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Auto-flushing medical fluid injection system

US5643218A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 1996
Grant dateJul 1, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2005/3223
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A syringe for the sequential withdrawal of a first liquid and a second liquid. The syringe has a barrel, a proximal piston moveable along the barrel to define a variable volume chamber intermediate the piston and the end of the barrel, and a distal chamber divider piston for separating the variable volume chamber into primary and secondary reservoirs. A flow channel is defined along the syringe for providing flow connection between the primary and secondary reservoirs. An element links the two pistons so that as the proximal piston is moved away from the distal piston, the first liquid enters the first reservoir and thereafter the second liquid enters the secondary reservoir.

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