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WO2015137298A1 - Needle assembly - Google Patents
WO2015137298A1
WO2015137298A1 PCT/JP2015/056914 JP2015056914W WO2015137298A1 WO 2015137298 A1 WO2015137298 A1 WO 2015137298A1 JP 2015056914 W JP2015056914 W JP 2015056914W WO 2015137298 A1 WO2015137298 A1 WO 2015137298A1
PCT/JP2015/056914
佳邦 内田
伸晃 稲毛
2014-03-11 Priority to JP2014047160 priority Critical
2014-03-11 Priority to JP2014-047160 priority
2015-03-10 Application filed by ニプロ株式会社 filed Critical ニプロ株式会社
2015-09-17 Publication of WO2015137298A1 publication Critical patent/WO2015137298A1/en
A needle assembly (1) is provided with a cover (5/7) provided so as to be able to move to a first position in which a cannula (2/3) is exposed and a second position in which a distal end protrudes past the cannula. The cover (5/7) is provided with a circumferential locking part (25/43) and a locking projection (5a/33a) movable along a front-rear groove (24/42) continuous with the circumferential locking part (25/43), or along the circumferential locking part (25/43) and the front-rear groove (24/42). In a state in which the cover (5/7) is in a first position and the locking projection (5a/33a) is accommodated in the circumferential locking part (25/43), movement of the cover (5/7) in the front-rear direction is impeded, and when the locking projection (5a/33a) moves along the circumferential locking part (25/43) toward the front-rear groove (24/42), the locking projection (5a/33a) becomes movable along the front-rear groove (24/42), and the cover (5/7) is allowed to move to the second position. Protrusion to the outside is thereby reduced as much as possible, and movement of the cover due to malfunctioning is prevented.
The present invention relates to a needle assembly, and more specifically the cannula puncture part is formed, the hub and the second to the first position and tip to the hub to expose the cannula protrudes than cannula to hold the cannula position about a needle assembly comprising a cover which is movable to.
Conventionally, in order to prevent puncture erroneous after use, the cannula puncture part is formed, a hub for holding the cannula, the first position and tip to the hub to expose the cannula protrudes than canula needle assembly is known having a cover which is movable to a second position.
Such needle assembly, a front cannula to puncture is formed at the tip, a hub and, forward retracted position and tip to the hub to expose the front cannula is than the front cannula to hold the front cannula a front cover provided movably, needle assembly with a biasing means for urging the forward position the front cover is known in the the advanced position protruding (Patent Document 1).
In such a needle assembly, and the operating lever for an operation to the outside, and the engaging projection for holding the front cover in the retracted position is exposed to the outside, the user operates the operating lever by, so as to be positioned in a forward position the front cover.
JP 2007-151752 JP
However, for example, if is to be used in dental treatment the needle assembly, since the operating lever protrudes outside, there is a possibility that the patient may be damaged by the operation lever, also used to hold the needle assembly in the oral cavity the users of incorrect operation, the front cover was also fear that protrudes forward position by mistake.
In view of the above problems, the present invention while reducing the projections to the outside as much as possible, and provides a possible needle assembly to prevent malfunction.
That needle assembly of claim 1, a cannula puncture part is formed, a hub for holding the cannula, the first position and tip to the hub to expose the cannula protrudes than canula the needle assembly includes a cover which is movable to a second position,
To the cover, or circumferentially formed circumferential locking portion and the circumferential direction stopper longitudinal grooves formed in the longitudinal direction so as to continue to the portion, or along their circumferential direction stopper portion and the longitudinal groove a movable engagement protrusion provided,
The cover is in the state in which the first position, and the engaging projection is received in the circumferential direction stopper portion, movement in the longitudinal direction of the cover is prevented,
When the engaging protrusion is moved to move along the circumferential direction locking portion into the longitudinal groove, and is movable the engaging projection along the longitudinal groove, the second position of the cover It is characterized by allowing the movement to.
According to the invention described in claim 1, the cover is in the state positioned at the first position, since the engaging projection is accommodated in a circumferential direction stopper portion, the operating lever protruding outward, such as in Patent Document 1 it is possible to prevent the damage of the patient with.
Also moving the cover to the second position, the engaging projection it is necessary to move to the front-rear direction groove is moved along the circumferential direction stopper portion, erroneous even if the operations in narrow spaces operating it is possible to prevent the protrusion of the cover by.
A perspective view of state of use of such needle assembly to the embodiment, shows a view from a different angle (a) (b), respectively. External view of after use state of the needle assembly. III-III (a) unit and III-III (b) cross-sectional view of part of FIG. Sectional view taken along the IV-IV section of Fig. Sectional view taken along the V-V section of Figure 1. Sectional view taken along VI-VI of FIG. Shows a needle assembly according to the second embodiment, the cross-sectional view of (a) is used state shows a diagram as viewed from the front cannula-side in (b) is used state. A cross-sectional view of the needle assembly according to the third embodiment, (a) the use state (b) shows a state after use.
