Medicament filling system
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsBo Yang Yu, Bradley Wilkinson, Bart Peterson, Mark Newby
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Abstract
A syringe assembly (2) that locks a syringe (10) to prevent backflow of medicament, the syringe assembly (2) comprising a syringe (10) including a barrel (12) configured to carry the medicament, a plunger (14) that communicates with the barrel (12), and a plunger head (16) disposed on a proximal end of the plunger (14), and a locking assembly (50) disposed around the barrel (12), wherein the locking assembly (50) prevents the plunger (14) from moving away from the barrel (12) to draw the medicament into the barrel (12).
Claims12
A syringe assembly that locks a syringe to prevent backflow of medicament, the syringe assembly comprising:
- a syringe, including:
- a barrel configured to carry the medicament;
- a plunger that communicates with the barrel;
- and
- a plunger head disposed on a proximal end of the plunger;
- and
- a locking assembly disposed around the barrel, the locking assembly including a hook configured to engage the plunger head;
- wherein the locking assembly prevents the plunger from moving away from the barrel to draw the medicament into the barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.