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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2021
Applicant:

Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Alessandro Pizzochero, Chelmsford, MA (US);

Mark Wood, Sterling, MA (US);

Nicholas Anderson, Whitman, MA (US);

Assignee:

Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/1452 (2013.01); A61M 5/14248 (2013.01); A61M 5/3129 (2013.01); A61M 5/31513 (2013.01); A61M 5/31515 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3123 (2013.01); A61M 2005/31518 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3152 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fluid delivery device has a syringe barrel with reservoir chamber for fluid, a plunger that translates along a longitudinal axis to expel fluid, and a pusher dimensioned to translate within the barrel and coupled to a drive mechanism to controllably contact and move the plunger. The pusher contacts the plunger at its mechanical center to reduce tilt in the plunger. Contact faces of the pusher and plunger cooperate as a ball joint to minimize non-axial forces on the plunger face. The pusher can have a protrusion of various lengths extending toward and being at least partially received in a recess of various depths in the plunger. The pusher is rigidly connected to a drive mechanism for anti-rotation. The pusher can have scalloped edges for air venting, and apertures for cooperating with protrusions on the drive mechanism to prevent bottoming out the plunger when filling.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Pizzochero, Alessandro. (2026). Ball joint-style, non-fixed coupling between a pusher plate and plunger in a syringe barrel (U.S. Patent No. 12734292). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12734292

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