Injector

• US 6,447,482 B1
• Filed: 07/12/2000
• Issued: 09/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Claus Mollsoe
• Original Assignee: Claus Mollsoe
• Inventors: Rønborg, Steen Meier, Møllsøe, Claus
• Primary Examiner(s): Walberg, Teresa
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fastovsky, Leonid M
• Application Number:
  US09/614,980
• Time in Patent Office: 790 Days
• Field of Search: 604/131, 604/511, 604/156, 604/207, 604/135, 604/195, 604/134, 604/136, 604/196, 600/583, 600/556
• US Class Current: 604/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/205 Vaccinating by means of needles or other puncturing devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/00 Other apparatus for introducing media into the body for reproduction or fertilisation A61B17/425; apparatus for iontophoresis or cataphoresis A61N1/30; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin salt baths A61H33/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31511 Piston or piston-rod constructions, e.g. connection of piston with piston-rod A61M5/5066 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31531 Microsyringes, e.g. having piston bore diameter close or equal to needle shaft diameter
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3286 Needle tip design, e.g. for improved penetration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3287 Accessories for bringing the needle into the body; Automatic needle insertion A61M5/20, A61M5/31525 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/46 having means for controlling depth of insertion

Abstract

An injector serving for injection of an injection fluid is described. The injector includes a housing with a contact face for during injection supporting on the skin of a person. The injection fluid is placed in a chamber in the housing which furthermore contains an injection needle placed, in a direction of activation intersecting both the at least one chamber and the contact face, displaceably in the housing from a position of rest where the needle point is in front of the at least one chamber—seen in the direction of activation—to an injection position where the point has penetrated the skin. In the point is furthermore made an eye for, at activation of the injector, receiving a fixed quantity of injection fluid during the passage of the chamber, and after this, there is placed a membrane with a slot which during the injection process fits tightly around the needle and thereby sweeps off all fluid except for the fluid in the eye. An injection can be performed with greater easiness, quickness, precision and uniformity than known so far so that a uniform basis for a medical estimate of the type of allergy and the degree of this can be obtained with e.g., an allergy test.

Claims

1. An injector for injection of at least one injection fluid, the injector comprising

a housing with a contact face for supporting the injector on the skin;

at least one chamber placed in the housing and containing the at least one injection fluid;

an injection needle comprising a needle point displaceably placed, in a direction of activation intersecting both the at least one chamber and the contact face, in the housing from a position of rest where the needle point is in front of the at least one chamber—

seen in the direction of activation—

to an injection position where the point has penetrated the skin, wherein at least one recess is present in the needle point for receiving a fixed quantity of injection fluid when the injector is activated and when the recess in the needle point is passing the at least one chamber; and

at least one membrane connected to the housing and placed behind said at least one chamber.

2. The injector according to claim 1, wherein the at least one recess in the point is an eye.

3. The injector according to claim 1, wherein the at least one membrane has a pre-made slot arranged to allow passage of the needle therethrough and during this passage the slot fits tightly around the needle.

4. The injector according to claim 3, wherein the slot is made during the passage of the needle through the at least one membrane so as to fit tightly around the needle.

5. The injector according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a foot with the contact face, which foot supports the injector on the skin, and a top connected with the injection needle, which top is displaceable in relation to the foot.

6. The injector according to claim 5, wherein the foot is penetrated by a channel that guides the injection needle and receives the membrane and the chamber.

7. The injector according to claim 6, wherein the channel is arranged at a right angle to the contact face.

8. The injector according to claim 5, wherein a first stop and a second stop are made on the top and the foot of the housing, respectively, for an injection while concurrently fixing the injection position.

9. The injector according to claim 5, wherein the top of the housing comprises a solid material, and the injector further comprises a compression spring positioned between the top and the foot.

10. The injector according to claim 5, wherein the top of the housing comprises an elastomeric material, and wherein the top and the foot are interconnected.

11. The injector according to claim 1, wherein the housing is at least partly surrounded by an envelope which is arranged to be deformed or broken when the injector is activated.

12. The injector according to claim 11, wherein the housing is completely surrounded by the envelope.

13. An injector for injection of at least one injection fluid, said injector comprising

a housing with a contact face for supporting the injector on the skin;

at least one chamber placed in the housing and containing the at least one injection fluid;

an injection needle comprising a needle point and at least one recess in the needle for receiving a fixed quantity of injection fluid when the needle passes through the at least one chamber; and

at least one membrane connected to the housing and positioned between the at least one chamber and the contact face, wherein the needle point is positioned and configured to be displaced from a rest position through the at least one chamber and through the at least one membrane to an injection position where the needle point has been displaced beyond the contact face.

14. The injector of claim 13 wherein the housing comprises a foot with the contact face and a channel passing therethrough, and a top slidably connected to the foot and capable of being displaced toward the contact face, wherein the needle is secured to the top and is sized and positioned to pass through the channel, and wherein the at least one chamber is in the channel at a position between the needle point and the membrane.

15. The injector of claim 14 wherein at least one recess in the needle is an eye.

16. The injector of claim 14 wherein the at least one membrane has a pre-made slot sized and positioned to provide wipe the injection fluid from the outside of the needle as the needle passes therethrough.

17. The injector of claim 14 wherein the channel is arranged at a right angle to the contact face.

18. The injector of claim 14 wherein the top further comprises at least one stop which contacts the foot when the injector is in the injection position.

19. The injector of claim 18 further comprising a compression spring positioned between the top and the foot.

20. The injector of claim 18 further comprising an envelope attached to the housing, wherein the envelope is configured and positioned to be deformed or broken when the injector is activated from a rest position to an injection position.