Syringe

• US 6,436,075 B1
• Filed: 10/18/2000
• Issued: 08/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hsueh-Cheng Liao
• Original Assignee: Hsueh-Cheng Liao
• Inventors: Liao, Hsueh-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): McCoy, Kimya N
• Application Number:
  US09/691,444
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 604/110, 604/195, 604/192, 604/198, 604/197, 604/241, 604/243, 604/181
• US Class Current: 604/181
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3104 Caps for syringes without needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3206 Needle or needle hub disconnecting devices forming part of or being attached to the hub or syringe body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3205 Apparatus for removing or disposing of used needles or syringes, e.g. containers; Means for protection against accidental injuries from used needles for sharps A61B50/362; disintegrating apparatus in general B02C, e.g. B02C19/0075, B23H9/001; disposal of medical waste in general B09B3/00; receptacles for refuse disposal in general B65F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/347 rotatable, e.g. bayonet or screw A61M5/344 takes precedence

Abstract

A syringe includes a hollow barrel adapted to be pre-filled with medicine. A piston is movably received in an open end of the hollow barrel and the open end is closed by a first seal. A closed end of the barrel has a stub extending out therefrom and a through hole is centrally defined in the stub. A second seal is formed on the top of the stub to close the through hole. An annular groove is defined in the closed end of the hollow barrel and surrounds the stub. A needle breaks through the second seal when the needle hub is attached to the stub. Further, the stub can be separated from and then received in the hollow barrel after the syringe has been used.

Claims

1. A syringe comprising:

a hollow barrel pre-filled with medicine therein and including an open end and a closed end, a flange extending out from said open end and a piston securely and slidably received in said hollow barrel, and the piston having a pre-use position flush with said open end of said hollow barrel, a first seal adhered on said flange to close said open end of said hollow barrel, a stub centrally extending out from said closed end of said hollow barrel and having a through hole defined to communicate with an interior periphery of said hollow barrel, a second seal formed on a top of said stub to close said through hole, an annular groove defined in said closed end of said hollow barrel and surrounding said annular flange;

a plunger including a first end removably attached to said piston after said first seal is removed and a second end having a bottom plate radially extending out therefrom;

a needle hub attached to said stub, a needle securely inserted into said needle hub and penetrating said second seal to communicate with said through hole of said stub after said needle hub is attached to said stub; and

a cap attached to said needle hub and including an open end and a closed end, said open end of said cap attached to and partially receiving said needle hub to receive said needle therein, said closed end of said cap having a top plate radially extending out therefrom, an apron extending from said periphery of said top plate towards said hollow barrel and mounted on said close end of said hollow barrel.

2. The syringe with a barrel used as an ampoule as claimed in claim 1, wherein said piston includes a threaded hole centrally defined therein and said first end of said plunger has a threaded stub centrally extending therefrom, said threaded stub screwed into said threaded hole of said piston.

3. The syringe with a barrel used as an ampoule as claimed in claim 2, wherein said hollow barrel includes an annular flange extending out from said closed end thereof and between said annular groove and said stub, said annular flange having a interior wall with a thread, said needle hub having a threaded portion formed to screw into said interior wall of said annular flange.

4. The syringe with a barrel used as an ampoule as claimed in claim 3, wherein said hollow barrel includes a male thread formed near said closed end thereof and said apron of said cap has an interior wall with a female thread screwed on said male thread of said hollow barrel.

5. The syringe with a barrel used as an ampoule as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hollow barrel includes an annular flange extending out from said closed end thereof and between said annular groove and said stub, said annular flange having a interior wall with a thread, and said needle hub having a threaded portion formed to screw into said interior wall of said annular flange.

6. The syringe with a barrel used as an ampoule as claimed in claim 5, wherein said hollow barrel includes a male thread formed near said closed end thereof and said apron of said cap has an interior wall with a female thread screwed on said male thread of said hollow barrel.