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|May 11, 1995
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|Thomas J. Shaw
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|Shaw Thomas J
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This is a continuation of patent application Ser. No. 08/843,050 filed Apr. 25, 1997 entitled "Syringe Plunger Handle Assembly and Barrel, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,090,077, which was a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 08/537,242 filed Sep. 29, 1995 entitled "Tamperproof Retractable Syringe", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,632,733, which in turn was a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 08/438,954 filed May 11, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,578,011, all by the same inventors, for which benefit of 35 U.S.C. � 120 is claimed.
This invention relates to a medical device, and more particularly to a retractable syringe and components suitable for mass production and assembly having a low triggering force and high blowout pressure which is nonreusable after one use.
A major cause to the spread of AIDS in the general population is the presence of IV drug users who share and reuse hypodermic syringes to inject drugs. Infection can be spread from AIDS patients in hospitals and medical facilities through accidental needle sticks from needles used on infected patients. Used syringes with extended needles present a risk to medical personnel and sanitation employees and others in the disposal chain.
The gravity of the threat posed by AIDS and the fact that the main vector of the spread of the dreaded disease is through reuse of syringes by IV drug users has resulted in intense activity to develop the most practical, most reliable, easily assemblable, mass-producible syringe.
There are a number of syringes of different designs which have needles which will retract at the end of the injection cycle. Most of these have never reached the market because of various deficiencies. Prime among the usual deficiencies of the prior art are problems of complexity, reliability, cost and ease of use. The most commonly used syringes are 1 cc and 3 cc syringes which must be mass-produced at the rate of millions per day. Cost is a significant factor both in manufacture of the parts and assembly of the device. High speed production requires molds with 64 cavities or more to reduce unit cycle time. Therefore, molded structures within the barrel that require collapsing core pins such as are shown in much of the art are unlikely to be producible at competitive costs.
One of the problems of the prior art of retractable syringes is the sheer number and complexity of parts which must be formed and assembled. Other problems with the prior art are dependence on flexing or breaking of internal parts by the plunger in order to release the retraction mechanism and use of a diaphragm at the end of the plunger which must be penetrated by a needle holding member and spring. These structures present serious quality control and assembly problems. Small broken off pieces can present a risk of hang-ups. Hooks are often used to releaseably secure retraction mechanisms. Hooks present difficult holding and control problems, may cause retention of air bubbles upon filling and may be undesirably temperature sensitive.
The prior art frequently has a two-piece barrel in order to be able to assemble a retraction device in the nose. This requires at least an additional part and assembly step. It is still necessary to pass the sharp injection needle through a small opening often while compressing a spring before the two parts can be assembled. The tiny needles are produced in the form of coil tubing and vary significantly from straightness after they are cut to length. This leads to difficult assembly problems if the needle must be passed through a small opening. The extremely sharp tip will catch the edge of a hole and jam the production line.
The rare prior art that employs a front mounted retraction mechanism in a one-piece barrel with a plugged hollow plunger, Tsao U.S. Pat. No. 5,084,018, among other things does not show reduced barrel area to prevent excessive blowout pressure, employs engaging flanges to secure all retraction parts, requires concurrent distortion of internal parts and flanges to effect release, cumulating in excessive force required to retract and requires ventilation holes because of a compartmented barrel.
The prior art has not produced a retractable nonreusable tamperproof syringe for mass production and assembly which is simple, reliable, cost effective, easy to use and retract, looks like a conventional syringe, has few parts which are easy to make and assemble, is not temperature sensitive and not subject to danger of premature retraction.
The prior art has not recognized a retraction mechanism with separable parts that relies entirely on clamping force or friction at a smooth walled reduced diameter transition zone in the barrel with mating lands which are slidably or separably released in response to relatively low thumb pressure while having resistance to premature retraction and high blowout pressure resulting from high pressure produced in the fluid chamber during an injection. The prior art has not recognized that such a structure can be molded as a one piece outer body over a core that can be pulled out from behind allowing the retraction mechanism to be easily pushed into place from behind, steered by the narrow nose portion. Neither does the prior art in such a combination realize the desirable non-cumulation of forces resisting retraction in order to minimize the thumb force required, having a most simple tamperproof feature and the fewest number of easily made parts.
The syringe plunger assembly has a combination of features not found in a prior art syringe. A head end which acts like a piston when installed in a syringe barrel has a reduced diameter front end having an opening and a dislodgeable stopper slidingly mounted in the opening projecting forwardly from the tip. Cooperating lands within the opening and on the head of the dislodgeable stopper seal the opening into the hollow interior of the plunger. The area of the stopper is relatively small when compared to the area exposed to the piston, which compresses fluid in a chamber below the piston. The ratio of the total area of the fluid chamber to the fluid exposed area of the stopper is at least two to one, more preferably three to one or more so that the stopper requires less holding force without blowing out back into the internal cavity. The cooperating lands have sufficient length so that the stopper can move back to the tip when the plunger moves forward at the end of an injection stroke without unsealing the plunger opening. A reduced holding force is sufficient to prevent blowout of the stopper after the stopper has been moved back to the tip because the stopper is exposed to a lower pressure generated force because of its relatively smaller area. The back of the plunger is vented so that entry of retractable parts which upon retraction finish dislodging the stopper and carry it back into the cavity, do not generate internal pressure that can blow out the nose of the syringe carrying any residual fluid with it. The thumb cap on the plunger is received and recessed into the opening at the back of the barrel when retraction occurs. The plunger cannot be grasped after this occurs to help prevent reuse.
