Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for making an injection or sampling site

US5400500A · kind A · utility

82Cited by
96References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 1, 1994
Grant dateMar 28, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/0481
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of making an injection and sampling site adapted to receive a blunt cannula. The method comprises providing an elastomeric septum, and a housing adapted to receive that septum; making a slit in the elastomeric septum; inserting the elastomeric septum into the passageway of the housing; and swaging an outer annular ledge on the housing inwardly over the septum until a septum-engaging portion of the swaging tool applies a predetermined amount of force to the septum. Before the swaging step, a pin is inserted into the passageway of the housing against the inside end of the septum to inhibit deformation of the septum during swaging.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.