Orientationally adjustable marking syringe

• US 6,565,538 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2001
• Issued: 05/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neogen Corporation
• Original Assignee: Prima Tek II LLC (Prima Tek II)
• Inventors: Quinn, Kimberly, Hogan, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Casler, Brian L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE
• Application Number:
  US09/872,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20020183698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 717 Days
• Field of Search: 604/191, 604/181, 604/187, 604/116, 604/61, 604/207, 604/208-211, 604/223, 604/224, 604/227, 604/228, 604/115, 604/218, 604/186, 604/130, 222/137, 222/391, 222/327, 222/82, 222/135, 81/92.2, 606/116, 606/117, 128/DIG.6
• US Class Current: 604/181
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/00 Marking of animals marking poultry or other birds A01K35/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/003 Devices for applying insecticides or medication A01K27/007 takes precedence; for veterinary purposes A61D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 1/025 Vaccination appliances hypodermic syringes A61M

Abstract

An orientationally adjustable marking syringe provides automatic loading of medicine from a medicine source to the syringe. Actuation of the handles of the syringe simultaneously discharges or injects the contents of the syringe and a marking substance such as ink contained in an ink dispenser integrally attached to the marking syringe by a pivoting ink carriage. The pivoting ink carriage can be pivoted about the syringe to better accommodate the ergonomic desires of the user and the objectives of the injection.

Claims

1. An orientationally adjustable marking syringe, comprising:

a. a vaccine syringe including a needle for insertion into an animal;

b. a pivoting ink dispenser including a discharge orifice for discharging onto the animal, the pivoting ink dispenser adapted to pivot about the vaccine syringe; and

c. a syringe handle for allowing substantially simultaneous actuation of both the vaccine syringe and the pivoting ink dispenser.

2. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 1, wherein the handle comprises:

a. a first handle for capturing the vaccine syringe and the pivoting ink dispenser; and

b. a second handle for actuating the vaccine syringe and the pivoting ink dispenser substantially simultaneously.

3. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 2, wherein the pivoting ink dispenser is integrally formed within a pivoting carriage, the pivoting carriage being pivotably attached to the first handle in general axial alignment with the vaccine syringe.

4. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 1, wherein the first handle and the second handle are pivotally connected to each other.

5. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 4, wherein the vaccine syringe comprises a vaccine dosage chamber for receiving a vaccine plunger, a vaccine plunger shaft for interconnecting the vaccine plunger and a vaccine syringe head, and a source of vaccine connected to the vaccine syringe head, wherein vaccine is drawn into the vaccine dosage chamber from the vaccine source through the vaccine syringe head, the vaccine plunger shaft, and the vaccine plunger;

and the vaccine syringe head is connected to the second handle.

6. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 1, wherein the first handle and the second handle are urged apart by a squeeze tension spring disposed therebetween.

7. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 1, wherein the substantially simultaneous actuation of both the vaccine syringe and the ink dispenser are accomplished by actuation of a trigger, the trigger being functionally interconnected to a source of compressed gas, actuation of the trigger causing a discharge of a quantity of compressed gas from the source of compressed gas so as to actuate both the vaccine syringe and the ink dispenser.

8. An orientationally adjustable marking syringe, comprising:

a. a vaccine syringe including a needle for insertion into an animal;

b. a pivoting ink dispenser including a discharge orifice for discharging onto the animal, the pivoting ink dispenser adapted to pivot about the vaccine syringe; and

c. a syringe handle wherein the syringe handle comprises a first handle and a second handle pivotally connected to one another for allowing substantially simultaneous actuation of both the vaccine syringe and the pivoting ink dispenser.

9. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 8, wherein the pivoting ink dispenser is integrally formed within a pivoting carriage, the pivoting carriage being pivotably attached to the first handle in general axial alignment with the vaccine syringe.

10. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 8, wherein the vaccine syringe comprises a vaccine dosage chamber for receiving a vaccine plunger, a vaccine plunger shaft for interconnecting the vaccine plunger and a vaccine syringe head, and a source of vaccine connected to the vaccine syringe head, wherein vaccine is drawn into the vaccine dosage chamber from the vaccine source through the vaccine syringe head, the vaccine plunger shaft, and the vaccine plunger;

and the vaccine syringe head is connected to the second handle.

11. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 8, wherein the first handle and the second handle are urged apart by a squeeze tension spring disposed therebetween.

12. The orientationally adjustable marking syringe of claim 8, wherein the substantially simultaneous actuation of both the vaccine syringe and the ink dispenser are accomplished by actuation of a trigger, the trigger being functionally interconnected to a source of compressed gas, actuation of the trigger causing a discharge of a quantity of compressed gas from the source of compressed gas so as to actuate both the vaccine syringe and the ink dispenser.

13. An orientationally adjustable marking syringe, comprising:

a. a vaccine syringe including a needle for insertion into an animal;

b. a pivoting ink dispenser including a discharge orifice for discharging onto the animal; and

c. a syringe handle for allowing substantially simultaneous actuation of both the vaccine syringe and the pivoting ink dispenser, the syringe handle comprising a first handle and a second handle, the second handle for actuating the vaccine syringe and the pivoting ink dispenser, wherein the pivoting ink dispenser is integrally formed within a pivoting carriage, and the pivoting carriage being pivotally attached to the first handle in general axial alignment with the vaccine syringe.