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US 2023/0141195 A1Published application
Low dead space needle hub
OwnerJuan Ernesto De la Puente DE LA PUENTEinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a low dead space hub and a needle coupled to said hub, the dead space of which has a storage capacity of less than about 0.0190 milliliters.
Claims9
A hub for use in a syringe comprising a body with a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end is adapted to couple with a syringe while the distal end is adapted to couple with a needle;
- wherein a needle holder with an inner channel is inside the body, said needle holder extends beyond the proximal end of the hub preventing a solution to be dispensed from being trapped in a nozzle of the syringe;
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- said needle holder has at least one sealing ring which is located on an external surface of the needle holder, said at least one sealing ring prevents the solution to be dispensed from directing towards an inner chamber arranged between the needle holder and the body of the hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.