Cylinder holder for a syringe barrel

• US 7,137,967 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2003
• Issued: 11/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nemoto Kyorindo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nemoto Kyorindo Company Limited
• Inventors: Nemoto, Shigeru
• Primary Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE
• Application Number:
  US10/689,367
• Publication Number:
  US 20040087908A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,128 Days
• Field of Search: 604/154, 604/187, 604227-228, 604/131, 604/890.1, 604/151, 604/152, 604232-235, 600/432, 222325-327, 244/89, 245/98, 245/04, 244/92, 245/07, 128/DIG.1
• US Class Current: 604/154
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/14 Detection of the presence or absence of a tube, a connector or a container in an apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/007 for contrast media
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14546 Front-loading type injectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1456 with a replaceable reservoir comprising a piston rod to be moved into the reservoir, e.g. the piston rod is part of the removable reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1458 Means for capture of the plunger flange
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3135 characterised by constructional features of the proximal end

Abstract

Since this syringe has projections provided on the rear surface of a flange of a syringe barrel, when it is inserted in an insertion groove of a cylinder holder, the tips of projections are compressed and the flange is fixed. Consequently, even when a solution having high viscosity is injected at higher pressure, breakage does not occur easily. Further, pressure-receiving area may also be increased by providing a guide defining mounting direction of a syringe, alternatively, a positioning mechanism may be provided so as to obtain mounting at a correct position, or the surface of a flange may be roughened.

Claims

1. A cylinder holder for an injection apparatus in combination with a syringe barrel, comprising:

a flange insertion groove adapted to fix the syringe having a barrel and a piston by holding a flange on said syringe barrel; and

a positioning mechanism installed in the cylinder holder;

the positioning mechanism engages a concave portion provided on the flange of the syringe barrel, wherein the flange on the syringe barrel is capable of being inserted into the flange insertion groove in a state that the syringe barrel and the syringe piston are coupled, wherein said syringe piston has a rod and a piston flange at an end of the rod, and wherein said syringe can be mounted on the cylinder holder from the direction parallel to the insertion groove;

wherein the rod of the syringe piston is of sufficient length that when the piston is fully pressed, the piston flange at the end portion of the piston is not inserted in the syringe barrel;

wherein, the syringe barrel and the syringe piston, coupled, are mounted on the cylinder holder such that the flange of the syringe barrel is inserted into the flange insertion groove from the direction parallel to the insertion groove; and

wherein when the syringe barrel is rotated to the use position after the insertion, the engagement of the positioning mechanism and the concave portion of the flange of the syringe barrel takes place.

2. A cylinder holder according to claim 1, wherein the positioning mechanism is a latch pushed by a coil spring.

3. A cylinder holder according to claim 1, wherein the positioning mechanism is a blade spring having a pawl.

4. A cylinder holder according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder holder is provided directly on the injection apparatus.

5. A cylinder holder according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder holder is an adapter to which the syringe barrel can be mounted when the adapter is set in the injection apparatus.