AU634240B2 - A retractable hypodermic syringe - Google Patents
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OPI DATE 18/12/90 PCT AOJP DATE 07/02/91 APPLN. ID 56586 PCT NUMBER PCT/AU90/00197 INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBI ISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (51) International Patent Classification 5 (11) International Publication Number: .WO 90/14119 A61M 5/50, 5/34 A l (43) International Publication Date: 29 November 1990 (29.11.90) (21) Internrtioaal Application Number: PCT/AU90/00197 Published With international search report.
(22) International Filing Date: 15 May 1990 (15.05.90) Priority data: PJ 4191 16 May 1989 (16.05.89) AU 63 4 2 4 0 (71X72) Applicant and Inventor: TAYLOR, David, T. [AU/AU]; Altona Street, Heidelberg Heights, VIC 3081 (AU).
(74) Agent: WATERMARK; The Atrium, 290 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC 3122 (AU).
(81) Designated States: AT (European patent), AU, BE (European patent), CA, CH (European patent), DE (European patent)*, DK (European patent), ES (European patent), FR (European patent), GB (European patent), IT (European patent), JP, KR, LU (European patent), NL (European patent), SE (European patent), US.
(54)Title: A RETRACTABLE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE '-1 12 19 1 17 14 a) 10 18 (57) Abstract A retractable hypodermic syringe comprising a conventional cylindrical body (11) and piston (10) to supply serum or the like to a hypodermic needle (14) fitted in sealing relationship to an aperture portion (12) on the cylindrical body, wherein said needle is removably held and at least partially surrounded by a shroud member (13) fitted to the cylindrical body, biasing means (19) in the shroud engaging the needle and, the arrangement being such that when the piston in use is moved to a cylinder empty position said needle is released from the aperture portion whereby the needle is forced by said biasing means to recede or retract within the shroud member.
See back of page WO 90/14119 PCT/AU90/00197 A RETRACTABLE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE This invention relates to the field of hypodermic syringes which can be made non-reusable.
There has been much publicity over recent use throughout the world over the need to prevent the reuse of 4 hypodermic syringes. Proposals have been put forward for once only syringes, however, one drawback apparently remaining unsolved is the fact that the needle of the used syringe remains exposed and possibly contaminated after use and discarded.
Description of the Prior Art Many attempts have been made to produce a safety retracting needle or non-reusable needle as evidenced by the number of patents published over the past few years on this subject.
The present invention belongs to the class wherein the needle or "sharp" as it is known, is fully retractable into a protective shroud in a relatively simple and Seffective manner.
One example of the one time use syringe and retractable needle is disclosed in Australian Patent Application No. 10257/88 showing a retractable needle to be housed in a casing after use and means for blocking the needle extending beyond the casing after the needle has been retracted. The blocking step is achieved by the needle being unaligned with the casing opening so that it cannot ti re-enter the opening after retraction into the casing.
U.S. Patent Specification No. 4,838,869 also discloses a one time use syringe wherein the needle is spring loaded and automatically irretrievably retracted into the body of the syringe when the plunger is fully depressed whereby protrusions on the end of the plunger engage tabs holding the spring loaded needle to release the needle for retraction.
European Specification No. 0347742 discloses a similar retractable needle to that disclosed in U.S.
4,838,869 and U.S. 4,747,831.
WO 90/14119 PCT/AU90/00197 -2- The present invention has as its objective the removal or retraction of the needle of a hypodermic syringe from easy access after use.
It is a more specific objective of the invention to provide a retractable type hypodermic syringe in which the needle is dismantled from the plunger and retracted into a protective shroud thereby procluding the possibility of reuse of the syringe.
There is provided, according to the present invention, a hypodermic syringe comprising a cylindrical body and piston of conventional construction for supply of serum or the like to a hypodermic needle fitted in sealing relationship to an apertured portion on the cylindrical body, wherein said needle is removably held and at least partially surrounded by a shroud member on the cylindrical body, biasing means associated with said shroud and said needle acting to hold said needle in said sealing relationship, the arrangement being such said needle is displaced from engagement with the body when said piston is moved to a cylinder empty position whereby the needle is forced by said biasing means to recede or retract within the shroud member.
Conveniently the needle is sealingly positioned in a shallow recess at the foot of the body and is adopted to be engaged by said piston and moved from said shallow recess whereby the biasing means retract said needle into said housing.
The biasing means may take several forms including coil springs of metal or plastic. The resilient member creating the biasing effect may take any configuration or form.
WO 90/14119 PCf/AU90/00197 -3- The invention will be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a sectional view of an assembled hypodermic syringe Figure 2 is a sectional view of part of the syringe showing the disposal of the needle Figure 3 is a view of a further embodiment of the hypodermic syringe With reference to Figure 1, the hypodermic syringe comprises a conventional piston plunger and cylinder 11 which is adapted to be filled through the needle 14 with serum.
