Patent · US Expired

Syringe with oscillating needle

US4381777A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 1981
Grant dateMay 3, 1983
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/01
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Anaesthetic may be injected directly into the bone using a syringe in combination with a mechanism for causing the syringe needle to oscillate about its axis. The mechanism may be driven by a drive unit of the type conventionally used to power dental instruments.

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