Hereinafter will be described. Illustrated embodiment, the needle assembly 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is intended to be used by being attached to the liquid supply means (not shown) such as a syringe containing a anesthetic during dental treatment, Figure 1 the use state of the needle assembly 1, 2 respectively show a state after use.
Here, in FIG. 1 (a) (b) shows the needle assembly 1 of the use state viewed from different angles, also FIGS. 3 to 6 show cross-sectional views of respective parts in FIG. 1 and 2, respectively, in the drawings, it will be referred to the right in the figure the front or tip end, the leftward and backward or rear end.
The needle assembly 1 includes a front cannula 2 that protrudes forward, and Bakkukanura 3 projecting rearward, and the hub 4 for holding these front cannula 2 and Bakkukanura 3, move forward and backward can be provided in front of the hub 4 and the front cover 5 (see FIG. 2), a provided on the hub 4 and the cover guide 6 for covering the front cover 5, and a back cover 7 which is provided to be moved back and forth behind the hub 4 .
In still use state of the needle assembly 1 shown in FIG. 1, with the front cover 5 is located at the retracted position as the first position, the back cover 7 is positioned at the advanced position as a first position, the front cannula 2 and Bakkukanura 3 is a pierceable exposed to the outside.
On the other hand, in the use state after the needle assembly 1 shown in FIG. 2, with the front cover 5 is located at the advanced position as a second position, the back cover 7 is positioned at the retracted position as a second position the front cannula 2 and Bakkukanura 3 is in a state in which erroneous piercing is prevented housed inside these.
The front cannula 2 and Bakkukanura 3 is constituted by a needle tube each made of stainless or the like, each of the rear end of the tip and Bakkukanura 3 of the front cannula 2 puncture 2a, 3a are formed.
Then the hub 4 has a substantially cylindrical member, the inside is bored through hole 4a penetrating the front and rear (see FIG. 3), and the said front cannula 2 and Bakkukanura 3 in the through-hole 4a It is bonded held. Also have slight gap is formed between the rear portion and Bakkukanura 3 of the tip portion of the front cannula 2 and in the through hole 4a.
Here, the front cannula 2 in the needle assembly 1 of the dental, its diameter in order to reduce the puncture pain is minimized is set in a small diameter, and to be able to puncture at any position in the oral cavity, the length is as long as possible It has been set.
Therefore, the internal passage of the front cannula 2 has a small diameter, since the flow path resistance is large, the liquid supply means has to feeding the anesthetic by the high feed pressure.
In contrast, the Bakkukanura 3 because it is provided for the purpose of penetrating a lid made of resin provided on the tip portion of the liquid supply unit is not necessary to its diameter and small diameter, the flow path resistance it can be reduced.
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the configuration and operation of the front cover 5 and the cover guide 6. Figure 3 is a use condition where the front cover 5 is positioned at the retracted position, FIG. 4 shows a state after use of the front cover 5 is moved to the advanced position, respectively.
The front end of the hub 4 includes a cylindrical front inner cylinder portion 11 for holding the front cannula 2, a cylindrical front outer cylinder portion 12 surrounding the front side in the cylindrical portion 11 is formed, these substantially disc-shaped flange portion 13 at the rear of the front-side inner cylinder portion 11 and the front outer cylinder portion 12 is formed.
Tip of the front-side inner cylindrical portion 11 and the front outer cylinder portion 12 is formed substantially in the same position, also the required gap is formed between the front-side inner cylinder portion 11 and the front outer cylinder portion 12 ing.
Above the tip of the front-side inner cylinder portion 11 in elastic contact the rear end portion of the spring 14 as urging means that is elastically interposed between the front cover 5, and as shown in FIG. 3 (b), in a position facing each other across the front cannula 2 on the side of the front-side inner cylinder portion 11, the key way 11a toward the front-rear direction is formed.
The front outer cylinder portion 12 is formed smaller in diameter than the diameter of the flange portion 13, also the outer peripheral surface, in a position facing each other across the front cannula 2, the cover guide holding projections 12a outwardly It protrudes.
The front cover 5 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, when located in the forward position as shown in FIG. 2, it protrudes forward from the tip of the puncture portion 2a of the front cannula 2 so as to cover this.
The front cover 5 is slightly protrudes from the cover guide 6 also when retracted position as shown in FIG. 1, and the tip portion is tapered. So as not to damage the patient at the time this by a needle assembly 1 is used in the oral cavity.
The distal end portion of the inner surface of the front cover 5 is also formed in a tapered shape, the rear end portion of the tapered shape in elastic contact the spring 14 from the rear. Thus, the front cover 5 is adapted to be always urged forward by a spring 14.
