JP2010214048A - Syringe holder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To firmly hold a syringe while the syringe is easily attached and detached. <P>SOLUTION: A syringe adapter 300 includes a flange lock member 320 constituting a part of a flange receiver and formed U-shaped on the whole and a base member 310 supporting a cylinder 210 of the syringe 200. The flange lock member 320 is provided with a pair of locking claws 324 formed at the terminal end of the cylinder 210 to hold a cylinder flange 211. The locking claws 324 hold the cylinder flange 211 by turning the cylinder flange 211 received by the flange receiver and clamping the same from both sides in the inserting direction of the cylinder flange 211 to keep its turned attitude. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a syringe holder that detachably holds a syringe.

  Medical diagnostic imaging apparatuses include a CT (Computed Tomography) scanner, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus, a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) apparatus, an angiographic apparatus, and an MRA (MR Angio) apparatus. When taking a CT image of a subject using these devices, a chemical solution such as a contrast medium or physiological saline is often injected into the subject.

  In general, injection of a chemical solution into a subject is automatically performed using a chemical solution injection device. The chemical solution injector includes an injection head to which a syringe filled with a chemical solution is detachably mounted, and an injection control unit that controls the operation of the injection head. The syringe has a cylinder and a piston inserted in the cylinder so as to be movable in the axial direction, and the liquid medicine is filled in the cylinder. The injection head includes a piston drive mechanism for pushing the piston of the syringe attached to the injection head into the cylinder. An injection needle is connected to the tip of the cylinder via an extension tube, and after the injection needle is punctured into the subject's blood vessel, the piston drive mechanism pushes the piston into the cylinder to inject the drug solution in the cylinder into the subject. can do.

  In the chemical solution injector described above, in order to reliably and safely inject the chemical solution in the syringe, it is important to hold the syringe firmly in the injection head. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, a pair of holding members that hold the cylinder flange integrally provided in the cylinder of the syringe from both the left and right sides of the syringe are provided, and the holding member holds the syringe by the attaching / detaching operation of the syringe. There has been disclosed a chemical liquid injector configured to be held at any one of a closed position and an open position where a syringe can be inserted.

  There are a plurality of types of syringes having different diameters, and adapters corresponding to the diameters of the syringes are used so that syringes having different diameters can be mounted. In general, the adapter is detachably attached to the chemical liquid injector by a manually operated lock mechanism.

JP 2004-154238 A

  The above-described conventional liquid injector has the advantage that the operation of attaching and detaching the syringe is extremely easy, but the movement of the holding member from the closed position to the open position is simply an operation of pulling the syringe upward. As a result, the syringe may come off unintentionally. Moreover, when attaching a syringe to a chemical injection device via an adapter corresponding to various syringes, the adapter is attached to the chemical injection device prior to the attachment of the syringe, but the manual operation is troublesome.

  An object of this invention is to provide the syringe holder which can hold | maintain reliably so that attachment or detachment of a syringe is easy and the mounted syringe may not remove | deviate.

  In order to achieve the above object, a syringe holder of the present invention is a syringe holder for holding a syringe in a device that operates a syringe having a cylinder and a piston, and is formed at the end of the cylinder of the syringe to be held. A flange receiver that receives the flange and a flange lock mechanism that holds the cylinder flange received in the flange receiver. The cylinder flange of the syringe held by the syringe holder has a direction in which the maximum length and a direction in which the minimum length are taken are orthogonal to each other when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface. The flange receiver receives the cylinder flange by inserting the cylinder flange from the direction having the maximum length. The flange lock mechanism sandwiches the cylinder flange received in the flange receiver from both sides in the direction in which the cylinder flange is inserted so that the posture after rotation is maintained by rotating the syringe around its axis. Hold.

  In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the flange lock mechanism has a pair of lock claws disposed opposite to each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the cylinder flange is inserted in the flange receiver, and each lock claw is rotated after rotation. A pair of flange pressing portions are provided so as to be elastically displaceable so as to sandwich the cylinder flange from both sides in the direction in which the cylinder flange is inserted into the flange receiver.

  The syringe holder of the present invention may be configured as a part of a device that operates a syringe, or may be configured as a syringe adapter that is detachably attached to the device and holds the syringe detachably. Good.

