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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Kiang Heng Lim, Singapore, SG;
Steven Lau, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Kiang Heng Lim, Singapore, SG;
Steven Lau, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A syringe including a plunger rod assembly including a proximal portion a distal portion with a stopper for expelling fluids from the syringe and a breakable connection between the proximal portion and the distal portion is disclosed. An impulse reduction system, which may be an elastic element or braking surfaces, reduces the contact impulse imparted by the proximal portion upon the distal portion when the connection between the distal portion and proximal portion breaks is also disclosed.