IP Library Granted Patent US 12,364,808
Granted Patent B2
US 12,364,808 · App. 18/610,192 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Liquid medicine injection device

Inventors: Kiung Kim (Incheon, KR); Wonkyung Bang (Seoul, KR); Daejong Park (Seoul, KR); Seungha Kim (Goyang-si, KR)
Assignee: IPV
A61M5/14248A61M5/158A61M5/1723A61M5/31573A61M2202/0486A61M2205/3303
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Patent No.
US 12,364,808
App. No.
18/610,192
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical liquid injection device is provided. The medical liquid injection device includes a base body, a needle assembly mounted on the base body, a reservoir fluidly connected to the needle assembly and having a guide groove on an inner surface, and a driving unit configured to move a plunger disposed inside the reservoir.

Claims (11)

1. A medical liquid injection device comprising:

a base body;

a needle assembly mounted on the base body;

a reservoir fluidly connected to the needle assembly, the reservoir having an inlet end for injecting a medical liquid and an outlet end connected to a needle of the needle assembly, wherein the reservoir includes a guide groove that interconnects the inlet end and the outlet end;

a driving unit configured to linearly move a plunger disposed inside the reservoir when the medical liquid is discharged through the needle; and

a needle cover assembly mounted on the needle assembly, the needle cover assembly including a filter that allows air to pass through but prevents the medical liquid from passing through:

wherein the guide groove is disposed on a front surface of the reservoir facing the plunger; and

wherein the guide groove is configured to guide air remaining in the reservoir to the filter via the outlet end when the medical liquid is injected into the reservoir with the plunger positioned on the front surface, and subsequently guide the medical liquid to the filter.

2. The medical liquid injection device of claim 1 ,

wherein:

a portion of the guide groove is disposed to be inclined along the front surface of the reservoir.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2026
From: IPV
To: EOFLOW CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075762/0701 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2025
From: KIM, KIUNG; BANG, WONKYUNG; PARK, DAEJONG; KIM, SEUNGHA
To: IPV
Reel/Frame 071411/0397 →
Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2020-0114094 · Sep 7, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0114117 · Sep 7, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0114131 · Sep 7, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0114132 · Sep 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18116616 · Mar 2, 2023
Continuation PCTKR2021011186 · Aug 23, 2021
Related Publication 20240226427A1 · Jul 11, 2024
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