KR101163953B1 - Injection device for livestock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An injection device for domestic animals is provided to reduce the danger of injuries of an operator while injecting drug into animals. CONSTITUTION: An injection device for domestic animals comprises an injection needle fixture, an input tube(20), an injection needle assembly(30), an injection needle(31), and a connecting tube(40). The injection needle fixture is formed in a bat shape having a handle and comprises a cover and an insulating material. The input tube has a supply flow path through which drug flows. The input tube connects a fixing groove to a connection hole. The injection needle assembly is fixed to the injection needle fixture.

Description

Injection device for livestock {Injection device for livestock}

The present invention relates to a livestock injection device, and more particularly to a livestock injection device that can efficiently and quickly administer a drug for the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases to livestock such as cattle and pigs.

In recent years, farmers are increasingly suffering from livestock epidemics that affect cattle such as cattle and pigs. Livestock epidemics are infectious diseases in livestock and are infectious diseases that propagate from one individual to another, and various germs, fungi, viruses, and protozoa are hospitals. If a livestock epidemic occurs, a large number of people will be required and expensive, as the livestock will be killed in large quantities or killed to prevent their spread.

Livestock epidemics are prevalent in certain regions and globally. The epidemic includes the virulence of pathogens, the accumulation of pathogens, the collection of susceptible hosts, the state of immunity in the host population, other organisms involved in the propagation of arthropods, environmental factors such as weather, geography, and social factors such as traffic. Related.

In particular, livestock epidemics such as foot-and-mouth disease and swine cholera occur in expensive cows and pigs, resulting in significant economic losses. It is also highly infectious and can affect humans, so much effort has been made by the authorities to prevent its spread.

Once a livestock epidemic occurs once in a large area, it is very important to prevent it. Therefore, livestock farms are regularly carrying out quarantine work to prevent livestock epidemics. For quarantine operations, drugs are directly administered to livestock. As a method of administering the drug to the livestock, it is common to use a disposable plastic syringe in the form of a conventional medical syringe or use a gun type syringe.

As an example, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-323912 (registered Aug. 7, 2003) discloses a gun type livestock injection device. The injection device for livestock disclosed in the above publication is provided with a medicine supply part in which a piston is reciprocally inserted in front of the syringe body, and a handle is rotatably coupled to the rear of the syringe body via a hinge and a spring. In front of the handle, a piston rod for reciprocating the piston is provided. In addition, an injection needle is installed at the distal end of the drug supply unit, and a drug container is coupled to the front upper part of the drug supply unit so that the drug of the drug container is filled in the drug supply unit.

Such a livestock injection device presses the handle after inserting a needle into a specific part of the livestock, and pushes the handle, pushing the piston rod and the piston which are sequentially connected to the front of the handle to push the drug filled in the medicine supply part while moving forward. It is injected into the body of a livestock through a needle.

By the way, the conventional injection device for livestock must inject drugs after inserting a needle into a specific part of the livestock while holding the legs, the torso and the head of the livestock, and therefore, several people must be mobilized for work.

In addition, the conventional injection device for livestock requires that the injector hold the syringe body by hand while pressing the handle while the needle is inserted into the body of the livestock while the drug is being injected. Livestock must be held continuously during the injection, and workers can be injured if the livestock moves violently.

In addition, when the drug is administered to a large number of livestock, the working time is very long, there is a problem in that the work is not made efficiently because it is necessary to mark the livestock separately to confirm the injection.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a livestock injection device that can inject drugs to livestock efficiently and quickly with a small manpower, greatly reducing the risk of injury to the operator during the injection operation It is.

An injection device for a livestock according to the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a needle holder provided with a supply flow path through which a drug can flow, and the needle fixture so that the drug can be supplied through the supply flow path. An injection needle coupled to the livestock body to inject the drug into the body of the livestock, and an injector connection to which a drug injector for drug injection is connected, to guide the drug supplied through the drug injector into the supply passage; And a connection tube coupled to the needle fixture.