And the rear end of the front cover 5, and the front-side engagement projection 5a projecting to the outer peripheral side, a key 5b which protrudes rearward is formed in pairs at positions facing each other across each front cannula 2, which are about the axial direction of the front cannula 2 is formed in a biased position by a predetermined angle.
The key 5b constitute an anti-rotation means of the front cover 5 by engaging with the key groove 11a of the hub 4, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the condition where the front cover 5 is positioned at the retracted position so, by the key 5b is fitted into the key groove 11a of the hub 4 so as to prevent rotation of the front cover 5 and the hub 4.
The cover guide 6 has a substantially cylindrical member, in order from its rear end, a large diameter portion 21 to be fitted to the front outer cylinder portion 12 of the hub 4, diameter in for accommodating the front cover 5 22, a small diameter portion 23 formed at the tip is formed.
The large diameter portion 21, the front outer cylinder portion and 12 fitted rotatably in the circumferential direction with respect to a plurality of operating projection 21a for the outer circumferential surface of the user held in the treatment There has been formed (see FIG. 1, FIG. 2).
The above large diameter portion 21, the cover guide holding grooves 21b to be engaged with the cover guide holding projections 12a formed on the hub 4 is formed toward the circumferential direction of the large diameter portion 21.
When the cover guide holding projection 12a is accommodated in the cover guide holding grooves 21b, cover guide 6 is prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction relative to the hub 4, whereas to allow the rotation in the circumferential direction of the cover guide 6 It has become.
More specifically, in the use state shown in FIG. 1, the cover guide holding projections 12a, as shown in FIG. 1 (a) is located in the illustrated lower side of the cover guide holding grooves 21b, the cover guide 6 from this state it is possible to rotate clockwise.
Also in the cover guide holding grooves 21b are formed small projections 21c are, when the user rotates the cover guide 6 is adapted to move the cover guide holding projections 12a beyond the projections 21c there.
The inner surface of the cover guide 6, a front-side longitudinal groove 24 formed toward the rear direction, the front side circumferential direction and is formed continuously from the rear end portion of the front side longitudinal groove 24 in the circumferential direction the locking portion 25 and is formed, the front cover retraction preventing portion 26 for preventing retraction of the front cover 5 is provided in front of the front-side longitudinal groove 24. And these are respectively provided in pairs across each front cannula 2.
The front-side longitudinal groove 24, the front-side engagement projection 5a of the front cover 5 is formed to enable depth passes, are formed so as not to penetrate the outer surface.
Thus the front side longitudinal groove 24 is possible not to penetrate the outer surface, the cover guide 6 when allowed to enter into the oral cavity of the patient, damage the patient such as by projections or edges formed by the through grooves It is as in no.
The front circumferential direction stopper portion 25 is constituted by a step formed at the boundary between the intermediate-diameter portion 22 and the large diameter portion 21 of the cover guide 6, the front side back and forth as shown in FIG. 3 (b) It is formed so as to be continuous with the rear end of the groove 24.
Also between the front outer cylinder portion 12 of the front side circumferential locking part 25 and the hub 4, the front-side engagement projection 5a is a gap enough to be positioned are formed.
Inner diameter of the small diameter portion 23 front-side engagement projection 5a of the front cover 5 is set to the diameter which can not be passed, when the front cover 5 as shown in FIG. 4 was located in the forward position, the front side engaging projection 5a is in contact with the rear surface of the small diameter portion 23, so as to prevent any further forward movement of the front cover 5.
The outer surface of the small diameter portion 23 is tapered, and the front cover 5 is adapted to the portion of the tapered shape in the retracted position projects forwardly slightly larger than the small diameter portion 23, the small diameter portion 23 and the front cover 5 It forms an integral tapered shape by the distal portion, so as to prevent scratches to the patient.
The front cover retraction preventing portion 26 is positioned between the small-diameter portion 23 and the front-side longitudinal groove 24, a through hole 26a formed in a substantially rectangular, retraction preventing projection projecting into the interior of the through hole 26a It is composed of a 26b.
Front surface of the through hole 26a constitutes a rear end surface of the small diameter portion 23, the front-side engagement projection 5a of the front cover 5 as described above makes contact with the rear, the front cover 5 forward has become a thing to prevent the.
The retraction preventing projection 26b is formed so as to protrude toward the front from the rear surface of the through hole 26a, between the front face of the tip portion and the through hole 26a of the retraction preventing protrusions 26b, the front-side engagement projection 5a is adapted to be accommodated as shown in FIG.
The retraction preventing projection 26b is adapted to deform elastically the base of the rear end side of the starting point, and on its inner surface, the inclined surface 26c which is inclined toward the rear to the front is formed.
The the inclined surface 26c serves as the front-side engagement projection 5a abuts, while the front-side engagement projection 5a passes, the retraction preventing projection 26b is adapted to move outward.
