Patent ID: 6824385
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A syringe comprising:a hollow and elongated handle body having a first opening at a bottom thereof, having second opening at a top thereof, and having at least one manually operable and linearly moveable valve operating button at the top thereof; an insert located within the top of the handle body in general alignment with the second opening in the handle body, the insert having an elongated cavity facing the first opening, and having at least one flow channel connecting the elongated cavity to a bottom portion of the insert; an elongated nozzle having one end mounted within the elongated cavity, and having an opposite end extending out of the second opening in the handle body; an elongated valve body mounted within the handle body, the valve body having at least one hose connection at a bottom end thereof, having at least one normally closed and linearly movable valve located at a top end thereof, and having at least one flow channel whose bottom end connects to the hose connection and whose top end connects to the at least one valve, the at least one valve being generally coincident with the bottom portion of the insert; and at least one arcuate-shaped valve actuator rod movably mounted within the insert, the at least one actuator rod having a top end associated with the button and having a bottom end associated with the valve, such that manual depression of the at least one button causes linear movement of the button, arcuate movement of the at least one actuator rod, and linear movement of the at least one valve to an open position.