System and method for inflation syringe with improved display
US7892202B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/10188
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inflation syringe having an improved display and method of displaying pressurization information. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing both numeric and non-numeric indications of an inflation pressurization associated with an inflation syringe. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a progressive non-numeric display is provided for displaying the pressurization of the inflation syringe along with numeric indicators of the pressurization. The progressive display includes a plurality of indicia corresponding to a range of inflation pressurization values. The indicia are actuated to indicate inflation pressurization and to allow the practitioner to not only easily monitor the general intensity of the pressurization but to monitor changes in the pressurization without needing to interpret numerical values. This permits the user to ascertain the relationship between the current pressurization, desired pressurization, and the rate of pressurization.
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