Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
  • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
  • A61M5/178—Syringes
  • A61M5/20—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
  • A61M5/2033—Spring-loaded one-shot injectors with or without automatic needle insertion
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
  • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
  • A61M5/178—Syringes
  • A61M5/20—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
  • A61M2005/206—With automatic needle insertion
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
  • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
  • A61M5/178—Syringes
  • A61M5/20—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
  • A61M2005/2073—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically preventing premature release, e.g. by making use of a safety lock
  • A61M2005/208—Release is possible only when device is pushed against the skin, e.g. using a trigger which is blocked or inactive when the device is not pushed against the skin
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
  • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
  • A61M5/178—Syringes
  • A61M5/31—Details
  • A61M2005/3103—Leak prevention means for distal end of syringes, i.e. syringe end for mounting a needle
  • A61M2005/3104—Caps for syringes without needle
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
  • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
  • A61M5/178—Syringes
  • A61M5/20—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
  • A61M5/2066—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically comprising means for injection of two or more media, e.g. by mixing
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
  • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
  • A61M5/178—Syringes
  • A61M5/31—Details
  • A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
  • A61M5/3202—Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
  • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
  • A61M5/178—Syringes
  • A61M5/31—Details
  • A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
  • A61M5/3202—Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps
  • A61M5/3204—Needle cap remover, i.e. devices to dislodge protection cover from needle or needle hub, e.g. deshielding devices

Definitions

• This invention relates to injection devices and is particularly but not exclusively concerned with those for capsules where two ingredients are initially separated, but which are mixed immediately prior to injection. These are well known, and will not be described in detail. But a typical arrangement is to have liquid in a rear chamber of the capsule and powder in a forward chamber, the two being connected by a narrow bypass passage. The first stage is to compress the liquid so it forces its way through the bypass gradually to infiltrate and mix with the powder. Then, in the second stage, the plunger is urged forwards and the mixture is injected through the needle at the leading end.
• an injection device comprising a two-part barrel, the parts being mutually telescoped and containing spring means to act in a forward direction on a capsule housed therein, the forward part providing a passage at its leading end through which a needle at the leading end of the capsule can be projected, wherein for operation the parts of the barrel have their telescopic overlap increased, which exposes for operation a trigger that holds the capsule in a needle retracted position, actuation of the trigger then releasing the capsule for that to be urged forwardly by the spring means to project the needle.
• the spring means may also be arranged, after urging the capsule forwards, to have residual energy to act on the contents of the capsule to eject a dose through the needle.
• the forward part of the barrel telescopes into the rearward part.
• the trigger is integrally formed with the part that telescopes into the other one.
• the spring means will conveniently be a coil spring acting between the rear end of the rearward barrel part and the rear end of the capsule.
• the travel of the plunger within the capsule during the mixing operation will preferably be less than the mutual movement of the two barrel parts when the overlap is increased, whereby the spring means will have residual energy after the components have been mixed, first, when the trigger is activated, to shoot the capsule forwards to a limit, acting on the plunger, this projecting the needle, and then to press the plunger further into the capsule and thereby eject a dose through the needle.
• Figures 1-5 are axial sections of an injection device in progressive stages of operation
• Figure 6 is a perspective view of the injection device prior to use
• Figure 7 is a perspective view of the injection device almost ready for use.
• the injection device is a two part barrel which contains a capsule 1 with a needle 2 at its leading end This will have a two component dose which will be mixed and injected during the course of operation. It can be of known type and will not be described in detail.
• the rear part 3 of the barrel is of stepped cylindrical form having a closed rear end 4 and a shoulder 5 at about its mid-length where the diameter increases.
• This enlarged section 6 is not completely cylindrical but has a longitudi ⁇ nal slot 7 extending from the shoulder 5 to an enlargement 8 stepped further out from the section 6.
• this section 6 has an internal rim 9.
• the forward part 10 of the barrel is also generally cylindrical but it has an integral trigger 11. This extends in the longitudinal direction and is joined at its mid- length to the main barrel part 10 by bridging webs 12, as best seen in figures 6 and 7.
• the trigger is proud of the part 10 and extends into the enlargement 8 where initially it terminates just short of the slot 7. Forward of its pivot, the trigger steps inwardly at 13 and then continues forwardly to terminate in an inwardly projecting lug 14. The step 13 and the lug 14 bear on a shoulder of the capsule 1 and the forward end of the needle assembly respectively.
• the part 10 has two circumferential ribs 15 and 16, the rearmost one 15 initially cooperating with the rim 9 to retain the two barrel parts together.
• the barrel part 10 narrows to form a passage 17 through which the needle 2 will be projected, this initially being covered by a cap 18 which plugs into the passage. There, it cooperates with a sheath 19 protecting the needle 2.
• the parts 3 and 10 are telescoped further together to the Figure 2 position where the rim 9 snaps over the rib 16 to retain the parts there.
• the spring 20 is com- pressed and initiates the- component mixing as described. This further telescoping also exposes the rear end of the trigger 11 in the slot 7.
• the cap 18 is then removed as shown in Figure 3 and this pulls away the sheath 19.
• the mouth of the passage 17 is then held against the skin and the rear end of the trigger 11 is depressed as shown in Figure 4.
• This pivots the trigger so that the step 13 and the lug 14 release the capsule and needle.
• the spring 20 therefore shoots the capsule 1 and needle 2 forwards until the needle is arrested by the entrance to the passage 17.
• the capsule 1 continues to move forwards so that a membrane at its front end is pierced by the rear end of the double ended needle, and then the final expansion of the spring ejects the dose through the needle 2.
• the detents formed by the ribs 15 and 16 do allow the rim 9 to snap past them in either direction, so that the barrel can be dismantled and put together again for replace ⁇ ment of a capsule. But of course they are sufficient to stop the two barrel parts simply falling apart.

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