  When the syringe holder is configured as a syringe adapter, the flange receiver is formed on the arc portion, an arm portion that extends from both ends of the arc portion and is provided so as to be elastically displaceable with respect to the arc portion, and the arm portion. Preferably, the syringe holder further includes an adapter lock mechanism provided on the outer surface of the arm portion for locking the syringe holder to the apparatus.

  According to the present invention, the attached syringe can be securely held while the syringe is easily attached and detached. Furthermore, when the syringe holder is configured as a syringe adapter that can be attached to and detached from the apparatus, an adapter lock mechanism for locking the syringe adapter to the apparatus is provided outside the elastically displaceable arm part that constitutes a part of the flange receiver. By providing, attachment and detachment with respect to an apparatus can be performed easily.

It is a perspective view of an example of a medical fluid injection device using a syringe adapter by one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the injection | emission head shown in FIG. 1 with the syringe and syringe adapter with which it is mounted | worn. It is the perspective view seen from the back side of the syringe adapter shown in FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the back side which shows the syringe adapter shown in FIG. 2 partly so that the flange locking mechanism may be seen. It is a rear view of the cylinder shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the mounting method of the syringe to a syringe adapter, and has shown the state where the syringe was inserted in the syringe adapter. It is a figure explaining the mounting method of the syringe to a syringe adapter, and has shown the state where the syringe was hold | maintained at the syringe adapter. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vicinity of an adapter receiver of the head body shown in FIG. 2. It is the perspective view which looked at the adapter receiver shown in FIG. 2 from the piston drive mechanism side. It is a figure explaining the flange lock mechanism by other forms of the present invention, and has shown the state where the syringe was inserted. It is a figure which shows the state which hold | maintained the cylinder flange of the flange lock mechanism shown to FIG. 8A. It is a front view of the syringe adapter by the other form of this invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an example of a chemical liquid injector 100 using a syringe adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention having an injection head 110 and an injection control unit 101 that controls the operation of the injection head 110. The injection head 110 is attached to the upper portion of the stand 111 via an arm 112 and is connected to the injection control unit 101 by a cable 102. The injection control unit 101 includes a main operation panel 103, a touch panel 104 that serves as a display device and an input device, a hand unit 107 that is an auxiliary input device connected by a cable 108, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the injection head 110 is configured to detachably mount two syringes 200C and 200P, and has two concave portions 114 that support the syringes 200C and 200P on the upper surface of the head main body 113. is doing. Each of the syringes 200C and 200P has a cylinder 210 having a cylinder flange 211 formed at the end and a piston 220 having a piston flange formed at the end. Each of the syringes 200C and 200P is filled with a chemical solution. For example, one syringe 200C can be filled with a contrast medium, and the other syringe 200P can be filled with physiological saline. The syringes 200 </ b> C and 200 </ b> P may be prefilled syringes pre-filled with a chemical solution by a manufacturer, or may be field-filled syringes that are filled with a chemical solution as needed at a medical site or the like. . Connected to the distal ends of the two syringes 200C and 200P attached to the head main body 113 is a connecting tube 230 that merges into one at the middle and is provided with an injection needle at the distal end.

  The syringes 200 </ b> C and 200 </ b> P are attached to the injection head 110 via the syringe adapter 300. The syringe adapter 300 is configured to hold the cylinder flanges of the syringes 200 </ b> C and 200 </ b> P, and is an adapter receiver that is an adapter receiving unit configured to receive the syringe adapter 300 in a part of the recess 114 of the injection head 110. 114a is formed. Details of the syringe adapter 300 will be described later.

  Further, the injection head 110 is provided with two piston drive mechanisms 130 that are driven independently of each other to operate the pistons 220 of the syringes 200 </ b> C and 200 </ b> P that are mounted, corresponding to the respective recesses 114. These piston drive mechanisms 130 operate the pistons 220 of the attached syringes 200C and 200P to inject the contrast medium and physiological saline filled in the syringes 200C and 200P into the subject separately or simultaneously. Can do. As the piston drive mechanism 130, a known mechanism generally used for this type of injection device can be adopted.

  The chemical injection device 100 is connected to a fluoroscopic imaging device (not shown) for taking a tomographic image of a subject, such as an X-ray CT device, for example. After injecting the chemical solution under the injection conditions set accordingly, a tomographic image of the subject can be captured by the fluoroscopic imaging device.

