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Puncturable membrane for safety syringe

US8398601B2 · kind B2 · utility

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48References

13Claims

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Assignee

Safeshot Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Jeffrey C. Smith · Menlo Park, US
Daniel Thayer · Mission Viejo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2009
Grant date	Mar 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 4, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M5/31511
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A safety syringe may define a variable fluid chamber and detached needle assembly. The variable fluid chamber may be hermetically sealed off from the environment or ambient air until the needle assembly is attached to a syringe body of the safety syringe. A proximal end of the variable fluid chamber is sealed off from the environment via a seal between a piston and syringe body. The distal end of the variable fluid chamber may be sealed off from the environment via a barrier covering the distal end of the syringe body. The barrier may be punctured to allow fluid to through therethrough at or about the same time when the needle assembly is attached to the distal end portion of the syringe body.

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