IP Library Granted Patent US 8,240,511
Granted Patent B2
US 8,240,511 · App. 13/054,023 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Dispensing assembly with separate syringes and syringe holder

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Patent No.
US 8,240,511
App. No.
13/054,023
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The dispensing assembly has a one-piece syringe holder in which two separate syringes are placed and which includes a thumb rest that acts upon the thrust plates of the syringes jointly. The integral design of the syringe holder and the thumb rest results in a synchronous dispensing of both syringes. Preferentially, the syringe holder comprises guiding and fastening means for the separate syringes.

Claims (49)

1. A dispensing assembly comprising:

at least two separate syringes, each of the at least two syringes including a syringe container and a plunger; and

a syringe holder, configured to receive each of the at least two syringes, wherein the syringe holder includes:

a fastening portion for retaining the syringe containers,

a thumb rest that acts upon the plunger of each of the at least two syringes, and

an actuating portion including articulated parts connected to the thumb rest, on one hand, and to the fastening portion, on the other hand, by hinges.

2. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the articulated parts are interconnected by hinges to essentially form a parallelogram, for actuating the plungers in an essentially synchronous and parallel manner.

3. The dispensing assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the actuating portion comprises two pairs of articulated parts.

4. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the at least two syringes includes at least one retaining flange, and

wherein the fastening portion includes at least one slot for receiving each of the at least one retaining flange of the at least two syringes.

5. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening portion includes snap guides for receiving the syringe containers.

6. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the plungers connect to the inside of the thumb rest.

7. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the outlets of each of the at least two syringes connects to an outlet adapter to which a dispensing member attaches.

8. The dispensing assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the plungers and the thumb rest comprises one piece.

9. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the syringe holder comprises one piece.

10. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the syringe holder further includes a fastening flange defining an outlet side and a second side, the fastening portion on the outlet side of the fastening flange and the actuating portion on the second side of the fastening flange.

11. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the plungers includes a thrust plate, and

wherein the thumb rest acts upon each of the thrust plates.

12. The dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plungers includes a plunger end, the thumb rest acting upon the plunger ends.

13. A dispensing assembly comprising:

at least two separate syringes, each of the at least two syringes including a plunger; and

a syringe holder, configured to receive each of the at least two syringes, including:

a thumb rest that acts upon the plungers,

an actuating portion including articulated parts interconnected by hinges, the articulated parts essentially forming a parallelogram to actuate the plungers in an essentially synchronous and parallel manner.

14. The dispensing assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the actuating portion comprises two pairs of articulated parts.

15. The dispensing assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the syringe holder comprises one piece.

16. The dispensing assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the syringe holder further includes a fastening flange defining an outlet side and a second side, a fastening portion on the outlet side of the fastening flange and the actuating portion on the second side of the fastening flange.

17. The dispensing assembly according to claim 16 ,

wherein each of the at least two syringes includes at least one retaining flange, and

wherein the fastening flange includes at least one slot for receiving each of the at least one retaining flange.

18. The dispensing assembly according to claim 13 ,

wherein each of the plungers includes a thrust plate,

wherein the thumb rest acts upon each of the thrust plates.

19. The dispensing assembly according to claim 13 , wherein each of the plungers includes a plunger end, the thumb rest acting upon the plunger ends.

20. A syringe holder configured to receive at least two separate syringes, each of the at least two syringes including a syringe container and a piston in the syringe container, wherein a separate plunger acts on each of the pistons, the syringe holder comprising:

a fastening portion for retaining the syringe containers;

a thumb rest for actuating the plungers in an essentially synchronous and parallel manner; and

an actuating portion including articulated parts connected to the thumb rest, on the one hand, and to the fastening portion, on the other hand, by hinges.

21. The syringe holder of claim 20 , wherein the fastening portion, the actuating portion and the thumb rest comprise one piece.

22. The syringe holder according to claim 20 , wherein the articulated parts are interconnected by hinges.

23. The syringe holder according to claim 20 , wherein the articulated parts essentially form a parallelogram.

24. The syringe holder according to claim 20 , wherein the actuating portion comprises two pairs of articulated parts.

25. The syringe holder according to claim 20 , further comprising a fastening flange including an outlet side on which the fastening portion is arranged, and a second side on which the actuating portion is arranged.

26. The syringe holder according to claim 25 , wherein the fastening flange includes at least one slot for receiving retaining flanges of the syringes.

27. The syringe holder according to claim 20 , wherein the fastening portion includes snap guides for receiving the syringe containers.

28. The syringe holder according to claim 20 , further comprising at least two plungers, wherein the at least two plungers connect to an inside of the thumb rest.

29. The syringe holder according to claim 20 , wherein the plungers and thumb rest comprise one piece.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2023
From: SULZER MIXPAC AG
To: MEDMIX SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 062700/0979 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2019
From: MEDMIX SYSTEMS AG
To: SULZER MIXPAC AG
Reel/Frame 049454/0476 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2011
From: GRETER, ANDY; KAYSER, RALPH; KELLER, WILHELM A.
To: MEDMIX SYSTEMS AG
Reel/Frame 025645/0579 →