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US 5,401,242 AGranted
Apparatus for injecting a substance into the skin
OwnerHarold Yacowitzinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for injecting a substance into the skin including vibrating means and a hollow needle coupled thereto and receiving an injectable substance from a source thereof coupled into the open end thereof. A peristaltic pump pumps the substance to the tattoo needle. A tattooing guide is secured to the apparatus for controlling the depth of the operation.
Claims8
Apparatus for delivering a liquid substance into skin comprising
- a skin penetrating needle having an operating end adapted to penetrate the skin of a subject and an open end for receiving a fluid to be injected into a subject,
- said skin penetrating needle comprising a hollow tube,
- a source of fluid to be injected,
- a supply tube coupled from said source of fluid to said open end of said skin penetrating needle,
- a pump coupled to said supply tube for providing generally continuous flow and controlling the flow of fluid from said source to said open end of said needle, and
- a vibrator coupled to said needle for moving the needle up and down so that it can enter the skin,
- said apparatus being adapted to be held in the hand of an operator and positioned adjacent to the skin to be injected with said needle closely adjacent to said skin so that it enters the skin under the control of said vibrator.
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Apparatus for delivering a liquid substance into the skin comprising
- a needle tube for carrying a needle used for injecting a substance into the skin,
- a slidable sleeve enclosing said needle tube and having an outer surface grasped by an operator of said apparatus,
- a vertical slot in said needle tube and said slidable sleeve for permitting a needle to be inserted into said needle tube,
- said needle tube having an upper end and a lower end and said needle extending beyond the upper and end of said needle tube and below the lower end of said needle tube,
- a vibrator coupled to said needle to drive it up and down to perform its skin injection operation,
- said needle comprising a hollow tube and having an upper end and a lower end,
- a container of a substance to be injected into the skin,
- a flexible feed tube coupled from said container to the upper end of said needle, and
- a peristaltic pump coupled to said flexible feed tube and operable to feed fluid in said feed tube to said needle,
- said apparatus being held in the hand with said needle adjacent to skin to be injected with said vibrator causing said needle to enter the skin under the control of the operator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.