  Next, the syringe adapter 300 described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the syringes 200C and 200P held by the syringe adapter 300 are simply referred to as “syringe 200” without being distinguished from each other. 3 and 4, the piston of the syringe 200 is omitted. In the following description, “tip” and “end” correspond to “tip” and “end” of the syringe 200.

  The syringe adapter 300 of this embodiment is used when a syringe 200 having a smaller diameter than the syringe normally mounted on the injection head 110 shown in FIG. 2 is used, and a base member 310 and a cylinder fixed to the base member 310. It has a flange lock member 320 for locking the flange 211, and is configured in a U-shape as a whole. In this embodiment, the base member 310 and the flange lock member 320 are configured as separate parts, but they may be integrally formed as a single part.

  The base member 310 has a substantially semi-cylindrical cylinder support portion 314 and a flange-like portion formed at the end thereof. The cylinder support portion 314 is a portion that supports the cylinder 210 of the syringe 200, and is formed so that the curvature radius of the inner peripheral surface is substantially equal to the curvature radius of the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 210. When the syringe adapter 300 is mounted on the injection head 110 (see FIG. 2), the cylinder support 314 is positioned on the recess 114 of the injection head 110.

  The flange lock member 320 includes an arc-shaped portion 321 formed in a substantially arc shape, and arm portions 322 extending from both ends of the arc-shaped portion 321 so as to be U-shaped as a whole. Each arm portion 322 is supported so as to be elastically displaceable with respect to the arc-shaped portion 331 so that the interval between the arm portions 322 can be changed. Therefore, the flange lock member 320 is fixed to the base member 310 by fixing the arc-shaped portion 321 to the flange-shaped portion of the base member 310.

  The arc-shaped portion 321 is dimensioned such that the cylinder flange 211 of the cylinder 210 supported on the cylinder support portion 314 is positioned inside the inner peripheral surface 321a, and the cylinder 210 can rotate around its axis in that state. Is formed. Therefore, the radius of curvature of the inner peripheral surface 321 a of the arc-shaped portion 321 is larger than the radius of curvature of the cylinder support portion 314 of the base member 310. A step is formed between the base member 310 and the arc-shaped portion 311 of the flange lock member 320 by fixing the arc-shaped portion 321 formed with such dimensions to the flange-shaped portion of the base member 310. The surface of the base member 310 formed by this step is a flange receiving surface 330 that receives the surface on the tip side of the cylinder flange 211.

  At both ends of the arm portion 322, a knob portion 325 that is operated by a user when the syringe adapter 300 is attached and detached is formed. The flange lock member 320 has a shape that receives the cylinder flange 211 as a whole by the arc-shaped portion 321, the arm portion 322, and the knob portion 325, and a flange that receives a part of the cylinder flange 211 together with the flange receiving surface 330. Configure the receiver.

  Here, the cylinder flange 211 of the syringe 200 held by the syringe adapter 300 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the cylinder flange 211 formed at the end of the cylinder 210 has a maximum length L1 and a minimum length L2 when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface, and the maximum length L1. And the direction taking the minimum length L2 are perpendicular to each other.

  Referring to FIG. 4 again, the flange lock member 320 serves as a flange lock mechanism, and a pair of lock claws 323 disposed opposite to each other in the direction (left-right direction) perpendicular to the direction in which the cylinder flange 211 is inserted in the flange receiver. Have The lock claws 323 are provided integrally with the arm portion 322 and extend inward from each other so as to be symmetrical. As shown in FIG. 6A, the lock claw 323 is divided into two forks from the base 323a in the in-plane direction of the base 323a and the cylinder flange 211 in a state in which the cylinder flange 211 is received by the flange receiver described above, respectively. And a pair of flange pressing portions 323b extending upward and downward. The base portion 323a is fixed to the arm portion 322, and the flange pressing portion 323b is supported so as to be elastically displaceable with respect to the base portion 232a. The front end portion of each flange pressing portion 323b is bent like a bowl.

  The distance D between the tip portions of the pair of lock claws 323 is larger than the minimum length L2 of the cylinder flange 211 so that the cylinder flange 211 of the syringe to be held can be inserted between the lock claws 323, and the syringe 210 is illustrated in FIG. 6B is smaller than the maximum length L1 of the cylinder flange 211 so that the cylinder flange 211 can be sandwiched from the left and right sides by the lock claw 323 when the posture is as shown in FIG. 6B. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the interval between the flange pressing portions 323b in each lock claw 323 is such that the cylinder flange 211 is rotated and the direction of the maximum length L1 coincides with the opposing direction of the pair of lock claws 323. When this is done, the cylinder flange 211 is in contact with the upper and lower sides of the cylinder flange 211 in the insertion direction of the cylinder flange 211 to the flange receiver.

