Marking syringe

• US 5,961,494 A
• Filed: 06/26/1997
• Issued: 10/05/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Neogen Corporation
• Original Assignee: VAC-Pac Inc.
• Inventors: Hogan, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): STRIGHT, RONALD K
• Application Number:
  US08/883,268
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• Field of Search: 604/191, 604/181, 604/187, 604/116, 604/61, 604/207, 604/208-211, 604/223, 604/224, 604/115, 604/218, 604/130, 222/137, 222/391, 222/327, 222/82, 222/129, 222/135, 81/9.22, 606/116, 606/117, 128/DIG. 6
• US Class Current: 604/191
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/00 Marking of animals marking poultry or other birds A01K35/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 1/025 Vaccination appliances hypodermic syringes A61M
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/204 connected to external reservoirs for multiple refilling

Abstract

A marking syringe which allows an individual using the syringe to inject a fluid such as a vaccine into an animal and, at the same time, mark the location of the injection on the animal. More specifically, the marking syringe includes a vaccine syringe and an ink syringe connected to a handle. Activation of the handle simultaneously activates the vaccine syringe and the marking syringe. The vaccine syringe and the ink syringe are respectively connected to a source of vaccine and a source of ink. After connection to the vaccine and ink sources, the syringe needle is inserted into the animal and a syringe handle is actuated. As the handle is actuated, a vaccine syringe and an ink syringe both discharge their contents. The position of the ink syringe relative to the vaccine syringe is such that the discharged ink marks the animal in the approximate location of the vaccine injection.

Claims

1. A marking syringe, for simultaneously vaccinating an animal and applying an indicator mark in the general vicinity of the site of the vaccination, said marking syringe comprising:

a vaccine syringe including a needle for injecting a vaccine into the animal at a particular site;

a marking agent applicator including a discharge orifice for discharging a marking agent onto the exterior of the animal in the general vicinity of said particular site;

a marking syringe handle carrying said vaccine syringe and said marking agent applicator, and

an actuator carried by said marking syringe handle for simultaneously activating both said vaccine syringe and said marking agent applicator.

2. The marking syringe of claim 1, wherein said discharge orifice is adjustable to deposit marking agent at a position immediately adjacent said particular site.

3. The marking syringe of claim 1, wherein said vaccine syringe further includes a connection to a vaccine source.

4. The marking syringe of claim 1, wherein said marking agent applicator further includes a connection to a marking agent source.

5. A marking syringe, for simultaneously vaccinating an animal and applying an indicator ink spot in the general vicinity of the site of the vaccination, said marking syringe comprising:

a vaccine syringe including;

a vaccine syringe head disposed to receive vaccine from a vaccine source;

a vaccine plunger having a vaccine plunger shaft extending from said syringe head, said vaccine plunger shaft including a vaccine channel disposed to receive vaccine from said vaccine syringe head;

a vaccine dosage chamber receiving said vaccine plunger and for receiving vaccine from said vaccine source through said vaccine channel; and

a needle extending from said vaccine dosage chamber for dispensing vaccine from said vaccine dosage chamber into the animal;

an ink syringe including;

an ink syringe head disposed to receive ink from an ink source;

an ink plunger having an ink plunger shaft extending from said ink syringe head, said ink plunger shaft including an ink channel disposed to receive ink from said ink syringe head;

an ink dosage chamber for receiving said ink plunger and for receiving ink from an ink source through said ink channel; and

a discharge orifice extending from said ink dosage chamber for dispensing ink from said ink dosage chamber onto the skin of the animal; and

a handle for capturing said vaccine syringe and said ink syringe and for simultaneously activating both the vaccine syringe and the ink syringe, said handle comprising;

a first handle portion for capturing said vaccine syringe and said ink syringe; and

a second handle portion for simultaneously actuating said vaccine syringe and said ink syringe, said second handle portion being connected to said vaccine syringe head and said ink syringe head.

6. The marking syringe of claim 5, wherein said second handle portion includes a slot and said ink syringe includes a pin, said slot and pin being engagable to facilitate movement of said second handle portion without mechanical conflict with said ink syringe.