Medical puncturing device

• US 6,840,922 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2001
• Issued: 01/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Unomedical A/S
• Original Assignee: Unomedical A/S
• Inventors: Larsen, Bjørn Gullak, Mathiasen, Orla, Teisen-Simony, Claude, Delzac, Marc, Nielsen, Jan Willum
• Primary Examiner(s): Bianco, Patricia
• Application Number:
  US10/017,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20020045867A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,125 Days
• Field of Search: 604/93.01, 604/110, 604/181, 604/187, 604/192, 604/198, 604/263, 604/264, 604/268, 604/272, 604/288, 604/289, 604/523, 128/917, 128/919
• US Class Current: 604/263
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1581 Right-angle needle-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1585 Needle inserters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0631 having means for fully covering the needle after its withdrawal, e.g. needle being withdrawn inside the handle or a cover being advanced over the needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3216 Caps placed transversally onto the needle, e.g. pivotally attached to the needle base
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/919 Syringe, means to protect user

Abstract

The invention relates to a medical puncturing device comprising a rigid needle being at one end adapted for facilitating the puncturing and comprising at the opposite end a hub, the hub comprising a handle part and a shield part being pivotable in relation to the handle part and further comprising locking means on the shield part and the handle part, the locking means being adapter to interlock the shield and the handle part in a pivoted position of the shield part where the rigid needle is covered by this.

Claims

1. An infusion device comprising:

a housing;

a cavity within the housing;

a soft cannula extending from the housing and being in flow communication with the cavity, said soft cannula having an outer tip;

a medication bore within the housing for leading medication to said cavity;

a puncturing device adapted to be connected to said housing, said puncturing device comprising a rigid needle being adapted to extend through the cannula and beyond the outer tip thereof when the puncturing device is connected to said housing, said rigid needle being at one end adapted for facilitating puncturing and including at the opposite end a hub;

said hub having a hinge, a handle part and a single shield part with a first end and a second free end, said first end of the shield part being pivotably connected to the handle part by means of said hinge, whereby said second free end is pivotable with respect to said hinge;

said shield part being adapted to cover the rigid needle when pivoted with respect to said hinge, the second free end of the shield part extending beyond said one end of the rigid needle; and

said hub further having a locking mechanism on the shield part and the handle part, the locking mechanism being adapted to interlock the shield and the handle part in a pivoted position of the shield part when the puncturing device is disconnected from the housing and the shield part is pivoted to cover the rigid needle.

2. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism on the handle part comprises two arms having on their opposed sides barbs adapted to interlock with the corresponding locking mechanism of the shield part.

3. An infusion device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the edges of the barbs are tapered so as to facilitate the insertion into the corresponding locking mechanism of the shield part.

4. An infusion device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the hub is formed as a single part and where the hinge between the handle part and the shield part is an area with a reduced rigidity.

5. An infusion device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the hub is made of a plastics material.

6. An infusion device as claimed in claim 3, wherein gripping means are provided on the shield part and the handle part, said gripping means being adapted to lock the hub to the housing.

7. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism on the shield part comprises two side flanges adapted to interlock with the corresponding locking mechanism of the handle part.

8. An infusion device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the edges of the flanges are tapered so as to facilitate the insertion into the corresponding locking mechanism of the handle part.

9. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield part comprises a recess for accommodating the rigid needle.

10. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield part has an essentially U-shaped cross section.

11. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield part comprises an operating handle, the operating handle thereby being pivotable with respect to the handle part of the hub.

12. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hub is formed as a single part and where the hinge between the handle part and the shield part is an area with a reduced rigidity.

13. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hub is made of a plastics material.

14. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein gripping means are provided on the shield part and the handle part, said gripping means being adapted to lock the hub to the housing.

15. An infusion device as claimed in claim 1, wherein gripping means are provided on the shield part and the handle part, said gripping means being adapted to lock the hub to the housing, wherein the shield part comprises an operating handle, the operating handle being pivotable with respect to the handle part of the hub, and wherein pressing the handle part against the operating handle will release the gripping means and thereby the puncturing device from the housing.

16. An infusion device comprising:

a housing;

a cavity within the housing;

a soft cannula extending from the housing and being in flow communication with the cavity, said soft cannula having an outer tip;

a medication bore within the housing for leading medication to said cavity;

a puncturing device adapted to be connected to said housing, said puncturing device comprising a rigid needle being adapted to extend through the cannula and beyond the outer tip thereof when the puncturing device is connected to said housing, said rigid needle being at one end adapted for facilitating puncturing and including at the opposite end a hub;

said hub having a hinge, a handle part and a single shield part with a first end and a second free end, said first end of the shield part being pivotably connected to the handle part by means of said hinge, whereby said second free end is pivotable with respect to said hinge;

said shield part being adapted to cover and bend the rigid needle when the shield part is pivoted with respect to said hinge, the second free end of the shield part extending beyond said one end of the rigid needle; and

said hub further having a locking mechanism on the shield part and the handle part, the locking mechanism being adapted to interlock the shield and the handle part in a pivoted position of the shield part when the puncturing device is disconnected from the housing and the shield part is pivoted to cover the rigid needle.

17. An infusion device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the locking mechanism on the handle part comprises two arms having on their opposed sides barbs adapted to interlock with the corresponding locking mechanism of the shield part.

18. An infusion device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the edges of the barbs are tapered so as to facilitate the insertion into the corresponding locking mechanism of the shield part.

19. An infusion device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the locking mechanism on the shield part comprises two side flanges adapted to interlock with the corresponding locking mechanism of the handle part.

20. An infusion device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the edges of the flanges are tapered so as to facilitate the insertion into the corresponding locking mechanism of the handle part.

21. An infusion device as claimed in claim in claim 16, wherein the shield part comprises a recess for accommodating the rigid needle.

22. An infusion device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the shield part has an essentially U-shaped cross section.

23. An infusion device comprising:

a housing;

a cavity within the housing;

a soft cannula extending from the housing and being in flow communication with the cavity, said soft cannula having an outer tip;

a bore for leading medication to said cavity;

a puncturing device adapted to be connected to said housing, said puncturing device comprising a needle being adapted to extend through the cannula and beyond the outer tip thereof when the puncturing device is connected to said housing, said needle being at one end adapted for facilitating puncturing and comprising an opposite end of a hub;

said hub comprising a handle part and a shield part, said shield part being pivotable in relation to the handle part;

said hub further comprising a locking mechanism on the shield part and the handle part, the locking mechanism being adapted to interlock the shield and the handle part in a pivoted position of the shield part when the puncturing device is disconnected form the housing, whereby the rigid needle is covered by the shield; and

wherein the needle is bendable when the shield part and the handle part are locked together, whereby the bendable needle provides a biasing effect between the locking mechanism on the shield part and the handle part, and whereby the bendable needle closely abuts on the shield to ensure that unintended contact with the needle is avoided.