  By configuring the lock claw 323 as described above, as shown in FIG. 6A, the cylinder flange 211 is placed in such a posture that the direction of the minimum length L2 of the cylinder flange 211 substantially coincides with the opposing direction of the lock claw 323. , Can be inserted into the flange receiver from the direction of the maximum length L1. In this state, when the syringe is rotated about its axis, the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder flange 211 comes into contact with each flange pressing portion 323b and elastically displaces each flange pressing portion 323b. In the state shown in FIG. 6B in which the syringe is further rotated and rotated approximately 90 degrees from the posture shown in FIG. 6A, the cylinder flange 211 has two flange pressing portions 323b of the lock claws 323 at both ends in the maximum length L1 direction. Thus, the cylinder flange 211 is sandwiched from the vertical direction, which is the direction in which the cylinder flange 211 is inserted into the flange receiver, so that the posture of the cylinder flange 211 after rotation is maintained. Thereby, the cylinder flange 211 is elastically locked. Since the cylinder flange 211 is elastically locked, the lock is released if the cylinder 210 is further rotated in the same direction or in the opposite direction.

  The force that locks the syringe 200 by the lock claw 323 releases the lock of the cylinder flange 211 by the lock claw 323, although the syringe 200 does not rotate during the subsequent connecting operation of the extension tube 230 (see FIG. 2) to the syringe 200. Therefore, when the user rotates the syringe 200, it is preferable that the force is such that the user can rotate the syringe 200 with an appropriate force.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the base member 310 has two plate-like portions 315 formed beyond the flange lock member 320 on both sides in the width direction of the syringe adapter 300. Each plate-like portion 315 is opposed to the flange receiving surface 330 with a sufficient interval to receive the cylinder flange 211 with the flange receiving surface 330. Similarly, each arm portion 322 of the flange lock member 320 has two plate-like portions 328 so as to be located on both sides in the width direction of the syringe adapter 300, and these plate-like portions 328 are also connected to the flange receiving surface 330. The plate member 315 of the base member 310 is formed on substantially the same plane so that the cylinder flange can be received therebetween.

  As described above, the syringe adapter 300 is attached to the adapter receiver 114a (see FIG. 2) of the injection head 110. The adapter receiver 114a is formed as a recess into which the syringe adapter 300 is inserted, and has guide grooves 117 on both sides thereof as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 in order to guide the insertion of the syringe adapter 300. Each guide groove 117 extends in the insertion direction of the syringe adapter 300 between them by forming two ribs 115, 116 extending in the insertion direction of the syringe adapter 300 (see FIG. 3) on the inner surface of the adapter receiver 114a. Is formed. 7 and 8 show the arrow direction as the tip side of the syringe.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a rib 312 that is inserted into the guide groove 117 is formed in the plate-like portion 315 of the syringe adapter 300.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each arm portion 322 of the flange lock member 320 is formed with an engaging claw 324 as an adapter lock mechanism on the outer surface thereof. Correspondingly, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, an engagement claw 118 is formed on the adapter receiver 114 a as an engagement structure that locks the syringe adapter 300 in cooperation with the adapter lock mechanism. The engaging claw 324 and the engaging claw 118 are formed in a positional relationship and shape that engage with each other when the syringe adapter 300 is inserted to a predetermined position of the adapter receiver 114a.

  As described above, the engagement claw 324 of the syringe adapter 300 and the engagement claw 118 of the adapter receiver 114a are engaged and released by the arm portions 322 of the syringe adapter 300 being supported so as to be elastically displaceable. Is done.

  Due to this elastic displacement, in this embodiment, the entire flange lock member 320 is formed of a material having elasticity to such an extent that the engaging claw 324 can be elastically deformed to engage with the engaging claw 118 of the adapter receiver 114a. . Examples of such an elastic material include resin materials such as polyamide, polycarbonate, polyacetal, and ABS, and metal materials such as phosphor bronze. By forming the entire flange lock member 320 from an elastic material, the above-described elastic displacement function of the flange pressing portion 323b of the lock claw 323 can be achieved at the same time, so that the flange lock member 320 can be configured as a single component. This can simplify the structure of the flange lock member 320.

