Syringe barrel with reinforcing rib

• US 7,875,005 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2008
• Issued: 01/25/2011
• 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): STIGELL, THEODORE J
• Application Number:
  US12/022,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20080132853A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,091 Days
• Field of Search: 604/154, 604/225, 604232-235, 604/181, 604/187, 604/188
• US Class Current: 604/187
• 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 and a cylinder holder, the syringe barrel being mounted on the cylinder holder, the cylinder holder comprising a positioning mechanism installed therein and a flange insertion groove, the syringe barrel comprising:

a flange held by said flange insertion groove so as to fix the syringe barrel, said flange having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter; and

a plurality of reinforcing ribs on a rear surface of the flange, said ribs arranged to extend from said inner perimeter to said outer perimeter of said flange

wherein a concave portion is formed at an outer end of said ribs, said concave portion comprising a concave surface extending between adjacent ribs at outer ends thereof, said concave portion being configured to accept and engage with the positioning mechanism installed in the cylinder holder, and

wherein the positioning mechanism engages with the concave portion from a direction from the outer perimeter of the flange toward the inner perimeter of the flange.

2. The injection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the positioning mechanism is a latch pushed by a coil spring.

3. The injection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the positioning mechanism is a blade spring having a pawl.

4. An injection apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a syringe of which the syringe barrel forms a part, wherein the syringe is pre-filled with a chemical solution filled in the syringe.