanism comprises a narrow body that projects from the internal end of the rod and has a passage coincident with a central axis of said rod, said passage extends from side to side of said narrow body and defines a descending section, that in its middle part has a deviation disposed outward of the descending section and of said narrow body;

said piston being provided with a cavity for housing said narrow body and a hook in said passage being displacable from said descending section and through the deviation outward from the passage during the expulsion movement; and

retention means for retaining said rod in said cylinder being provided within the cylinder of the syringe in an area that permits the normal operation of the piston and rod.

2. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with preset piston stroke limitation, according to claim 1, wherein said narrow body includes a portion that has a first horizontal section fixed to the internal end of said rod and continues with a first descending vertical section that has a free terminating end, said first horizontal section continues with a second descending vertical section that terminates in a second horizontal section that is parallel to said first horizontal section, said second horizontal section continues in a rising vertical section that terminates at approximately half of a length of said second descending vertical section and is disposed adjacent to the first descending section of the first horizontal section.

3. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with preset piston stroke limitation, according to claim 1, wherein said narrow body includes a base disk fixed to said internal end of said rod that has a descending projection that has two parallel faces that define, by an external side, an end wall next to an edge of said disk, and, by an internal side, an inclined surface from the surface of the disk, so that in a descending direction toward the central axis of the rod a rising projection is bent toward the disk, which is overlapping a fin that is originated in said disk oppositely to said inclined surface.

4. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with preset piston stroke limitation, according to claim 1, wherein said hook includes two faced spikes housed in said passage, each spike being resiliently articulated linked by a respective foot to a superior base of said piston.

5. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with preset piston stroke limitation, according to claim 4, wherein said piston is a circular disk that in its surface opposed to the linking of the foots has a retention means of a constitutive cylindrical body of the piston that contacts in an hermetically sliding way with an internal part of said cylinder.

6. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with limitation preset in piston stroke, according to claim 4, wherein the circular disk, between said foots and said internal wall of the cylinder, has a pair of bodies of circular external contour and a flat internal wall, said flat internal wall of each of said bodies being parallel with respect to each other, said bodies being articulated resiliently to the superior base of the circular disk of the piston.

7. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with preset piston stroke limitation, according to claim 4, wherein said fin that faces the inclined surfaces of the descending projection is resiliently movable to a passing of said spikes, a separation between the end of said fin and the inclined surface of the projection being slightly less than a diameter of said spikes.

8. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with preset piston stroke limitation, according to claim 2, wherein said rising vertical section and said first descending vertical section overlap each other at their respective ends.

9. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with preset piston stroke limitation, according to claim 8, a separation between both said rising vertical section and said first descending vertical section is slightly smaller than a diameter of said hook.

10. The autodiscardable hypodermic syringes with preset piston stroke limitation, according to claim 9, wherein said rising vertical section and said first descending vertical section are resiliently movable by a passing of said hook.