On the other hand, the outer surface side of the retraction preventing projection 26b is the outer surface and the surface of the cover guide 6 mono- or than located on the inner surface side, to prevent scratches to the patient the needle assembly 1 in the time of operating in the mouth It has become way.
Hereinafter, the above-described configuration, the operation of which located in the forward position the front cover 5 from the retracted position will be described.
First, in use, when the front cover 5 is located at the retracted position, the front-side engagement projection 5a formed on the rear end portion of the front cover 5 as shown in FIG. 3, the front-side peripheral formed in the cover guide 6 It abuts the rearward direction stopper portion 25, forward of the front cover 5 is prevented in spite of the urging force of the spring 14.
From this state, is rotated clockwise to the cover guide 6 from the state of FIG. 1, the front-side engagement projection 5a is such that relatively moves along the front side circumferential locking part 25.
At this time, since the key 5b of the front cover 5 to the retracted position is engaged with the key groove 11a of the hub 4, the rotation of the front cover 5 is prevented, the front-side engagement projection 5a of the front cover 5 There the be moved relative to the front side circumferential locking part 25.
Then, the rotation amount of the cover guide 6, the circumferential length of the cover guide holding grooves 21b formed in the cover guide 6, i.e. defined by the amount of movement of the cover guide holding projections 12a formed on the hub 4 there.
When the cover guide holding projection 12a is moved from the state of FIG. 1 to the other end of the cover guide holding groove 21b, moving the front-side longitudinal groove 24 of the cover guide 6 to a position of polymerizing with the front side engagement projection 5a to.
In this manner, when the front side longitudinal groove 24 is moved to the position of the front-side engagement projection 5a, the front-side engagement projection 5a is advanceable and become along the front longitudinal groove 24, the front cover 5 is the spring by the biasing force of 14 to advance to the forward position.
When the front cover 5 is advanced by the urging force of the spring 14, the front-side engagement projection 5a moves forward along the front side longitudinal groove 24, the inner surface of the retraction preventing projection 26b in the front cover retraction preventing portion 26 contact from behind to the formed inclined surface 26c.
Then, retraction preventing projections 26b by the front-side engagement projection 5a is pressed outwardly, thereby the base of the rear end portion of the retraction preventing projection 26b is moved outward elastically deformed, the front-side engaging protrusions 5a to permit passage of.
The front side engagement projection 5a is in contact with the front face of passing through the retraction preventing projection 26b the through hole 26a located at the forward position shown in FIG. 4, thereby further forward of the front cover 5 is prevented It is.
On the other hand, when the front-side engagement projection 5a is passed through the retraction preventing protrusions 26b, the retraction preventing projection 26b is moved inward again return from the elastic deformation, the front side engagement tip portion of the retraction preventing projection 26b has the passage since the abutting ready from the rear of the fitting protrusions 5a, so that the retraction of the front cover 5 is prevented.
Next, FIG. 4, the configuration and operation of the back cover 7 with reference to FIG.
The rear of the flange portion 13 of the hub 4, and Bakkukanura holding portion 31 formed on a substantially cruciform for holding the Bakkukanura 3, cylindrical back-side inner tube projecting from the Bakkukanura holding portion 31 to the rear and parts 32, and a cylindrical back-side outer cylinder portion 33 which surrounds the back-side inner cylindrical portion 32 is formed.
The center of the Bakkukanura holding portion 31 and the back-side inner cylinder portion 32 and the through hole 4a is formed, also the back-side inner cylindrical portion 32 and a back-side outer cylinder portion 33 is substantially the same position that the rear end portion is formed, a required gap is formed between them.
And the back side outer cylinder portion 33, a pair of back-side engagement projection 33a at a position facing each other across the Bakkukanura 3 is provided, formed so as to protrude on the outer peripheral side of the back-side outer cylinder portion 33 It is.
The back side engaging projections 33a are provided on the further rear end portion of the arm portion projecting rearwardly from the rear end of the Bakkukanura holding unit 31, by the arm portion is elastically deformed, the back-side engagement projection 33a is moved in the inner peripheral side.
The back cover 7 is a cylindrical member, together with the slide back and forth along the Bakkukanura holding portion 31 and the back-side outer cylinder portion 33 of the hub 4 and is rotatable in the circumferential direction. And when positioned in a retracted position as shown in FIG. 2, the rear end is adapted to cover the protruding rearward from the puncturing portion 3a of Bakkukanura 3.
The rear end portion of the back cover 7 is coupled portion 41 is formed to be connected with the connecting portion provided on the liquid supply means (not shown), and a female screw portion 41a formed on the inner surface, formed on the outer surface It is composed of a lock portion 41b. In contrast, the the coupled portion of the liquid supply means (not shown), and a male screw portion screwed into the female screw portion 41a, the locking portion engaged with the locking portion 41b is provided.