  Or when the engaging claw 324 is formed in the arm part 322 like this form, only the arm part 322 of the flange lock member 320 can also be comprised with an elastic material. Or you may comprise the arm part 322 as another component elastically urged | biased with the spring etc. with respect to the other part, In this case, the material in particular of each component is not restrict | limited.

  In any case, when the syringe adapter 300 inserted into the adapter receiver 114a is taken out from the adapter receiver 114a, the arm portions 322 are displaced inward by grasping the knob portions 325 on both sides and engaged with the engaging claws 324. The engagement with the claw 118 is released. At this time, if the arm portion 322 is displaced more than necessary, the flange lock member 320 may be damaged. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, when the arm portion 322 tries to displace the plate-like portion 315 of the base member 310 and the plate-like portion 328 of the flange lock member 320 excessively, the plate-like portions 315. 328 are opposed to each other so that the arm member 322 functions as a stopper that restricts further displacement. As a result, the arm portion 322 is prevented from being damaged due to excessive displacement.

  Further, the plate-like portion 328 formed on the arm portion 322 has an upper end of the guide groove 117 on the extension of the rib 312 formed on the base member 310 and when the cylinder flange 300 is inserted into the adapter receiver 114a. An inclined rib 326 is formed at a position corresponding to the portion. The inclined rib 326 is inclined such that the end portion on the side away from the rib 312 approaches the inner rib 115 of the ribs 115 and 117 shown in FIG. 7, and the syringe adapter 300 is inserted into the adapter receiver 114a. When the arm portion 322 is displaced inward in the state, the inner surface of the inclined rib 326 is formed so as to contact the upper end portion of the rib 115.

  Next, the attachment / detachment operation | movement of the syringe 200 to the injection | pouring head 110 using the syringe adapter 300 mentioned above is demonstrated.

  First, the user holds the knobs 325 on both sides of the syringe adapter 300 and attaches the syringe adapter 300 to the adapter receiver 114 a of the injection head 110. When the syringe adapter 300 is attached to the adapter receiver 114a, the engagement claw 118 formed on the adapter receiver 114a and the engagement claw 324 formed on the arm part 322 are caused by the elastic displacement of the arm part 322 inward. The syringe adapter 300 is locked in the adapter receiver 114a by this engagement. Therefore, the syringe adapter 300 can be mounted very easily only by inserting the syringe adapter 300 into the adapter receiver 114a until these engagements are achieved.

  Further, the syringe adapter 300 is formed with a rib 312. The rib 312 is guided by a guide groove 117 formed in the adapter receiver 114a, so that the insertion into the adapter receiver 114a can be performed smoothly. Furthermore, since the rib 312 is formed on the syringe adapter 300, when the syringe adapter 300 is turned in the reverse direction, the rib 312 becomes an obstacle and the syringe adapter 300 cannot be inserted into the adapter receiver 114a. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the syringe adapter 300 from being attached in the wrong direction.

  After mounting the syringe adapter 300, the user mounts the syringe 200 on the syringe adapter 300. The syringe 200 can be attached as follows.

  First, the user places the cylinder 210 on the cylinder support portion 314 so that the cylinder flange 211 is received by the flange receiver described above, and positions the cylinder flange 211 between the pair of lock claws 323. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6A, the syringe 200 is smoothly inserted by inserting the syringe 200 in such a posture that the direction of the minimum length L2 of the cylinder flange 211 is substantially parallel to the facing direction of the lock claw 323. can do. Moreover, since the syringe adapter 200 is configured in a U-shape as a whole and the opening between the arm portions 322 into which the syringe 200 is inserted is wide, the insertion of the syringe 200 is easy.

After insertion of the syringe 200, the user rotates the syringe 200 around its axis. At this time, since the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 210 is supported on the cylinder support portion 314, the syringe 200 is smoothly rotated while maintaining its rotation center position.

  The rotation of the syringe 200 causes the syringe flange 211 to abut against the flange pressing portion 323b of the lock claw 323 and elastically displace the flange pressing portion 323b. When the syringe 200 is further rotated and the direction of the maximum length L1 of the cylinder flange 211 is substantially parallel to the opposing direction of the lock claw 323, as shown in FIG. 6B, the cylinder flange 211 has both end portions in the direction of the maximum length L1. The outer peripheral surface is held so as to be sandwiched between the pair of lock claws 323. Moreover, in each lock claw 323, the two flange retainers 323b sandwich the cylinder flange 211 from above and below, thereby locking the cylinder flange 211.

