Nasal cavity administration container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9345866-B2
Application number	US-201214117319-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2012
Priority date	May 13, 2011
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

A nasal cavity administration container includes a body section including a medical fluid storage section having an opening and a plunger having a pressing part, and a plunger moving amount regulation member having a stopper and being engaged with the body section, an engagement with the body section being relieved only in a state where the pressing part abuts on the stopper. When the plunger is pushed into the medical fluid storage section, the plunger moves forward until the pressing part abuts on the stopper. The plunger is further pushed into the medical fluid storage section with the plunger moving amount regulation member detached from the body section. The nasal cavity administration container can administer a medical fluid easily and appropriately.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A nasal cavity administration container, comprising:
a body section including a medical fluid storage section, the body section being provided with a spray nozzle on a first end and an opening on a second end opposite the first end;
a plunger to be inserted into said medical fluid storage section from the second end through said opening, said plunger being provided with a pressing part on an end adjacent the second end; and
a plunger moving amount regulation member including a stopper arranged between said pressing part and said opening and being releasably engaged with said body section, wherein
said plunger is pushable into said medical fluid storage section, thereby moving toward the first end until said pressing part abuts on said stopper,
said plunger is further pushable into said medical fluid storage section with said plunger moving amount regulation member detached from said body section,
said plunger moving amount regulation member is completely detachable from said body section while said plunger is inserted into said medical fluid storage section,
said plunger includes ribs having a thin plate shape, the ribs standing up to extend outward perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said plunger,
said plunger moving amount regulation member has a pair of grasping parts to be engaged with said plunger so as to externally grasp said ribs of said plunger,
a constricted part is provided on said end of said plunger,
a first distance between said pair of grasping parts is provided to be smaller than a second distance between leading ends in the standing direction of said ribs,
the first distance between said pair of grasping parts is provided to be wider than a third distance between leading ends of said constricted part, and
in a state where said pressing part abuts on said stopper, said grasping part is positioned to be opposed to said constricted part, and an engagement of said plunger moving amount regulation member with said plunger is releasable.

2. The nasal cavity administration container according to claim 1 , wherein
said plunger has an abutting part located between said stopper and said pressing part in the state where said plunger moving amount regulation member is engaged with said body section,
said plunger is inserted into said medical fluid storage section to cause said abutting part to abut on one of said stopper and said body section, and
said plunger is pushed into said medical fluid storage section, thereby releasing an abutment of said plunger on one of said stopper and said body section.

3. The nasal cavity administration container according to claim 1 , wherein
a first fitted part is provided on an outer circumferential surface of said body section,
said plunger moving amount regulation member has a second fitted part to be fitted to said first fitted part in a state where said plunger moving amount regulation member is attached to said body section, and
a movement of said plunger moving amount regulation member attached to said body section relative to said body section is regulated by a fit between said first fitted part and said second fitted part.

4. The nasal cavity administration container according to claim 3 , wherein
said plunger has an abutting part located between said stopper and said pressing part in the state where said plunger moving amount regulation member is engaged with said body section,
said plunger is inserted into said medical fluid storage section to cause said abutting part to abut on one of said stopper and said body section, and
said plunger is pushed into said medical fluid storage section, thereby releasing an abutment of said plunger on one of said stopper and said body section.

5. The nasal cavity administration container according to claim 3 , wherein said plunger has a first abutting part releasing an engagement between said first fitted part and said second fitted part with said pressing part abutting on said stopper.

6. The nasal cavity administration container according to claim 5 , wherein
said plunger has a second abutting part located between said stopper and said pressing part in the state where said plunger moving amount regulation member is engaged with said body section,
said plunger is inserted into said medical fluid storage section to cause said second abutting part to abut on one of said stopper and said body section, and
said plunger is pushed into said medical fluid storage section, thereby releasing an abutment of said plunger on one of said stopper and said body section.

Assignees

• Kubo Tomohiko
• Hirobe Teruhisa
• Nipro Corp

Inventors

• Kubo Tomohiko
• Hirobe Teruhisa

Classifications

• A61M3/00

  Medical syringes, e.g. enemata; Irrigators (A61M5/00 takes precedence; pistons A61M5/315) · CPC title

• A61M11/007

  Syringe-type or piston-type sprayers or atomisers · CPC title

• A61M2005/31516

  reducing dead-space in the syringe barrel after delivery · CPC title

• A61M2005/31518

  designed to reduce the overall size of an injection device, e.g. using flexible or pivotally connected chain-like rod members · CPC title

• A61M5/31505

  Integral with the syringe barrel, i.e. connected to the barrel so as to make up a single complete piece or unit · CPC title