The injection device for livestock according to the present invention may further include a stamp member disposed on an outer surface of the needle holder to display a mark on the body of the livestock when the needle is inserted into the body of the livestock.

Livestock injection device according to the present invention may further include a cap coupled to the outer surface of the needle fixture to cover and protect the stamp member.

The needle fixture may include a cover forming an exterior and a heat insulating material disposed inside the cover to surround the supply passage.

The needle may be detachably coupled to the needle fixture in a replaceable manner.

An injection device for a livestock according to the present invention includes an insert having a through hole and a coupling groove coupled to a fixing groove provided in the needle holder and connected to the supply passage, and the needle fixed and supplied to the supply passage. It may further include a needle coupling member having a flow path for guiding the needle to the needle and detachably inserted into the coupling groove of the insert.

The needle coupling member may be screwed to the insert.

The connection tube may be detachably coupled to the needle fixture.

The needle fixing body may be divided into a first body provided with a handle and a second body coupled with the needle and made of a softer material than the first body.

Injector for livestock according to the present invention by inserting the needle into the body of the animal using a needle fixture without very close access to the livestock, by injecting the drug into the connection tube coupled to the needle fixture, at a distance Drugs can be administered to the body of the livestock. Therefore, compared to the conventional injection work using the injection device for livestock, it is possible to greatly reduce the risk of worker injury due to the struggle of the livestock. In addition, even if the needle fixture moves in contact with the body when the livestock moves, there is no problem in administering the drug to the livestock body.

In addition, the injection device for livestock according to the present invention can insert the needle into the body of the animal by the method of hitting the livestock by the worker holding the handle of the needle fixed body, as in the conventional injection operation using a livestock injection device There is no need for another worker to catch the livestock to insert the needle into the livestock. Therefore, the injection operation can be performed simply and quickly with a few people.

In addition, since the injection device for livestock according to the present invention can mark the body of the livestock with a stamp member at the same time as inserting the needle into the body of the livestock, a separate display operation for displaying the livestock to which the drug is administered is omitted. It is possible to improve the working efficiency.

Figure 1 shows a livestock injection device and a drug injector coupled thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an injection device for livestock according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 shows a method of injecting a drug into the body of a livestock animal injection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a livestock injection device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an injection device for livestock according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail for the injection device for livestock according to the present invention.

In describing the present invention, the sizes and shapes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated or simplified for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, terms that are specifically defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or operator. These terms are to be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the contents throughout the present specification.

Figure 1 shows a livestock injection device and a drug injector coupled thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a livestock injection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the injection device 10 for a livestock according to an embodiment of the present invention is a needle assembly (11), needle assembly 30 coupled to the needle fixture (11) ) And a connecting tube 40. The connection tube 40 may be coupled with a drug injector 55 for drug injection, and the drug stored in the drug injector 55 may be inserted into the needle holder 11 and the needle assembly 11 through the connection tube 40. 30 may be supplied. The drug injector 55 may be of the general syringe type or gun type as shown.

The needle fixture 11 has a bat shape with a handle 12. The needle fixture 11 is composed of a cover 13 forming an external appearance and a heat insulating material 14 inside the cover 13. The cover 13 is made of a material which has a certain degree of rigidity such as plastic or rubber and can absorb shock when hitting the body of a livestock. The heat insulating material 14 surrounds the injection pipe 20 disposed inside the needle holder 11 to insulate the injection pipe 20.

The inlet tube 20 has a supply flow passage 21 through which drugs flow. The input tube 20 connects the fixing groove 15 provided at one end side of the needle fixing body 11 and the connection hole 16 provided at the end of the handle 12 of the needle fixing body 11. The tube connection part 22 is provided at the end of the input pipe 20 located in the connection hole 16. The tube connection portion 22 has a coupling groove 23 and a female thread 24 for coupling the connection tube 40. The drug supplied through the drug injector 55 is introduced into the inlet tube 20 through the connection tube 40, and the needle assembly 30 is coupled along the supply passage 21 of the inlet tube 20. Flow into the groove (15).