  The pair of locking claws 323 that hold the cylinder flange 211 on both the left and right sides sandwich the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder flange 211 at two vertically symmetrical positions by the two flange pressing portions 323b, so that the syringe flange 211 is in the posture shown in FIG. 6B. As a result, the balance of the force that the cylinder flange 21 receives from the left-right direction and the up-down direction is maintained, and the posture of the cylinder flange 211 after the rotation is maintained. Therefore, when the cylinder flange 211 is in the posture shown in FIG. 6B by the rotation of the syringe 200, the holding of the syringe 200 by the four flange pressing portions 323b elastically supported gives the user a click feeling. With this click feeling, the user can surely recognize that the syringe 200 is locked even in a situation where the injection head 110 is at a high position and the lock of the syringe 200 cannot be visually confirmed.

  By holding the syringe 200 in this manner, the mounting of the syringe 200 on the injection head 110 is completed. Thereafter, the user can inject the liquid medicine filled in the syringe 200 into the subject by connecting the connection tube 230 to the tip of the syringe 200 and appropriately operating the liquid medicine injection device 100.

  Removal of the syringe 200 from the syringe adapter 300 may be an operation reverse to the series of operations described above. That is, the user releases the holding of the cylinder flange 211 by the lock claw 323 by rotating the syringe 200, and pulls up the syringe 200 from the syringe adapter 300 in that state.

  As described above, according to the syringe adapter 300 of this embodiment, the syringe 200 can be attached and detached very easily. In addition, since the attachment and detachment of the syringe 200 is accompanied by a rotation operation of the syringe 200, the syringe 200 cannot be removed simply by pulling up the syringe 200 from the injection head 110.

  Further, to remove the syringe adapter 300 attached to the injection head 110, the user operates the knob 325 of the syringe adapter 300. That is, the pick part 325 on both sides of the syringe adapter 300 is picked to displace the arm part 322 inward (direction approaching each other). Thereby, the engaging claw 324 is detached from the engaging claw 118 of the adapter receiver 114a. In this state, the syringe adapter 300 can be removed by pulling out the syringe adapter 300 in the direction in which the syringe adapter 300 is detached from the adapter receiver 114a.

  Here, as described above, the arm portion 322 is formed with the inclined rib 326, and the inclined rib 326 is displaced by moving the arm portion 322 inward, so that the upper end portion of the rib 115 formed on the adapter receiver 114a. Abut. At this time, due to the force received by the inclined rib 326 from the rib 115, an upward force in FIG. 3, which is the direction in which the syringe adapter 300 is detached from the adapter receiver 114a, acts on the syringe adapter 300. Therefore, when the arm portion 322 is displaced inward, the syringe adapter 300 is lifted from the adapter receiver 114a, and the syringe adapter 300 is easily taken out.

  Further, as described above, the lock claw 323 provided inside each arm portion 322 holds the cylinder flange 211 from both sides. Therefore, in a state where the cylinder flange 211 is received inside the flange lock member 320, the arm is engaged until the engagement between the engagement claw 324 outside the arm portion 322 and the engagement claw 118 of the adapter receiver 114a can be released. The part 322 cannot be displaced inward (directions approaching each other). Therefore, in a state where the syringe 200 is held by the syringe adapter 300, the syringe adapter 300 cannot be removed from the adapter receiver 114a, and the syringe 200 attached to the injection head 110 is pulled up from the injection head 110 as it is. The syringe 200 cannot be removed only by itself.

  In the embodiment described above, the syringe adapter 300 having the flange lock mechanism that supports the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder flange 211 at the upper and lower four points on both sides in the left-right direction has been described. However, the flange lock mechanism is not limited to this, Other configurations can be employed as long as the configuration can be locked in a predetermined posture rotated in the in-plane direction. One example will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B. The flange lock mechanism shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B can be replaced with the flange lock mechanism of the syringe adapter 300 described above. In the following description, the flange lock mechanism is replaced in the syringe adapter 300 shown in FIGS. As an example, the configuration excluding the flange lock mechanism will be described using the reference numerals used in FIGS.

