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Apparatus and method to inject fluids into bone marrow and other target sites
Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences II LLC
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Filing: 2008-12-31
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Granted: 2011-10-18
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Expires: 2028-12-31
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow of a bone or providing access to remove fluids from a target site is provided. The apparatus may include a driver, a plunger operating and cartridge assembly mechanism, a cartridge assembly having a fluid reservoir and a bone penetrating needle.
Inventors
- 👤 Larry J. Miller
- 👤 David S. Bolleter
- 👤 Charles M. Schwimmer
- 👤 Robert A. Wilk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/14; A61M5/142; A61M5/145; A61M5/1452; A61M5/1454; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/320016; A61B17/32002; A61B17/34; A61B17/3472; A61B17/3476; A61B17/3205; A61B17/32053; A61B17/3403; A61B2017/3413; A61B90/00; A61B90/03; A61B2090/033; A61B2090/034; A61B90/10; A61B90/11; A61M5/158; A61M2005/1581; A61M2005/1585; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M2005/3103; A61M5/32; A61M5/3287; A61M2005/3289; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/02; A61M5/20; A61M5/2033; A61M5/24; A61M5/315; A61M5/31511; A61M5/329; A61M5/3291; A61M5/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A method for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow comprising: compressing a spring associated with a plunger operating assembly slidably disposed in a longitudinal bore of a drive housing, the plunger operating assembly comprising a piston and a plunger shaft coupled to the piston, the plunger shaft extending from a cartridge assembly filled with a fluid; inserting the fluid filled cartridge assembly into a cavity located in the plunger operating assembly; releasably engaging one end of the fluid filled cartridge assembly with a first end of the drive housing; inserting a bone penetrating needle extending from an opposite end of the fluid filled cartridge assembly into bone marrow at a target site by rotating the drive housing and the fluid filled cartridge assembly releasably engaged to the first end of the drive housing; contacting portions of a patient's skin proximate the target site with a first end of a retractable sleeve slidably disposed over exterior portions of the drive housing; sliding the retractable sleeve longitudinally relative to a pawl latch assembly wherein the pawl latch assembly is releasably engaged to hold the plunger operating assembly in a cocked position; contacting portions of the pawl latch assembly with a ramp formed on an inner surface of the retractable sleeve in response to rotating the driving housing and sliding the retractable sleeve longitudinally in order to release the spring and move the plunger operating assembly from the cocked position to a released position; and injecting a quantity of fluid from the fluid filled cartridge assembly into the bone marrow through a longitudinal bore in the bone-penetrating needle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
267 words
A method for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow comprising: compressing a spring associated with a plunger operating assembly slidably disposed in a longitudinal bore of a drive housing, the plunger operating assembly comprising a piston and a plunger shaft coupled to the piston, the plunger shaft extending from a cartridge assembly filled with a fluid; inserting the fluid filled cartridge assembly into a cavity located in the plunger operating assembly; releasably engaging one end of the fluid filled cartridge assembly with a first end of the drive housing; inserting a bone penetrating needle extending from an opposite end of the fluid filled cartridge assembly into bone marrow at a target site by rotating the drive housing and the fluid filled cartridge assembly releasably engaged to the first end of the drive housing; contacting portions of a patient's skin proximate the target site with a first end of a retractable sleeve slidably disposed over exterior portions of the drive housing; sliding the retractable sleeve longitudinally relative to a pawl latch assembly wherein the pawl latch assembly is releasably engaged to hold the plunger operating assembly in a cocked position; contacting portions of the pawl latch assembly with a ramp formed on an inner surface of the retractable sleeve in response to rotating the driving housing and sliding the retractable sleeve longitudinally in order to release the spring and move the plunger operating assembly from the cocked position to a released position; and injecting a quantity of fluid from the fluid filled cartridge assembly into the bone marrow through a longitudinal bore in the bone-penetrating needle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising filling a fluid reservoir in the cartridge assembly with a fluid having medication.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting the target site from the group consisting of a humeral head and a tibia.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein inserting the bone penetrating needle further comprises using a powered driver to rotate the drive housing and the releasably engaged fluid filled cartridge assembly to insert the bone penetrating needle through portions of a bone and bone marrow proximate the target site.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein releasably engaging comprises magnetically releasably engaging one end of the fluid filled cartridge assembly with a first end of the drive housing.
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