To connect the the connected portion of the liquid supply means to the connecting portion 41 rotates the liquid supply means. Accordingly, the male screw portion is screwed to the female screw portion 41a, also the locking portion 41b is adapted to engage.
Meanwhile, since the needle assembly 1 disengaging the liquid supply means, in order to disengage the the connected portion of the liquid supply means from the coupling member 41, from the female screw portion 41a of the back cover 7 by rotating the liquid supply means in the opposite direction the male thread portion may be caused to disengage.
Such a connecting part 41 are conventionally known, may be a connecting portion corresponding to the liquid supply means having the connecting portion having other shape connecting portion 41 of the present embodiment.
The back cover 7 is provided with a back-side longitudinal groove 42 formed toward the longitudinal direction, the back side circumferential locking portion 43 formed continuously to the rear end portion of the back side longitudinal grooves 42 , and the back cover forward blocking portion 44 provided in front of the back-side longitudinal groove 42 is provided. And these are provided in a pair at positions sandwiching the Bakkukanura 3.
The the back side longitudinal grooves 42 are adapted to the back side engagement projection 33a formed on the hub 4 is moved, and, unlike the front side longitudinal groove 24 formed in the cover guide 6, back from the inner surface of the cover 7 may penetrate the outer surface.
The back side circumferential locking portion 43 is formed continuously from the rear end of the back-side longitudinal groove 42 as shown in FIG. 1 (b) in the circumferential direction, the width of the back side engaging protrusion 33a together they are formed in a groove shape.
The back side circumferential locking portion 43 in FIG. 1 (b) is formed toward upward in the drawing from the rear end of the back-side longitudinal groove 42, to rotate the back cover 7 counterclockwise, the back-side engagement fitting protrusions 33a are adapted to relatively move along the back side circumferential locking portion 43.
More the back side circumferential locking portion 43 are projections 43a is formed at a position adjacent to the back side engaging protrusion 33a, the back cover 7 unintentionally so as to prevent the rotation there.
The back cover forward blocking portion 44 includes a through hole 44a that penetrates the back cover 7 formed at a position spaced by a predetermined distance forward with respect to the back-side longitudinal groove 42, the through hole and the back side the front and rear It is composed of a forward blocking portion 44b formed between the grooves 42.
The through hole 44a is formed in the shape as the back-side engaging protrusion 33a is fitted with almost no gap, by the back-side engagement projection 33a on the surface of the front contact from behind, which the back cover 7 It is adapted to prevent the retreat of more than.
According to the through hole 44a, by the back-side engaging protrusion 33a is accommodated, the back-side engagement projection 33a is adapted to be visually recognized from the outside (see FIG. 2).
The forward blocking portion 44b constitutes the rear surface of the through hole 44a, by the back-side engagement projection 33a abuts from the front, so as to prevent the advancement of the back cover 7.
Further, the inner peripheral surface of the forward blocking portion 44b is an inclined surface 44c that protrudes on the inner surface side toward the rear to the front is formed on the inclined surface 44c of the hub 4 when the back cover 7 is retracted back side engaging protrusion 33a is adapted to abut.
Hereinafter, the above-described configuration, the operation of the time of the retracted position of the back cover 7 from the advanced position.
In the usage state shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the back cover 7 is located at the forward position, the back-side engaging protrusion 33a as shown in FIG. 5 are housed in the back side circumferential locking portion 43, the back cover 7 retreat is blocked of.
Thus from the state back side engaging protrusion 33a is housed in the back side circumferential locking portion 43, when rotating the back cover 7 from the state of FIG. 1 in the counterclockwise direction, the back-side engagement projection 33a is relatively moved to the rear end portion of the back side longitudinal groove 42 along the back side circumferential locking portion 43.
When the user from this state to retract the back cover 7, the back-side engagement projection 33a is advanced relatively to the back-side longitudinal groove 42, the back-side engagement projection 33a is the back cover forward blocking portion contact from behind the inclined surface 44c of the 44.
Then, the back-side engagement projection 33a is elastically deformed from the base of the tip end moves inwardly toward the back side in the tubular portion 32, it passes through the inclined surface 44c. When passing through the inclined surface 44c, the back-side engagement projection 33a again moves outwards, is housed in the through hole 44a.
When the back-side engagement projection 33a in the through hole 44a is housed, further retraction of the back cover 7 by the front surface of the through hole 44a is blocked, the back cover 7 is located in a retracted position, also the again advancement of the back cover 7 is prevented by the forward blocking portion 44b.
The following describes how to use the needle assembly 1 having the above configuration.
First, the needle assembly 1 is conveyed in a state of being accommodated in the casing (not shown), the casing cover and the front casing covering the cover guide 6 and the front cannula 2, the back cover 7 and Bakkukanura 3 It is composed of a back casing.
