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Syringe with self-retracting needle

US5267976A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 4, 1992
Grant dateDec 7, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2005/3261
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A syringe comprises a body (1) which carries the needle (6), a piston (13), a protective sheath and a spring (17) arranged between the sheath (14) and the body (1). A first and a second shoulder (21) on the outer wall of the body (1) co-operate with a first spur (19) of the sheath (14) to block the body (1) in a first direction, which a second, supple spur (20) and a third shoulder (24) block the body (1) in the other direction.

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