Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha

Terumo Corporation

Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Trading As Terumo Corporation

Isao Sato

This invention discloses a ventilating needle having a membrane-type filter stretched across the communication passage of a hub portion of the needle. In this invention, the membrane-type filter is of 2-ply type composed of a reinforcement layer and a water-repellent filter having a higher melting point than said reinforcement layer. This membrane-type filter is thermally adhered to a step portion formed in the innter wall of the hub portion through interfusion of the reinforcement layer and the step portion. This invention also discloses a method of assembling the ventilating needle in which a membrane-type filter is adhered to a step portion formed in the inner wall of the hub by means of ultrasonic waves.

Ventilating needle and method of manufacturing the same

This invention discloses a ventilating needle having a membrane-type filter stretched across the communication passage of a hub portion of the needle. In this invention, the membrane-type filter is of 2-ply type composed of a reinforcement layer and a water-repellent filter having a higher melting point than said reinforcement layer. This membrane-type filter is thermally adhered to a step portion formed in the inner wall of the hub portion through interfusion of the reinforcement layer and the step portion. This invention also discloses a method of assembling the ventilating needle in which a membrane-type filter is adhered to a step portion formed in the inner wall of the hub by means of ultrasonic waves.

The present invention provides a medical needle assembly comprising in part a hub and a protector, each discrete from the other and having a lumen passing continuously therethrough. A hollow needle is enclosed within the continuous lumens and fixed to the base of the protector. A thin-walled weak point for separation of the hub and protector is provided near to the periphery of the area of hub and protector attachment. The hub and protector are attached using a solvent capable of dissolving the hub and protector materials, or an adhesive, the use of a plasticized vinyl chloride polymer paste resin being especially desirable. The present invention also provides a medical device in which the above medical needle assembly is incorporated in, and forms part of, a tubing line connected to a container holding blood.

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Yamanashi, Japan

Isao Sato