Self-protected injection syringe
US6569124B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/3265
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The injection syringe (10) includes, on the one hand, an elongate syringe body (12) comprising a tube (16) and a front wall (20) equipped with an injection needle (22), and, on the other hand, a rear actuating plunger (14) mounted so as to be displaceable inside the tube (16). The body (12) additionally has a mobile needle protector (36) which can be displaced, under the effect of the actuating plunger (14) driven into the body (12), between a retracted position, set back from the injection end (22A) of the needle (22), and an active protection position, in which the front end of the protector is situated in front of the injection end (22A) of the said needle (22).
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