As shown in FIG. 2, the insert 26 is coupled to the fixing groove 15. The insert 26 has a through hole 27, a coupling groove 28, and a female threaded thread 29 through which drugs flowing along the supply flow passage 21 of the input pipe 20 can pass therethrough. The needle assembly 30 is screwed into the coupling groove 28. The insert 26 is made of a material that can firmly fix the needle assembly 30 such as metal and is resistant to deformation.

The needle assembly 30 is fixed to the needle holder 11 by being screwed into the insert 26 fixed to the fixing groove 15 of the needle holder 11. The needle assembly 30 includes a needle 31 for inserting a needle into the body of the livestock L and administering a drug in the body of the livestock L and the needle coupling member 32 to which the needle 31 is fixed. . The needle coupling member 32 has a male thread 33 corresponding to the female thread 29 of the insert 26 and a flow path for guiding the drug supplied through the injection tube 20 to the needle 31. . The drug flowing along the inlet tube 20 passes through the through hole 27 of the insert 26 and then is supplied to the needle 31 through a flow path inside the needle coupling member 32. The needle 31 protrudes out of the needle fixture 11.

The insertion groove 17 is provided on the side of the needle fixing body 11 adjacent to the fixing groove 15. The stamp member 35 is inserted into the insertion groove 17. The stamp member 35 is made of a soft material elastically deformable such as a sponge and carries a marking material for marking such as ink. The stamp member 35 has its end protruding from the outer surface of the needle holder 11 so as to mark the body of the livestock L when the needle 31 is inserted into the body of the livestock L.

The stamp member 35 is covered and protected by the cap 36 when not in use. The cap 36 is coupled to the fixing groove 37 formed in the needle fixture 11 to cover the stamp member 35. The cap 36 covers the stamp member 35 so that the marking material of the stamp member 35 can be buried elsewhere or the marking material can dry out.

The connection tube 40 serves to guide the drug of the drug injector 55 to the injection tube 20 inside the injection needle holder 11. The connection tube 40 is preferably made of a soft material that can be bent and deformed freely. One end of the connection tube 40 is provided with a fixing part 41 coupled to the tube connection part 22 of the input tube 20, and the other end of the connection tube 40 is provided with a coupling groove 45. The fixing part 41 of the connecting tube 40 is provided with a male thread 42 corresponding to the female thread 24 of the tube connecting part 22 so that the connecting tube 40 can be screwed to the feeding tube 20. In addition, the connection tube 40 and the input tube 20 can be easily coupled and separated.

The other end of the connection tube 40 is coupled to the socket 45. The socket 45 has a coupling groove 46 and a female thread 47 for coupling with the drug injector 55. The drug injector 55 may be screwed to the socket 45 by having a coupling part 56 provided with a male thread 57 corresponding to the female thread 47 of the socket 45. In addition, the socket 45 is provided with a coupling protrusion 48 for coupling with the connection tube 40 and a flow path 50 for flowing the drug supplied from the drug injector 55 to the connection tube 40.

The outer circumference of the coupling protrusion 48 is provided with a plurality of locking jaw (49). As the coupling protrusion 48 is inserted into the coupling groove 43 of the connection tube 40, the socket 45 is coupled to the connection tube 40. When the coupling protrusion 48 is inserted into the coupling groove 43 of the connection tube 40, the plurality of locking grooves 49 are disposed around the coupling groove 43 of the connection tube 40. The socket 45 is not easily separated from the connecting tube 40 by being inserted into the socket.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a method for administering the drug in the body of the livestock (L) by using a livestock injection device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, by hitting the body of the livestock (L) with the needle assembly 11 coupled to the needle assembly 30, the needle 31 is inserted into the body of the livestock (L). Since the needle holder 11 has a long bat shape, the worker grabs the handle 12 and swings the needle holder 11 without having to approach the animal L very close to the body of the animal L. Inject needle 31 can be inserted. When the needle 31 is inserted into the body of the livestock (L), the stamp member 35 is in contact with the body of the livestock (L) to mark the body of the livestock (L).