  The flange lock mechanism shown in FIG. 9A has a pair of lock claws 423 disposed opposite to the left and right sides of the cylinder flange 211 of the syringe to be held, and is positioned below the lock claws 423 at an intermediate point in the opposite direction of the lock claws 423 (cylinder And a movable support member 440 arranged on the insertion direction side of the flange 211.

  Each lock claw 423 is provided on the arm portion 322 of the flange lock member 320 in the same manner as described above, and is supported so as to be elastically displaced with respect to the base portion 423a fixed to the arm portion 322 and the base portion 423a. And a flange pressing portion 423b. The flange pressing portion 432b extends upward while being curved inward, and has a tip portion bent in a hook shape.

  The movable support member 440 has a cylinder flange 211 to the flange receiver at a position where the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder flange 211 inserted into the flange receiver contacts the bottom of the flange receiver having the flange lock member 320 and the flange receiving surface 330. Is supported so as to be movable in a direction substantially parallel to the insertion direction. Further, the movable support member 440 pushes the cylinder flange 211 out of the flange receiver with an urging force that can be pushed down toward the bottom of the flange receiver by the cylinder flange 211 when the cylinder flange 211 is inserted into the flange receiver (see FIG. It is energized in the direction of the white arrow. For urging the movable support member 440, for example, a spring or the like (not shown) can be used.

  Also in this embodiment, the syringe can be held on the syringe adapter in the same manner as described above. Specifically, the user first inserts the syringe into the flange receiver so that the cylinder flange 211 is in the posture shown in FIG. 9A, and then rotates the syringe around its axis. 9B, when the direction of the maximum length of the cylinder flange 211 becomes substantially parallel to the opposing direction of the lock claw 423, the cylinder flange 211 is moved by the two flange pressing portions 423b and the movable support member 440. It is sandwiched and held from above and below.

  When the cylinder flange 211 is in the posture shown in FIG. 9B, the left and right sides of the cylinder flange 211 are supported by the two flange pressing portions 442b in a symmetrical position. Further, since the flange pressing portion 423b is curved inward and extends upward and the tip portion is bent like a bowl, a downward force is applied to the cylinder flange 211 by the flange pressing portion 423b. On the other hand, an upward force is applied to the cylinder flange 211 by the movable support member 440. Therefore, when the cylinder flange 211 is in the posture shown in FIG. 9B, the posture of the cylinder flange 211 is stabilized, and the syringe is locked with a click feeling. The method for removing the locked syringe is the same as that described above.

  As described above, the syringe can be stably held also by supporting the cylinder flange 211 at three points from the upper and lower sides of the left and right sides.

  3 and 4, the syringe adapter 300 for a small-diameter syringe having the semi-cylindrical cylinder support portion 314 is shown, but the syringe to be held has a diameter corresponding to the concave portion 114 of the injection head 110. In the case of having a cylinder, the syringe is directly placed on the recess 114, so that the cylinder support portion is unnecessary.

  Thus, the configuration of the syringe adapter can be changed as appropriate according to the size of the cylinder to be held. If a plurality of types of syringe adapters are prepared according to the cylinder size and the like, a plurality of types of syringes having different sizes and the like can be attached to the injection head 110.

  When using multiple types of syringe adapters, inject which syringe adapter is attached to the injection head, in other words, which syringe is attached to the injection head, and whether or not the syringe adapter is attached. It would be convenient if the head side could be easily identified. Therefore, the syringe adapter is preferably provided with adapter identification means used for identifying the type of syringe adapter.

  Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 10, which is a view of the syringe adapter 300 shown in FIG. 3 as seen from the tip side of the cylinder to be held, taking the syringe adapter 300 described first as an example of a preferred form of the adapter identifying means. explain.

  The syringe adapter 300 has a plurality of magnets 351a to 351d as adapter identification means. The magnets 351a to 351d have different polar directions for each type of syringe adapter. On the other hand, the injection head has sensors that detect the individual polarities of the magnets 351a to 351d at positions facing the magnets 351a to 351d in a state where the syringe adapter 300 is mounted. The sensor identifies which syringe adapter is mounted from the detected combination of the polarities of the magnets 351a to 351d. Further, if the polarity of the magnets 351a to 351d is not detected at any position, it is determined that the syringe adapter is not attached.

  In this embodiment, four magnets 351a to 351d are provided, but the position and number of the magnets 351a to 351d are not particularly limited, and can be set as appropriate according to the type of syringe adapter attached to the injection head. For example, if the number of types of syringe adapters is small, the number of magnets can be reduced, and if there are many types of syringe adapters and only four magnets cannot be used, the number of magnets can be increased to four or more. it can.

