Syringe barrel with guide

• US 7,264,612 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2003
• Issued: 09/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nemoto Kyorindo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nemoto Kyorindo Company Limited
• Inventors: Nemoto, Shigeru
• Primary Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE
• Application Number:
  US10/691,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20040092881A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 604/154, 604/187, 604/188, 604/225, 604/232, 604/234, 604/235, 600/432, 222325-327, 244/89, 244/98, 245/04, 244/92, 245/07
• 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. An injection apparatus comprising

a syringe barrel mounted on a cylinder holder;

said cylinder holder comprising a flange insertion groove, the syringe barrel comprising;

a flange adapted to be held by said flange insertion groove so as to fix the syringe barrel;

a guide which can be engaged with the cylinder holder and restrict the mounting direction of the syringe barrel, wherein the guide is a projection having thickness of such size that the projection is prevented from fitting into the flange insertion groove, and rotation of the syringe barrel is inhibited when the syringe barrel is mounted on a cylinder holder by engagement of the projection with a portion of the cylinder holder and wherein said syringe can be mounted on the cylinder holder from a direction parallel to the insertion groove.

2. The injection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder holder comprises a vertical part on an inner wall surface on a syringe barrel side, and the guide has a straight line part to be engaged with the vertical part.

3. The injection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder holder comprises two clamps;

the two clamps being open before mounting the syringe barrel, and upper parts of the clamps being closed toward inner side to fix the flange when the syringe barrel is mounted on the cylinder holder.

4. The injection apparatus of claims 1, 2 or 3, where the syringe barrel is a portion of a pre-filled syringe, said pre-filled syringe further comprising:

a chemical solution.