The user removes the back-side casing of the casing, exposing the back cover 7 and Bakkukanura 3. At this time, the needle assembly 1 has a use state shown in FIG. 1, the back cover 7 is held at the forward position.
In this state, the user connects the the connected portion of the liquid supply means to the connecting portion 41 formed on the back cover 7. Thus, Bakkukanura 3 penetrates the lid of the liquid supply means, anesthetic from the liquid supply means Bakkukanura 3 becomes ready supply.
Subsequently, the user removes the front casing of the casing, exposing the cover guide 6 and the front cannula 2. At this time the front cover 5 is held in the retracted position.
The user grips the operating projection 21a of the flange portion 13 and the cover guide 6 of the hub 4, the front cannula 2 is punctured into the patient's mouth, the administration of anesthetic by operating the liquid supply means do.
At that time, since the portion that enters the mouth of a patient, that is, the outer peripheral surface of the cover guide 6 projections are not as much as possible formation can be prevented from being hurt the patient by these projections.
The front-side engagement projection 5a of the front cover 5 is the fact that is not exposed to the outside, touching the front engaging projection 5a incorrectly user to grip the needle assembly 1, the front cover 5 malfunction It has become so as not to be.
Once the user has finished the administration of anesthetic to a patient, the user rotates clockwise the cover guide 6 relative to the hub 4, thereby the front cover 6 is moved to the advanced position from the retracted position, used the after-use state from the state.
When rotating the cover guide 6 must let get over projections 21c formed on the cover guide holding grooves 21b by the cover guide holding projections 12a, the front cover is the cover guide 6 unintentionally rotating in the meantime 5 is actuated to cause the is prevented erroneous.
By the state after use, it is the tip of the front cover 6 projects forward from the puncturing part 2a of the front cannula 2, so that the puncture erroneous by the front cannula 2 is prevented.
Further, when the front cover 5 is located at the forward position, the front-side engagement projection 5a is accommodated in the front cover retraction preventing portion 26 provided in front of the front longitudinal groove 24, the front cover 5 is located in the forward position as well as, so that the retraction of the back is prevented.
Once this way the front cover 5 is located in the forward position, followed by the user in a state in which the liquid supply means is connected, is retracted into the retracted position back cover 7 from the advanced position, after use from the use state and state.
Specifically, the user rotates the back cover 7 counterclockwise from the state in FIG. 1, when the back-side engagement projection 33a is positioned at the rear end portion of the back side longitudinal groove 42, the back cover 7 rearward to move to.
When rotating the back cover 7, the user must let get over projections 21c formed on the back side circumferential locking portion 43 by the back-side engagement projection 33a, the back cover unintentionally meantime is prevented from 7 will be retracted to rotate.
Further, when the back cover 7 is positioned at the retracted position, will be the back-side engaging protrusion 33a is housed in the through hole 44a, the user can back cover 7 by viewing from outside the back-side engagement projection 33a you can be sure that you are positioned securely retracted position.
When the back cover 7 is located in the retracted position this way, the user rotates the liquid supply means are connected to the connecting portion 41 of the back cover 7 counterclockwise, thereby locking portion 41b of the connecting portion 41 and the from the internal thread portion 41a, it is possible to disengage the locking portion and the male screw portion of the connecting portion.
In this manner, when the liquid supply means is disengaged, the back cover 7 already from the fact that a state after use shown in FIG. 2 in the retracted position, the Bakkukanura 3 is accommodated in the back cover 7, it is possible to prevent erroneous puncture by subsequent Bakkukanura 3.
Thereafter, the needle assembly 1 of the present embodiment is being discarded, since the front cover 5 is advanced position is maintained, also the back cover 7 is also retracted position is maintained as described above, the discarded needle assembly it is possible to prevent accidents that 1 front cannula 2 and Bakkukanura 3 is exposed.
Figure 7 is a needle assembly portion of the front cover 5 side cross-sectional view of the assembly 1 according to the second embodiment (a), shows a diagram and (b) as viewed from the distal end, specifically the hub 4 and the front it is intended for explaining another embodiment of the rotation preventing means for preventing rotation of the cover 5. In this embodiment, the elements common to the first embodiment will be omitted, and shall use the same reference numerals.
Cover guide 6 in this embodiment it is possible to use the same cover guide 6 in the first embodiment, the front-side longitudinal groove 24 and the front side circumferential locking portion 25 is formed.
The anti-rotation means of the front cover 5 of this embodiment, the engaging recess 5c which is formed on the rear end of the front cover 5 is formed at a position adjacent to the front-side engagement projection 5a, the hub It is formed on the tip portion of the front outer cylinder portion 12, and a engaging portion 12b that engages with the engaging recess 5c.
Hereinafter, the needle assembly 1 having the above structure, the operation of which located in the forward position the front cover 5 from the retracted position will be described.
