USPatentGranted
B2Syringe accessory
Granted 17 May 2016 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: Wells Fargo · originally Vascular Insights LLC
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Inventors: John P. Marano, Jr., Stanley O. Thompson · Examiner: Phillip Gray · AU 3763 · TC 3700
Application
14/473,452
filed 29 Aug 2014
Publication
US 20160058953
published 3 Mar 2016
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US 9,339,608
granted 17 May 2016
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Claims
3 independent
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Classifications
A61M5/315, A61M5/00
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Abstract
Syringe devices and accessories for providing feedback to a user are disclosed.
Claims
24 · 3 independent · depth 424 granted claims
›1.independentAn accessory for a syringe having a plunger and a barrel, the accessory comprising:na housing configured to removably attach to the barrel, the housin…+15
›2.↳ 1The syringe accessory of claim 1, wherein the feedback comprises auditory feedback.d2
›3.↳ 1The syringe accessory of claim 1, wherein the feedback comprises tactile feedback.d2
›4.↳ 1The syringe accessory of claim 1, wherein:nthe housing comprises a flapper; andthe rack and flapper are configured to intermittently contact, thereby …d2+7
›5.↳ 4The syringe accessory of claim 4, wherein:nthe rack comprises at least one tooth;each tooth is configured to intermittently contact the flapper, there…d3
›6.↳ 4The syringe accessory of claim 4, wherein:nthe rack comprises:a first of a plurality of teeth configured to intermittently contact the flapper, thereb…d3
›7.↳ 4The syringe accessory of claim 4, wherein:nthe rack comprises a series of teeth;when a user advances the plunger into the barrel, the flapper interact…d3
›8.↳ 4The syringe accessory of claim 4, wherein the rack and housing are configured so that, when:nthe plunger is advanced along the second direction into t…d3
›9.↳ 4The syringe accessory of claim 4, wherein the flapper provides audible or tactile feedback when:nthe flapper transitions from the relaxed state to the…d3
›10.↳ 4The syringe accessory of claim 4, wherein the flapper is sized and shaped so that transitioning the flapper between the relaxed state and the flexed s…d3
›11.↳ 4The syringe accessory of claim 4, wherein the flapper is about 0.015 inches thick in its smallest dimension.d3
›12.↳ 1The syringe accessory of claim 1, wherein the rack and housing are configured so that, when:nthe plunger is advanced along the second direction into t…d2
›13.↳ 1The syringe accessory of claim 1, wherein the rack interacts with the housing electronically or optically.d2
›14.↳ 1A kit comprising:na syringe having a plunger and a barrel; andthe syringe accessory of claim 1.d2+1
›15.↳ 14A syringe assembly assembled from the kit of claim 14, wherein:nthe plunger is at least partially disposed within the barrel.d3
›16.↳ 1The syringe accessory of claim 1, wherein the rack interacts with the housing optically.d2
›17.independentAn accessory for a syringe having a barrel and a plunger, the accessory configured to provide feedback that a predetermined amount of gas or liquid ha…+5
›18.↳ 17The accessory of claim 17, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.d2
›19.↳ 17The accessory of claim 17, wherein the housing further includes a flapper, the flapper having a tongue that extends at least partially in the first di…d2+3
›20.↳ 19The accessory of claim 19, wherein the rack includes a plurality of teeth, and wherein each of the plurality of teeth is configured to intermittently …d3
›21.↳ 19The accessory of claim 19, wherein the flapper is removably attached to the holder and defines a portion of the housing channel.d3+1
›22.↳ 21The accessory of claim 21, wherein the flapper further includes at least one hooked arm configured to secure the flapper to the holder.d4
›23.independentA method for using a syringe having a plunger and a barrel, the method comprising:ndispensing a fluid from the syringe by advancing the plunger into t…+1
›24.↳ 23The method of claim 23, further comprising:nadjusting the rate at which fluid is dispensed from the syringe based on the auditory feedback.d2
Classifications
2 codesIPC · International Patent Classification
Section A — Human necessities
- A61M5/315
- A61M5/00
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| related publication | US 20160058953 A1 | 3 Mar 2016 |
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