Syringe with retractable needle
AssigneeSafe-T-Limited of Laurel House
InventorsJohn F. Toft, Peter Jeffrey
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AssigneeSafe-T-Limited of Laurel House
InventorsJohn F. Toft, Peter Jeffrey
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Hypodermic syringe or medical sampler has a hollow needle (115) that is automatically retractable after use. A one-piece body (101) moulding has a main chamber for a plunger (105) or sampler container or drug cartridge, a forward chamber (111) to house a spring (133) to bias a needle holder (117), and internal latching formations (141) to retain the needle holder (117) with the spring (133) compressed in the forward chamber until automatic retraction when the latching formations (141) are released by end of plunger movement. Direct plunger-to-body sealing involves an over-size plunger head (105 H) forcing head and wall deformation. Both ends of the spring (133) have seals (119, 160) for the forward chamber (111). The needle, its holder, spring and seals can be installed using a sliding guide. Pressure testing can be combined with needle lubrication, and retraction prevention with sterilising tell-tale. The plunger (105) has top and grip formations (105 F) for the needle holder (117), and the needle can be double ended for taking samples or emptying drug cartridges.
In a syringe-type device that is normally sterilised before use and has a needle that is hollow for passage of contents and is automatically retractable after use, a body made from mouldable material and moulded in one piece, the body comprising a main elongate cylindrical chamber to take a plunger in slidable sealing relation therein, a forward or extension chamber extending from the main chamber beyond end of plunger movement into the main chamber and serving to house a spring to bias a holder for the needle to pass from communication with the main chamber through and beyond the forward or extension chamber, and internal latching formations for the needle holder to retain the needle holder with the spring compressed in the forward or extension chamber and biasing the needle holder for automatic retraction with the needle when the latching formations are released at end of plunger movement.
A syringe comprising:
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