Patent · US Expired

Dental syringe

US4581022A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateNov 1, 1983
Grant dateApr 8, 1986
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2005/341
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A precision injection system for intralignmental anesthesia and the like having a syringe with a tubular handle portion which is removably connected a tubular headpiece as a longitudinal extension thereof. The headpiece receives a carpule cartridge with injection contents monitored during injections through elongate windows on opposite sides of the headpiece. A dosing plunger housed in the handle portion in a retracted start position is activated by a servo-dosing lever and advances incrementally axially into the headpiece for delivery of metered quantities of the contents of the carpule cartridge each time the servo-dosing lever is actuated. Provision is made for semiautomatic resetting of the dosing plunger to a retracted start position by depressing a resetting key and raising the syringe to a generally vertically raised position. The dosing plunger has a rack thereon activated by a ratchet cooperative with the servo-dosing lever so that a reduction in the normal pressure applied to the servo-dosing lever is effected in making the injections.

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