Medical liquid injector for continuous transfusion

• US 5,178,609 A
• Filed: 06/05/1991
• Issued: 01/12/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KATO Hatsujo Kaisha Limited
• Original Assignee: KATO Hatsujo Kaisha Limited
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Toichi
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): Polutta, Mark O.
• Application Number:
  US07/710,636
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 604/187, 604/130, 604/208, 604/218, 604/82, 604/83, 604/89, 604/228, 604/131, 604/132, 604/134, 604/135, 128/DIG. 12
• US Class Current: 604/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14506 mechanically driven, e.g. spring or clockwork
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/0266 Shape memory materials
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1454 spring-actuated, e.g. by a clockwork
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/12 Pressure infusion

Abstract

A medical liquid injector for continuous transfusion includes a syringe fitted with a piston having a detachable shaft rod, and a cap that can be connected to a proximal end portion of the syringe. The cap has an elastic pressing device for continuously pressing the piston from which the shaft rod is removed to a position where all the amount of medical liquid is pushed out after the medical liquid has been sucked into the syringe.

Claims

1. A medical liquid injector for continuous transfusion, comprising:

a syringe having a piston with a detachable shaft rod, said shaft rod being removed after a medical liquid is drawn into said syringe;

a casing for fixing said syringe; and

a resilient pressing means set on a side wall of said casing facing a proximal end of the syringe, after said shaft rod is removed, which after said medical liquid has been sucked into said syringe, is capable of continuously pressing said piston from which said shaft rod has been detached, up to a position where a full amount of the medical liquid is pushed out,

said resilient pressing means comprising a shape memory alloy spring wound as a bamboo-shoot-like spring so that said shape memory alloy spring resiliently presses the piston from a maximum drawing position to a full amount pushing out position in a super elastic area of said shape memory alloy spring therein to press the piston at a constant force.