In-ovo injection device
AssigneeNectra, Inc.
InventorsEphrem Adjanohoun, Jean Claude Yvin
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Abstract
A device to inject a composition into an egg includes a guide member, a first locking member and a second locking member. The guide member includes an outer casing secured to the injection needle and an inner casing which can move in translation inside the outer casing. The inner casing connected to the trocar and comprising a cup configured to bear on the upper part of the egg. The first locking member configured to block the movement of the trocar. The second locking member configured to block the movement of the injection needle inserted into the trocar.
Claims12
A device to inject a composition into an egg, comprising:
- a trocar comprising a tubular body and an injector mounted such that the injector slides at least partially inside the tubular body of the trocar between a first position in which an injection end of the injector is fully retracted inside the tubular body, and a second position in which the injection end of the injector projects outside of the tubular body of the trocar;
- a guide member comprising an outer casing secured to the injector and an inner casing configured to move in translation inside the outer casing, the inner casing being connected to the trocar and comprising a cup configured to bear on a top part of the egg;
- a first locking member configured to block a movement of the trocar;
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- a second locking member configured to block a movement of the injector in which the injector is retracted inside the trocar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.