Insert the needle 31 into the body of the livestock (L), then couple the coupling portion 56 of the drug injector 55 to the injector connecting portion 45 of the connection tube 40, and operates the drug injector 55 To release the drug stored in the drug injector 55. At this time, the drug discharged from the drug injector 55 is supplied to the needle assembly 30 through the connection tube 40 and the input tube 20, and introduced into the body of the livestock (L) through the needle 31 do.

In this way, a predetermined amount of drug is administered to the body of the livestock L, and then the handle 12 of the needle holder 11 is grasped and the needle holder 11 is separated from the body of the livestock L. The needle 31 is removed from the body of the livestock (L). When the needle fixture 11 is separated from the body of the livestock L, a mark is displayed on the body of the livestock L, so that the operator can check the livestock L to which the drug is administered by looking at the mark.

In order to administer the drug to other livestock (L), the drug injector 55 is separated from the connecting tube 40, and then the needle 31 is inserted into the other livestock (L) and the new drug injector 55 is connected to the connecting tube ( The drug may be administered in combination with 40). In some cases, after replacing the needle assembly 30 or the connection tube 40 with a new one, the injection operation can be continued.

On the other hand, since the injection pipe 20 inside the needle fixing body 11 is insulated by the heat insulating material 14, there is a problem that the drug remaining in the supply flow passage 21 inside the injection pipe 20 freezes even in a low temperature environment. Does not occur. Therefore, even in a cold environment, the injection operation may be performed on a plurality of livestock L while only replacing the drug injector 55, the needle assembly 30, and the connection tube 40.

As described above, the injection device 10 for livestock according to the present invention inserts the needle 31 into the body of the livestock L by using the needle fixing body 11 without having to approach the livestock L very closely. By injecting the drug into the connection tube 40 coupled to the needle fixture 11, the drug can be administered to the body of the livestock L at a long distance. Therefore, compared to the operation of administering the drug to the livestock using a conventional livestock injection device can be greatly reduced the risk of workers injured by the struggle of the livestock. In addition, even when the needle (11) moves in contact with the livestock (L) when the livestock (L) moves, there is no problem in injecting the drug into the body of the livestock (L), so the injection operation can be made smoothly.

In addition, since the operator can hold the handle 12 of the needle fixing body 11 and hit the livestock L, the needle 31 can be inserted into the body of the livestock L, as in the conventional injection operation. There is no need for another worker to catch the livestock (L) to insert the needle into the body of the livestock (L). Therefore, the injection operation can be performed simply and quickly with a few people.

On the other hand, Figure 4 and Figure 5 shows a modification of the injection device for livestock according to the present invention. In the following description of the livestock injection device according to another embodiment of the present invention, the same parts as the livestock injection device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention described above are given the same reference numerals and a detailed description thereof. Will be omitted.

4, the injection device 60 for a livestock is coupled to a needle holder 61 having a handle 12, a needle holder 61, and a needle 31 and a needle coupling member 32. Needle assembly 30 having a needle, a stamp member 35 coupled to the needle fixture 61 so as to be adjacent to the needle assembly 30, and a connection tube coupled to the needle holder 61 for drug delivery And 40. The drug injector 55 is detachably coupled to the connection tube 40. The drug extruded from the drug injector 55 is supplied to the needle assembly 30 through the connection tube 40 and the injection tube 20 inside the needle holder 61.

The needle holder 61 is composed of a cover 13 forming an external appearance and a heat insulating material 14 inside the cover 13. The cover 13 is made of a material having a certain degree of rigidity, such as plastic or rubber, to absorb shock when striking the body of the livestock, and one side of the cover 13 has a raised portion 62 projecting outward. Prepared. The inside of the ridge 62 is provided with a fixing groove 15, the insert 26 to which the needle assembly 30 is coupled to the fixing groove 15 is inserted and coupled.