Similarly to the first embodiment, in a state where the front cover 5 is positioned at the retracted position, the front-side engagement projection 5a formed on the rear end portion of the front cover 5, the front side circumferential latching formed in the cover guide 6 It abuts the rearward stop portion 25, and prevents advancement of the front cover 5 against the biasing force of the spring 14.
From this state, is rotated counterclockwise the cover guide 6 from the state shown in FIG. 7 (b) with respect to the hub, the front cover 5 which is located inside the cover guide 6 also attempts to rotate by friction.
However, so that the front-side engagement projection 5a is in contact with the engaging projection 12b of the hub 4 located engagement recess 5c, thereby the rotation of the front cover 5 is prevented.
As a result, it becomes possible to cover the guide 6 and the front cover 5 is relatively rotated, the front-side engagement projection 5a is relatively moved along the front side circumferential locking portion 25, the front-side front and rear It moves to the position of polymerizing with groove 24.
Then, by the front side longitudinal groove 24 moves to the position of the front-side engagement projection 5a, the front-side engagement projection 5a is advanceable and become along the front longitudinal groove 24, the front cover 5 the spring 14 to move forward and to the forward position by the biasing force of the.
When the front cover 5 is located at the advanced position, as in the first embodiment, the front-side engagement projection 5a is located in the front cover retraction preventing portion 26 formed on the distal end side of the front-side longitudinal groove 24, front so that the forward and backward movement of the cover 5 is prevented.
Note that the first, the anti-rotation means for preventing rotation of the hub 4 and the front cover 5 as described in the second embodiment, its addition to the coupling and fixing the said hub 4 and the front cover 5 by the spring 14 and, by the spring 15 can also be adapted to prevent rotation of the hub 4 and the front cover 5, and further it is conceivable to integrally form the said hub 4 and the front cover 5 and the spring 14 by the resin.
Figure 8 is a state indicates needle assembly 1 according to the third embodiment (a) is the front cover 5 and the retracted position, and (b) shows respective states positioned at the advanced position.
Needle assembly 1 of the present embodiment, the front cover 5 is positioned on the outer peripheral side has a configuration in which the cover guide 6 inside of the front cover 5 is accommodated.
The cover guide 6 has its rear end portion is inserted between the front-side inner cylinder portion 11 and the front outer cylinder portion 12 of the hub 4, is connected and fixed so that it can not rotate relative to the hub 4 .
Further, the inside of the cover guide 6 and the spring 14 is accommodated, and an end opening of the cover guide 6 By the same diameter as the spring 14, the spring 14 protrudes forward from the opening It has become way.
And in this embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the cover guide 6, it is assumed that the formation of the front-side longitudinal groove 24, the front side circumferential locking portion 25, the front cover retraction preventing portion 26 as shown in (b) ing.
More specifically, the front-side longitudinal groove 24 is formed toward the longitudinal direction on the outer peripheral surface of the cover guide 6, so as to accommodate a front-side engagement projection 5a formed on the inner peripheral surface of the front cover 5 going on.
The front circumferential locking part 25 is a rear end portion than the circumferential direction grooves are formed continuously on the front side longitudinal groove 24, in the middle of the front side circumferential locking part 25, a front projections 25a for preventing the movement of the side engaging projections 5a are formed.
The front cover retraction preventing portion 26 is provided with a retraction preventing projection 26b formed at the tip portion near the front side longitudinal groove 24, when the front-side engagement projection 5a is positioned at the front end of the front-side longitudinal groove 24 to engage the rear of the front-side engagement projection 5a, which is intended to prevent the backward movement of the front cover 5.
Further at a position adjacent to the rear of the front cover retraction preventing portion 26 in the front-side longitudinal groove 24 of this embodiment, the assembly groove 24a branched from the front longitudinal groove 24 is formed.
The assembly groove 24a is formed to the tip of the cover guide 6, when assembling the needle assembly 1, the front engaging projection 5a of the front cover 5 is entering to the assembly groove 24a, above this via the front-side longitudinal groove 24 and is adapted to enter the said front side circumferential locking part 25.
The front cover 5 is formed so as to surround the front outer cylinder portion 12 of the cover guide 6 and the hub 4 which has a cylindrical, relatively rotatable with respect to the hub 4 and the cover guide 6 It is provided.
The distal end portion of the front cover 5 as well as positioned in front of the front end of the cover guide 6, openings are formed smaller in diameter than the distal opening of the cover guide 6.
Then the rear side of the distal end opening of the front cover 5 the spring 14 is in elastic contact with the rear, so as to urge the front cover 5 toward the constantly advanced position.
And on the inner peripheral surface of the front cover 5, the front-side engagement protrusions 5a to be engaged with the front side longitudinal groove 24 and the front side circumferential locking portion 25 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cover guide 6 is provided ing.
