# US 2023/0405618 A1 · Device for spraying media on the inner sides of medical products > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0405618 A1 - Document ID: US20230405618A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/038,137 - Filed: 2021-12-07 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Earliest claimed: 2020-12-10 - Assignees: Hekuma GmbH - Applicants: HEKUMA GmbH - Inventors: Michael HUBER - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230405618A1 ## CPC - B05B 7/066: {with an inner liquid outlet surrounded by at least one annular gas outlet} - B05B 13/069: {the hollow bodies having a closed end} - B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) ## Abstract Device (10) for spraying or applying of media by means of compressed air, in particular at insides or inner sides of medical products or vessels, with a two-substance nozzle (1) formed from at least two cannulas (2, 3) inserted one in the other with substantially constant diameter along their longitudinal extension, with a nozzle body (4) formed as a holding means for the two-substance nozzle (1), which has at least in each case an inlet for the medium (11) and for the compressed air (12), wherein at the nozzle body (4), clamping inserts (5, 6) respectively adapted in shape to receiving means (7, 8) are arranged for a sealingly holding and fixedly holding of an inner cannula (2) for media and of an outer cannula (3) for compressed air in the form of hollow needles, which are provided in the correspondingly shaped receiving means (7, 8) for attaching the cannulas (2, 3) inserted one in the other with the formation of a predefined gap (14) between inner cannula (2) and outer cannula (3). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for spraying or applying a medium using an auxiliary gas in the form of compressed air or inert gas under pressure, in particular at insides of medical products or vessels, the device comprising: a two-substance nozzle formed from at least two cannulas inserted one in the other, with substantially constant diameter along their longitudinal extension; a nozzle body formed as a holding means for the two-substance nozzle, which has at least in each case an inlet for the medium and for the auxiliary gas; and clamping inserts at the nozzle body, the clamping inserts adapted to receiving means are arranged for a sealingly holding and fixedly holding of an inner cannula and of an outer cannula, wherein the clamping inserts are provided for attaching the cannulas inserted one in the other with the formation of a predefined gap between inner cannula and outer cannula. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the clamping inserts have a conically tapered shape and the nozzle body has correspondingly conically shaped receiving means. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the cannulas inserted one in the other are relatively thin-walled hollow needles with a wall thickness of 20% to 30% of the inner diameter of the cannulas. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the gap or ring gap for compressed air or inert gas between the inner cannula and the outer cannula has a dimension of less than 10%, preferably 6%, of the diameter of the inner cannula. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the clamping inserts is fixedly held by means of a clamp cap, in particular threadingly clamp cap, at the nozzle body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the inner cannula and the outer cannula are arranged at the front-end discharge end aligned or flush with one another. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the relative position of front-end discharge ends of the inner cannula and the outer cannula is adjustable. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein a hollow space is provided in the nozzle body for supplying compressed air or inert gas into the two-substance nozzle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the cannulas are provided as hollow needles, wherein the hollow needles of the cannulas are thin-walled in the range of wall thicknesses between 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein at the nozzle body in relation to the longitudinal direction of the cannulas a laterally arranged connection for compressed air is provided. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the clamp cap on the side of the cannulas is outside conically tapered. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the clamping inserts are adapted for centering the cannulas of the two-substance nozzle in relation to a middle axis of the nozzle body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein a displacement unit is provided at least one of the inner cannula and the outer cannula, for displacement of the relative position between the cannulas. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein by means of a holding cap with a displacement element which is displaceable in longitudinal direction of a middle axis, at least one of the clamping inserts is fixedly held at the nozzle body such that the relative position between the cannulas is changeable. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the clamping inserts in the receiving means are centered and sealingly fixedly held by means of holding caps, which are held at the nozzle body by a resilient spring, a bayonet lock or a latching snap-lock. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the cannulas is held fixedly connected at the clamping inserts by means of an end-side holding means, in particular by a flanging, crimping or bonding. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein an air guide element or flow directing element for the compressed air or an inert gas under pressure is provided in the nozzle body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein a first receiving means or clamping insert has an opening or bore, the diameter of which corresponds at least section-wise to an outer diameter of the outer cannula, wherein a second receiving means or clamping insert has an opening or bore, the diameter of which is different from the diameter of the first receiving means and corresponds at least section-wise to an outer diameter of the inner cannula, and wherein the bores are arranged in particular concentrically in relation to a common middle axis. ### Claim 19 A device for spraying or applying fluid media in the form of compressed air supply or by means of pressurized gas, in particular at insides of medical products or vessels, the device comprising: a two-substance nozzle formed from at least two cannulas inserted one in the other with substantially constant diameter along their longitudinal extension; a nozzle body formed as a holding means for the two-substance nozzle, which has in each case at least an inlet for the medium and for compressed air or an inert gas; and clamping inserts at the nozzle body, the clamping inserts respectively adapted in shape to receiving means are provided for a sealingly fixedly holding of an inner cannula for media and of an outer cannula for compressed air in the form of hollow needles, which are provided for attaching the cannulas inserted one in the other with the formation of a predefined gap between inner cannula and outer cannula in the correspondingly-shaped receiving means.