Syringe needle assembly and medication injection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8961460-B2
Application number	US-201013496168-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2010
Priority date	Sep 30, 2009
Publication date	Feb 24, 2015
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015

Abstract

To prevent a coating agent applied to the surface of a needle tube from being infiltrated into the clearance between the needle tube and a needle hub, a device comprises a needle tube that has a needle tip capable of puncturing a living body and that is coated with a coating agent on the surface of a tip-end portion on the side of the needle tip; and a needle hub adapted to hold the needle tube in a state where the needle tip of the needle tube is protruded. The needle hub has a through-hole through which the needle tube is inserted, and a discharge hole extending from the through-hole to the outer surface of the needle hub and adapted to discharge the coating agent infiltrated into the through-hole.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An injection needle assembly comprising:
a needle tube that has a needle tip capable of puncturing a living body and that is coated with a coating agent on the surface of a tip-end portion on the side of the needle tip; and
a needle hub adapted to hold the needle tube in a state where the needle tip of the needle tube is protruded, the needle hub possessing a side surface,
wherein the needle hub has a through-hole through which the needle tube is inserted, and a discharge hole extending from the through-hole to the outer surface of the needle hub and adapted to discharge the coating agent infiltrated into the through-hole,
wherein the needle hub has an injection hole formed on the side surface thereof, the injection hole communicating with the through-hole and being adapted to inject an adhesive therein, and
wherein the discharge hole is formed at a position closer to the side of the needle tip of the needle tube than the injection hole.

2. The injection needle assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the discharge hole comprises a plurality of discharge holes formed in the needle hub.

3. The injection needle assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the needle hub has an adjusting portion arranged around the needle tube, the adjusting portion having a needle-protruding surface from which the needle tip of the needle tube is protruded.

4. The injection needle assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the needle hub has a stabilizer arranged to cover around the needle tube in a state where the needle tip of the needle tube is protruded, the stabilizer having an end face which contacts the skin when the needle tube punctures the living body.

5. The injection needle assembly according to claim 1 ,
wherein the needle hub has two axial ends,
wherein a first length of the needle tube protrudes from one axial end of the needle hub and a second length of the needle tube protrudes from the other axial end of the needle hub, and
wherein the first length is smaller than the second length.

6. The injection needle assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the needle tube is in a range of 26 to 33 gauge.

7. A drug injection device comprising:
a needle tube that has a needle tip capable of puncturing a living body and that is coated with a coating agent on the surface of a tip-end portion on the side of the needle tip;
a needle hub adapted to hold the needle tube in a state where the needle tip of the needle tube is protruded, the needle hub possessing a side surface; and
a syringe connected to the needle hub,
wherein the needle hub has a through-hole through which the needle tube is inserted, and a discharge hole extending from the through-hole to the outer surface of the needle hub and adapted to discharge the coating agent infiltrated into the through-hole,
wherein the needle hub has an injection hole formed on the side surface thereof, the injection hole communicating with the through-hole and being adapted to inject an adhesive therein, and
wherein the discharge hole is formed at a position closer to the side of the needle tip of the needle tube than the injection hole.

Assignees

• Yokota Takayuki
• Iwase Yoichiro
• Hishikawa Yoshinori
• Terumo Corp

Inventors

• Yokota Takayuki
• Iwase Yoichiro
• Hishikawa Yoshinori

Classifications

• A61M5/343

  Connection of needle cannula to needle hub, or directly to syringe nozzle without a needle hub (A61M5/322 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61M5/3293

  characterised by features of the needle hub · CPC title

• A61M5/46

  having means for controlling depth of insertion · CPC title

• A61M2205/0222

  Materials for reducing friction · CPC title

• A61M5/3202

  Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps (A61M5/50 takes precedence; for infusion spikes A61M5/1626; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001) · CPC title