In the livestock injection device 60 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the insert 26 to which the needle assembly 30 is coupled is supported by the ridge 62 of the cover 13 to insert the insert 26 and the injection. The needle assembly 30 may maintain a stable engagement with the needle fixture 61.

5, the injection device 70 for a livestock needle includes a needle holder 71, a needle assembly 30 coupled to the needle holder 71, and a needle 31 of the needle assembly 30. When inserted into the body of the livestock (L), the stamp member 35 is coupled to the needle holder (71) to mark the body of the livestock (L), to the needle holder (71) for drug supply It comprises a connecting tube 40 to be coupled. The drug injector 55 is detachably coupled to the connection tube 40.

The livestock injection device 70 according to another embodiment of the present invention is the same as the livestock injection device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above except for the needle holder 71. The needle fixture 71 is divided into a first body 72 in which the handle 12 is provided, and a second body 73 in which the needle assembly 30 and the stamp member 35 are coupled.

The first body 72 of the needle fixture 71 is composed of a first cover 74 and a first heat insulating material 75, the second body 73 is the second cover 76 and the second heat insulating material ( 77). When the needle 31 is inserted into the body of the livestock (L), the second body 73 in contact with the body of the livestock (L) is made of a softer material than the first body (72). That is, the second cover 76 is made of a softer material than the first cover 74, and the second heat insulating material 77 is made of a softer material than the first heat insulating material (75).

This is to minimize the impact on the body of the livestock L when the worker attaches the body of the livestock L with the needle fixture 71 to insert the needle 31 into the body of the livestock L. It is for. If the impact on the body of the cattle (L) is large, the movement of the cattle (L) may be aggravated so that the impact on the body of the cattle (L) when the needle fixture 71 hits the cattle (L) It is good to make small. In the case of the heat insulating materials 75 and 77, the first heat insulating material 75 and the second heat insulating material 77 may be made of the same material as long as they have sufficient ductility.

Embodiments of the present invention described above and illustrated in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can improve and modify the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Accordingly, these modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention as long as it is obvious to those skilled in the art.

10, 60, 70: livestock injection device 11, 61, 71: needle fixture
12: handle 13: cover
14: heat insulating material 20: input pipe
22 tube connection 26 insert
30: needle assembly 31: needle
32: needle coupling member 35: stamp member
40: connection tube 41: fixed part
45: injector connection 55: drug injector
56: coupling portion 62: ridge
74, 76: 1st, 2nd cover 75, 77: 1st, 2nd heat insulating material

Claims (9)

An injection needle fixture provided with a supply passage through which drugs can flow;
An injection needle coupled to the needle holder to receive the drug through the supply passage, and inserted into the body of the animal to administer the drug into the body of the animal;
Livestock comprising a; injector connection for connecting a drug injector for drug injection, the connection tube coupled to the needle fixture to guide the drug supplied through the drug injector into the supply passage; Injection device for. The method of claim 1,
And a stamp member disposed on an outer surface of the needle holder to mark a mark on the body of the livestock when the needle is inserted into the body of the livestock. The method of claim 2,
And a cap coupled to the outer surface of the needle holder to cover and protect the stamp member. The method of claim 1,
The needle holder is a livestock injection device, characterized in that it comprises a cover to form an appearance and the heat insulating material disposed inside the cover to cover the supply passage. The method of claim 1,
The injection needle is a livestock injection device, characterized in that the needle is detachably coupled to the needle fixture. The method of claim 5, wherein
An insert having a through hole and a coupling groove coupled to a fixing groove provided in the needle holder and connected to the supply passage; And
The needle is fixed, having a flow path for guiding the drug to be supplied to the supply flow path to the needle, the needle coupling member is detachably inserted into the coupling groove of the insert; Injector for livestock. The method according to claim 6,
The needle coupling member is a livestock injection device, characterized in that screwed to the insert. The method of claim 1,
The connecting tube is a livestock injection device, characterized in that detachably coupled to the needle fixture. The method of claim 1,
The needle fixing body is divided into a first body provided with a handle and the needle is coupled to the second body made of a softer material than the first body.

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