Patent ID: 7192418
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A disposable syringe adapted to be used with a needle cannula, comprising: a barrel having an inner surrounding barrel wall surface which surrounds an axis and which confines a passage, said passage having lower and upper open ends which are disposed opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction that is parallel to the axis, said inner surrounding barrel wall surface including a larger-diameter segment and a smaller-diameter segment which are disposed proximate to said lower and upper open ends, respectively, and which cooperatively form a first surrounding shoulder portion therebetween; a tubular needle seat disposed to be insertable into said passage from said lower open end toward said upper open end, said needle seat including a lower surrounding edge portion which is disposed to abut against said first surrounding shoulder portion, an upper surrounding edge portion disposed opposite to said lower surrounding edge portion in the longitudinal direction, and a surrounding seat wall interposed between said lower and upper surrounding edge portions, and having an inner tubular wall surface which surrounds the axis to confine a duct, which has a grip segment, and which is adapted to be fitted with the needle cannula, and an outer tubular wall surface which includes a lower segment proximate to said lower surrounding edge portion, and configured such that, when said upper surrounding edge portion is forced to extend toward said upper open end after said tubular needle seat is inserted into said passage, said lower segment will be brought to a position of use, where said lower segment engages and is retained at said smaller-diameter segment by virtue of a first friction force which is generated between the lower segment and the smaller-diameter segment when said lower surrounding edge portion abuts against said first surrounding shoulder portion, and such that, when said upper surrounding edge portion is moved against the first friction force toward said lower open end passing said large-diameter segment, said needle seat will be brought to a retracted position, where said lower segment and said lower surrounding edge portion are remote from said smaller-diameter segment and said first surrounding shoulder portion, respectively, and an upper segment disposed opposite to said lower segment and proximate to said upper surrounding edge portion; and a plunger including a stem portion disposed to be movable in said passage of said barrel, and having inner and outer segments opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction, said outer segment extending outwardly of said lower open end, an actuated end extending from said outer segment so as to be actuated to move said stem portion along said passage, a surrounding engaging portion which is disposed to retainingly sleeve on said inner segment by virtue of a second friction force, and which is in sealing contact with and which is slidable relative to said larger-diameter segment so as to be moved with said stem portion to the position of use, and a head disposed to extend from said inner segment toward said grip segment of said inner tubular wall surface, and configured such that, when said surrounding engaging portion is brought by said inner segment to engage said lower surrounding edge portion and is depressed by said lower surrounding edge portion by virtue of a third force which is generated as a consequence of continuing movement of said inner segment towards said smaller-diameter segment, the third force being greater than the second friction force, said surrounding engaging portion is retained by said lower surrounding edge portion to thereby permit said head to move towards said grip segment and to be held by virtue of a fourth friction force that is greater than the first friction force while said lower segment remains engaged and unmoved relative to said smaller-diameter segment.