  As described above, the present invention has been described by taking as an example the case where the syringe adapter is applied to the chemical solution injection device. However, the syringe adapter of the present invention may be applied to a chemical solution filling device for filling an empty syringe with a chemical solution. it can.

  Further, in the above description, the syringe holder of the present invention has been described as being configured as a syringe adapter for detachably holding the syringe, which is detachably attached to a device for operating the syringe. The syringe holder may be configured as a part of a device to which the syringe is detachably attached.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Chemical solution injection device 110 Injection head 114a Adapter receiver 117 Guide groove 118 Engagement claw 200 Syringe 210 Cylinder 211 Cylinder flange 220 Piston 300 Syringe adapter 310 Base member 312 Rib 314 Cylinder support part 315, 328 Plate part 320 Flange lock member 321 yen Arc-shaped part 322 Arm part 323, 423 Lock claw 323a, 423a Base part 323b, 423b Flange pressing part 324 Engaging claw 325 Knob part 326 Inclined rib 330 Flange receiving surface 440 Movable support member

Claims (14)

A syringe holder for holding the syringe in a device for operating a syringe having a cylinder and a piston,
A cylinder flange formed at the end of the cylinder of the syringe to be held, and the direction taking the maximum length and the direction taking the minimum length are orthogonal to each other when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface A flange receiver that receives the cylinder flange by being inserted from a direction in which the cylinder flange has the maximum length;
The cylinder flange received in the flange receiver is held by being sandwiched from both sides in the direction in which the cylinder flange is inserted so that the posture after rotation is maintained by rotating the syringe about its axis. A flange lock mechanism;
A syringe holder.   The flange lock mechanism has a pair of lock claws disposed opposite to each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the cylinder flange is inserted in the flange receiver, and each lock claw includes the cylinder flange after rotation. The syringe holder according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of flange pressing portions provided so as to be elastically displaced so as to be sandwiched from both sides of the cylinder flange in the insertion direction of the cylinder flange.   The flange lock mechanism includes a pair of lock claws disposed opposite to each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the cylinder flange is inserted in the flange receiver, and at an intermediate point in the opposite direction of the lock claws than the lock claws. A movable support member disposed on an insertion direction side of the cylinder flange, and the lock pawl and the movable support member are arranged so that the cylinder flange after rotation is rotated from both sides in the insertion direction of the cylinder flange to the flange receiver. The syringe holder according to claim 1, which is configured to be sandwiched. The syringe holder is configured as a syringe adapter that is detachably attached to the device, for holding the syringe detachably,
The flange receiver includes an arc-shaped portion, an arm portion that extends from both ends of the arc-shaped portion and is elastically displaced with respect to the arc-shaped portion, and a knob portion formed on the arm portion. And
The syringe holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an adapter lock mechanism provided on an outer surface of the arm portion for locking the syringe adapter to the device.   The syringe holder according to claim 4, wherein at least a part of the flange lock mechanism is provided on the arm portion so that the arm portion is not displaced inward when the cylinder flange is held.   The syringe holder according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the adapter lock mechanism has an engagement structure that elastically engages with an adapter receiving portion configured to insert the syringe adapter into the device.   The syringe holder according to claim 6, further comprising a guide structure for inserting the syringe adapter into the adapter receiving portion.   The syringe holder according to claim 7, wherein the guide structure is a rib formed to extend in an insertion direction of the syringe adapter. The adapter receiving portion has a guide groove for guiding the rib,
An inclined rib that is located on the extension of the rib on the arm portion and acts to lift the syringe adapter from the adapter receiving portion in cooperation with the side wall of the guide groove by elastic displacement of the arm portion. The syringe holder according to claim 8 formed.   The syringe according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising adapter identifying means used by the device to identify the type of the syringe adapter by inserting the syringe adapter into the adapter receiving portion. holder.   The syringe holder according to claim 10, wherein the adapter identification means is at least one magnet.   The syringe holder according to any one of claims 5 to 11, further comprising a stopper structure that regulates an elastic displacement amount of the arm portion.   The syringe holder according to any one of claims 4 to 12, further comprising a cylinder support portion that supports a cylinder of the syringe.   The syringe holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the syringe holder is configured as a part of the device.

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