Syringe, syringe plunger and attachment mechanism for front loading medical injector
First Claim
1. A syringe, comprising:
- a syringe body defining a syringe axis and having an open rear end, an interior surface and a discharge end; and
a plunger slidably received in said syringe body and selectively axially movable therein, said plunger having a seal comprising at least one sealing rib on an outer circumference thereof for establishing a substantially fluid-tight seal with the interior surface of said syringe body, said plunger further having an anti-cocking member formed thereon for maintaining said plunger in substantial axial alignment with the syringe axis and the at least one sealing rib in sealing contact with the interior surface of said syringe body, the anti-cocking member being dimensioned such that the anti-cocking member does not contact the interior surface of said syringe body when said plunger is in substantial axial alignment with the syringe axis, said plunger further having a drive engagement member formed thereon for connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism.
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Abstract
A mounting member for attaching a front-loading syringe to a powered injector is disclosed. The present invention may also include a plunger that has a two-piece molded core portion that is readily attachable to a plunger drive member of a powered injector. The plunger core may also be equipped with an anti-cocking flange to prevent the plunger from being axially misaligned within the syringe body which could result in fluid leakage between the plunger and the syringe body. An alignment flange may also be provided on the plunger to assist with the proper insertion of the plunger into the syringe during the assembly process. A method of manufacturing a syringe plunger is also disclosed. The present invention further includes a sleeve for clampingly engaging a heating blanket to the outer surface of a syringe.
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56 Claims
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1. A syringe, comprising:
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a syringe body defining a syringe axis and having an open rear end, an interior surface and a discharge end; and
a plunger slidably received in said syringe body and selectively axially movable therein, said plunger having a seal comprising at least one sealing rib on an outer circumference thereof for establishing a substantially fluid-tight seal with the interior surface of said syringe body, said plunger further having an anti-cocking member formed thereon for maintaining said plunger in substantial axial alignment with the syringe axis and the at least one sealing rib in sealing contact with the interior surface of said syringe body, the anti-cocking member being dimensioned such that the anti-cocking member does not contact the interior surface of said syringe body when said plunger is in substantial axial alignment with the syringe axis, said plunger further having a drive engagement member formed thereon for connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A syringe comprising a plunger defining a central axis and comprising an attachment portion connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism, the attachment portion comprising a blade portion having a height and an attachment button having a diameter, said attachment button attached to said blade portion and being substantially perpendicular to the central axis, the height of said blade portion being substantially equal to the diameter of said attachment button.
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32. A syringe comprising:
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a syringe body defining a syringe axis and having an interior surface, an open rear end and a discharge end;
a plunger movably disposed within the syringe body, the plunger comprising at least one sealing rib for establishing a substantially fluid-tight seal between said plunger and the interior surface of said syringe body, an anti-cocking member formed thereon to retain said plunger in axial alignment within said syringe body, and an attachment portion for connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism comprising a blade portion having a height and an attachment button having a diameter, the attachment button being attached to the blade portion, the height of the blade portion being substantially equal to the diameter of the attachment button. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A syringe comprising:
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a syringe body defining a syringe axis and having an open rear end, an interior surface and a discharge end;
a plunger slidably received in said syringe body and selectively axially movable therein, said plunger having a seal comprising at least one sealing rib on an outer circumference thereof for establishing a substantially fluid-tight seal with the interior surface of said syringe body, said plunger further having an anti-cocking member formed thereon for maintaining said plunger in substantial axial alignment with the syringe axis and the at least one sealing rib in sealing contact with the interior surface of said syringe body, the anti-cocking member being dimensioned such that the anti-cocking member does not contact the interior surface of said syringe body when said plunger is in substantial axial alignment with the syringe axis, said plunger further having a drive engagement member formed thereon for connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism; and
at least one attachment flange disposed on said syringe body.
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52. A syringe comprising:
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a syringe body defining a syringe axis and having an open rear end, an interior surface and a discharge end;
a plunger slidably received in said syringe body and selectively axially movable therein, said plunger having a seal comprising at least one sealing rib on an outer circumference thereof for establishing a substantially fluid-tight seal with the interior surface of said syringe body, said plunger further having an anti-cocking member formed thereon for maintaining said plunger in substantial axial alignment with the syringe axis and the at least one sealing rib in sealing contact with the interior surface of said syringe body, the anti-cocking member being dimensioned such that the anti-cocking member does not contact the interior surface of said syringe body when said plunger is in substantial axial alignment with the syringe axis, said plunger further having a drive engagement member formed thereon for connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism;
a first pair of attachment flanges disposed on said syringe body; and
a second pair of attachment flanges disposed on said syringe body and arranged at approximately 90°
with respect to said first pair of attachment flanges.
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53. A syringe comprising:
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a syringe body;
a plunger movably disposed within said syringe body, said plunger defining a central axis and comprising an attachment portion connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism, the attachment portion comprising a blade portion having a height and an attachment button having a diameter, the attachment button attached to the blade portion and being substantially perpendicular to the central axis, the height of the blade portion being substantially equal to the diameter of the attachment button; and
at least one attachment flange disposed on said syringe body.
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54. A syringe comprising:
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a syringe body;
a plunger movably disposed within said syringe body, said plunger defining a central axis and comprising an attachment portion for connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism, the attachment portion comprising a blade portion having a height and an attachment button having a diameter, the attachment button attached to the blade portion and being substantially perpendicular to the central axis, the height of the blade portion being substantially equal to the diameter of the attachment button;
a first pair of attachment flanges disposed on said syringe body; and
a second pair of attachment flanges disposed on said syringe body and arranged at approximately 90°
with respect to said first pair of attachment flanges.
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55. A syringe comprising:
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a syringe body defining a syringe axis and having an interior surface, an open rear end and a discharge end;
a plunger movably disposed within said syringe body, said plunger comprising at least one sealing rib for establishing a substantially fluid-tight seal between said plunger and the interior surface of said syringe body, an anti-cocking member formed thereon to retain said plunger in axial alignment within said syringe body, and an attachment portion for connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism comprising a blade portion having a height and an attachment button having a diameter, the attachment button being attached to the blade portion, the height of the blade portion being substantially equal to the diameter of the attachment button; and
at least one attachment flange disposed on said syringe body.
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56. A syringe comprising:
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a syringe body defining a syringe axis and having an interior surface, an open rear end and a discharge end;
a plunger movably disposed within said syringe body, said plunger comprising at least one sealing rib for establishing a substantially fluid-tight seal between said plunger and the interior surface of said syringe body, an anti-cocking member formed thereon to retain said plunger in axial alignment within said syringe body, and an attachment portion for connecting the plunger to a drive mechanism comprising a blade portion having a height and an attachment button having a diameter, the attachment button being attached to the blade portion, the height of the blade portion being substantially equal to the diameter of the attachment button;
a first pair of attachment flanges disposed on said syringe body; and
a second pair of attachment flanges disposed on said syringe body and arranged at approximately 90°
with respect to said first pair of attachment flanges.
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Specification