摘要 |
<p>A compact anesthetic syringe is disclosed for injecting a medication under high pressure into a confined space comprising a lower cylinder (15) to receive a carpule (35) containing a medication and having a cannula assembly (27) at one end which penetrates the carpule. An upper cylinder (17) contains a piston rod (69) having a piston (43) which engages in the carpule. The piston rod has ratchet teeth (61) and a lever (11) pivotally mounted on the upper cylinder and a spring biased away from the cylinder has a ratchet (57) engaging the teeth. Depressing the lever (11) towards the cylinder causes the piston rod to force the piston into the carpule to eject the medication from the cannula. The arrangement provides a compact device which is simple to hold and operate in one hand and a stroke of the lever discharges a known amount of liquid.</p> |