And in a state where the front-side engagement projection 5a is housed in the front circumferential engaging portion 25, the front cover 5 is adapted to move forward is held in the retracted position is restricted, also the front to the extent that moves within a range of side engaging projection 5a is formed on the front side circumferential engaging portion 25, the front cover 5 and the cover guide 6 is relatively rotatable.
When the front cover 5 is located at the retracted position, the front-side engagement projection 5a formed on the inner peripheral surface of the front cover 5, the front side circumferential locking portion 25 formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cover guide 6 It housed, and prevents advancement of the front cover 5 against the biasing force of the spring 14.
From this state, the front cover 5 is rotated relative to the hub 4 and the cover guide 6, the front-side engagement projection 5a is relatively moved along the front side circumferential locking part 25, the cover It moves to the position of polymerizing with the front side longitudinal groove 24 of the guide 6.
When the front cover 5 is located at the forward position, the front-side engagement projection 5a is located in the front cover retraction preventing portion 26 formed on the distal end side of the front-side longitudinal groove 24, it is advanced and retracted in the front cover 5 It is prevented.
In each of the above embodiments, although biased by the spring 14 as a biasing means the front cover 5, it is also possible to adopt other configurations as the urging means.
For example, the biasing means as a member having a bellows-shaped, when the front cover 5 is located at the retracted position to maintain the contracted state, when is positioned thereafter advanced position, the said bellows-shaped member using a biasing force when returning to the original extended state, the front cover 5 may be so as to move forward.
1 needle assembly 2 front cannula 3 Riyakanura 4 hub 5 front cover 5a front engaging projection 6 cover guide 7 back cover 24 front longitudinal groove 25 front circumferential direction stopper portion 33a back side engagement projections 41 coupling portion 42 back side longitudinal groove 43 back side circumferential locking portion
A cannula puncture part is formed, a hub for holding the cannula, a cover first position and tip to the hub to expose the cannula is movable in the second position protruding than canula the needle assembly having a,
When the engaging protrusion is moved to move along the circumferential direction locking portion into the longitudinal groove, and is movable the engaging projection along the longitudinal groove, the second position of the cover needle assembly, characterized in that to allow the transfer to.
The cannula with is a front cannula to puncture is formed on the tip, the said cover is retracted position and the tip of the first position to expose the front cannula to the hub is protruded forward from the front canula a front cover which is movable in a forward position as second position,
Biasing means for urging the forward position the front cover, the cover guide for receiving at least a portion of said biasing means and said front cover, rotatable in the circumferential direction with respect to the hub and the front cover provided on the,
Further provided with the engaging projection on one of the cover guide and the front cover, and the other in providing the circumferential engaging portion and the longitudinal groove,
In a state where the front cover is positioned in the retracted position, the engagement projections are engaged with the circumferential engaging portion against the biasing force of the biasing means to prevent the advancement of said front cover,
Rotation of the front cover with respect to the cover guide, the engagement projection is moved into the longitudinal groove from the circumferential engaging portion, the front cover to the advanced position by the biasing force of the biasing means needle assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that moves.
When the front cover is positioned at the retracted position,
Even the cover guide to rotate relative to the front cover and the hub, according to claim 2 in which the front cover and the hub and providing a rotation prevention means to prevent relative rotation needle assembly.
Biasing means for urging the forward position the front cover, the inside of the front cover, provided with a concatenated cylindrical cover guide to said hub, said front cover to said hub and cover guide rotatably disposed in the circumferential direction Te,
The cannula is a Bakkukanura the puncture portion is formed to be pierced into the lid of the liquid supply means at the rear end, by passing the puncture of the Bakkukanura the lid of the liquid supply means, liquid supply means so as to supply liquid to Bakkukanura from
The cover, together with a possible move to a retracted position as the forward position and the second position as the first position, a back cover having a connection portion that is connected to the coupled portion of the liquid supply means,
In a state where the back cover is located in the forward position, together with the coupling portion of the liquid supply means is connected to the connecting portion, puncture of Bakkukanura penetrates the lid of the liquid supply means,
In a state where the back cover is located in the retracted position, the needle assembly of claim 1 in which the rear end portion of the back cover, characterized in that the covering puncture portion protrudes rearward from the puncture of the Bakkukanura .
Needle assembly according to claim 5, wherein the back cover is characterized in that which has a cylindrical surrounds the outer periphery of the hub.
To the back cover to form the longitudinal groove and the circumferential engaging portion, the needle assembly of any of claims 5 or claim 6, characterized in that the formation of the engaging projection on the outer surface of the hub three-dimensional.
In front of the longitudinal groove, to form a storage portion for storing the engaging protrusion, and formed to penetrate the accommodating portion from the inside of the back cover to the outside, formed on the engaging projection accommodating portion needle assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that visible from outside the engaging projections when it is.
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