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Fluid dispensing device

US4202333A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 1978
Grant dateMay 13, 1980
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Expiry dateNov 8, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2005/14506
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dispensing device comprises a metering assembly adapted to be coupled to a conventional syringe, which metering assembly includes a long length of capillary tubing through which the fluid must pass into a flexible hose which delivers the fluid and means for applying a uniform force to the plunger to provide fluid flow through the capillary tube at a slow, steady rate over a long period of time. The metering assembly includes parts moveable between a metering position at which fluid flowing through the metering assembly must pass through the capillary tubing, and a purging position at which fluid propelled by manual operation of the syringe can bypass the capillary tube and flow rapidly through the metering assembly to purge the hose.

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