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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1999
Helmut Vetter, late of Ravensburg, DE;
Udo J. Vetter, Ravensburg, DE;
Stefan Mossig, Ravensburg, DE;
Arzneimittel GmbH Apotheker Vetter & Co. Ravensburg, Ravensburg, DE;
Abstract
A syringe subassembly comprised of a tubular syringe body having a front end provided with a forwardly projecting needle and fitted over the needle with a cap of a dielectric material is tested by juxtaposing an outer electrode with the cap, juxtaposing an inner electrode with the needle, applying a high electrical voltage across the electrodes, monitoring current flow between the electrodes, and rejecting the syringe subassembly if the monitored current flow exceeds a predetermined level. The cap is normally made of a plastic and has a higher dielectric constant than the gas surrounding the subassembly in the test station, normally air.