The plunger 10 is fitted with a seal member 18 which acts to prevent excessive travel of the plunger in the cylinder during a filling movement. This will be described in more detail later.
The needle is fitted within a shroud member 13.
The needle 14 includes a flange section 14A at its inner end which is sealably engaged at the end of the cylinder in a recess 12.
A biasing spring 15 is mounted about the needle to bias the flange 14A into engagement with the recess 12. The splicing spring 15 includes a portion 16 engageable with the wall of the shroud 13 acting to bias the needle laterally of the axis of the syringe. The arrangement is such that the bias of the spring 15 is sufficiently strong to maintain the flange 14A in the recess 12 during normal operation of the syrirnge.
The plunger piston 10 includes a pointed section 10A which is adapted to contact the flange 14A upon exhaustion of the contents of the syringe to move the flange 14A out of the recess 12 whereupon the lateral biasing force of the spring 16 displaces the needle laterally whereupon the needle will be retracted into the shroud member 13.
WO 90/14119 PC'/AU90/00197 -4- The syringe body is moulded with a protruding section thus creating a cavity (formed by the shroud member 13) of sufficient dimension to accommodate the retracted needle. The size of the spring 16 is such that it will ensure that the needle cannot be retrieved through the shroud needle orifice.
The shroud member 13 is constructed as an integral part of the cylinder body 11 to avoid easy entry and therefore tampering with the needle 14.
Preferably a needle protrusion piece 17 may be provided to reduce the risk of needle spike in the ordinary handling of the syringe.
The sealing member 18 acts as a stop to ensure that the needle is not activated in handling when filling the syringe with fluid.
In Figure 3 and 3(A) there is shown a modified form of biasing member 19 which enables the-needle to be retracted in a simple and effective manner. The present invention provides a retractable needle arrangement which can be manufactured with a minimum of modification to existing machinery for producing conventional hypodermic needles.
The shroud to contain the needle may be permanently attached to the syringe body or alternatively it may be formed as a separable unit. This allows flexibility in use in hospital and clinical use with various sizes of syringes and needles.
The needle may be seated direct to the syringe canal or have additional fittings on or between the needle and the syringe.
A protrusion from the needle end of the shroud to protect the needle during storage may be provided and can be easily broken off before use of the hypodermic syringe.
i WO 90/14119 PCT/AU90/00197 It will be appreciated that the retractable needle construction provided by the present invention is a simple and yet effective method of rendering a used hypodermic syringe safe by retracting the needle into a shroud requiring destruction of the syringe to retrieve the needle.
Claims (3)
- 2. A hypodermic syringe comprising a cylindrical body and piston of conventional construction for supply of serum or the like to a hypodermic needle fitted in sealing relationship to an aperture portion on the cylindrical body, wherein said needle is removably held and at least partially surrounded by a shroud member on the cylindrical body, biasing means associated with said shroud and said needle engaging said needle, the arrangement being such that the said needle is displaced from engagement with the body whereby the needle is forced by said biasing means when said piston is moved to a cylinder empty position to recede or retract within the shroud member.
- 3. A hypodermic syringe as claimed in claim 1 wherein said needle is releasably and sealingly positioned in a shallow recess at the foot of the cylindrical body and is adapted to be engaged by said piston and moved from said shallow recess to allow movement by the biasing means to retract the needle into the shroud. i-" I f r; f~uI [A U qor3/o c 0 1 7
- 4. A syringe as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein a stop member is provided in the cylindrical body to prevent excessive travel of the pistion during filling of the serum and so that it is possible to reuse the syringe by qualified staff. In a hypodermic syringe having a cylindrical body and piston for supply of serum or the like to a hypodermic needle fitted in sealing relationship to an aperture portion on the cylindrical body, the improvement comprising a needle shroud member fitted to said cylindrical body, a biasing means associated with the needle and said shroud, the needle being releasably fitted in said aperture portion, said needle being releasable from said aperture portion when engaged by said piston member or part thereof when the piston member is moved to a cylinder empty position, said shroud member being adapted to accommodate said needle after said release. I SUBSTITUTE S1'ET
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US4747829A (en) * | 1987-01-21 | 1988-05-31 | E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. | Pre-filled syringe |
AU593513B3 (en) * | 1989-05-01 | 1990-02-08 | Robert Leslie Wakelin | Disposable hypodermic syringe |
AU594634B3 (en) * | 1989-07-31 | 1990-02-12 | Lanea Blue Enterprises | Safety syringe |
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US4747829A (en) * | 1987-01-21 | 1988-05-31 | E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. | Pre-filled syringe |
AU593513B3 (en) * | 1989-05-01 | 1990-02-08 | Robert Leslie Wakelin | Disposable hypodermic syringe |
AU594634B3 (en) * | 1989-07-31 | 1990-02-12 | Lanea Blue Enterprises | Safety syringe |
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