These features and more are found in the inventive combination herein further disclosed which is especially suited for high speed production and assembly at low cost.
The invention is a reliable retractable tamperproof syringe having multiple tamperproof features which operates on a principle which permits low cost parts which are few in number and well suited for high speed mass production and assembly. The syringe structure features a one piece hollow outer body having a longitudinally extending wall which is stepped. The wall comprises an elongated barrel and nose with a transition zone connecting the barrel and nose. The nose has a reduced diameter relative to the barrel. The outer body has an inwardly facing surface in the wall at the most constricted part of the transition zone where the nose begins. A plunger assembly is disposed partially within the elongated barrel with an end cap for depression of the plunger extending from an opening in the back of the barrel. The head of the plunger, which has a retraction cavity for receiving parts of a retraction mechanism, moves in slidable sealed contact with the interior of the barrel.
A retraction mechanism is lodged in the nose of the body. The retraction mechanism comprises an elongated needle holder and spring combination wherein the needle holder has an elongated body with a needle holding portion in front and a head in back. The head of the needle holder has a cooperating outwardly facing surface configured to cooperate with said inwardly facing surface along an interface oriented in the direction of retraction to produce a holding force on the needle holder when installed in the nose in the unretracted position. The needle holder and spring are easily installable from the rear of the barrel toward the nose and releaseably held by sliding engagement of said cooperating inwardly and outwardly facing surfaces while compressing the spring and thereby producing a holding force on the needle holder in opposition to the retraction force applied to the needle holder by the spring. The parts are circular in cross section.
The outwardly facing surface on the circular head of the needle holder is slightly greater in diameter than the circular inward facing surface in the wall at the most constricted portion where the nose begins. The needle holder is thus clamped in position by hoop stresses induced in the outer body and held in position by frictional holding force. The needle holder is released in response to depression of the plunger to a retraction position. Retraction occurs in response to thumb force on the plunger when a portion of the plunger passing into the transition zone separates at least a portion of the inwardly and outwardly facing cooperating surfaces thereby reducing the holding force on the needle holder to an amount less than a retraction force on the needle holder produced by the spring whereby the needle holder is retracted into the cavity a distance sufficient to withdraw an injection needle, attached to the needle holder, into the outer body.
In one embodiment, the head of the needle holder is a two part head comprising an inner head surrounded by a separable retainer member wherein the outer surface of the retainer member is the outwardly facing surface with cooperates with the inwardly facing surface in the wall to retain the needle holder in an unretracted position at the most constricted part of the transition zone where the nose begins. The retainer member is a ring member coupled to the inner head along a sliding interface oriented in the direction of retraction with a friction force which exceeds the retraction force provided by the spring. The front of the needle holder is grounded in the nose portion against forward movement. The plunger head is configured to pass through the most constricted area and push against the retainer member without also pushing against the head of the needle holder. An alternate construction of the two part head of the needle holder comprises the separable retainer member being tack welded to the inner head of the needle holder, preferably along a very small ridge or bridge between the mating surfaces which holds the two part head together until the bridge is ruptured by movement of the plunger after an injection has occurred.
The front of the plunger has an opening for a stopper slidingly fitted therein in an interference fit. The stopper is fitted in the opening in an interference fit along a sliding interface oriented in the direction of retraction. The stopper is mostly or fully dislodged by contact with the retraction mechanism at the end of an injection cycle by continued depression of the plunger from a first position at the end of the injection cycle to a second position with the tip of the plunger in contact with the retainer ring. This avoids cumulation of the force on the plunger required to dislodge the stopper from the opening and the force required to dislodge the retainer member from the head of the needle holder and outer body wall. Upon further depression of the plunger from the second position to the retraction position, the frictional holding force on the needle holder is reduced until the retraction force provided by the spring exceeds the remaining holding force and the needle holder and needle connected thereto are ejected into the cavity carrying the dislodged stopper along with them. The dislodging of the stopper and the retainer member alone make the syringe non-reusable. The plunger cannot be removed after retraction because the graspable end cap enters an opening at the back of the barrel when the plunger is depressed to the retraction position to prevent tampering after retraction.
The retraction cavity of the plunger is preferably vented to prevent a puff of air coming forward at the instant of retraction from blowing a tiny amount of retained fluid from the nose. This condition can occur if the plunger is fully depressed to release the needle holder and dislodge the stopper while the needle is physically restrained from retracting by the septum of a vial which has just been filled with fluid from the syringe. The thumb cap at the rear of the syringe is preferably provided with channels in fluid communication with the interior in cooperation with a closure removably installed in a centrally located opening in the thumb cap. One or more stepped portions of the opening and closure provide seating for the closure. Undercut portions at the side of the closure together with grooves in the interior surface of the plunger wall create passages for air to vent through channels on the thumb cap. This structure prevents air from being trapped by the user's thumb when the thumb cap is pressed to fire the syringe. One or more slots at the back of the barrel around the opening which receives the thumb cap prevent vented air from being trapped by the user's thumb when the plunger is fully depressed.
The syringe has a high blowout pressure and a low plunger thumb force required to cause retraction. Blowout pressure is the fluid pressure operating on the stopper and retainer ring during an actual injection. High blowout pressure resistance is obtained because the retainer ring is mounted in the most constricted portion of the barrel where the nose begins which significantly reduces the amount of area exposed to fluid pressure. The smaller retainer ring allows the use of a small needle holder such that the opening in the plunger and the stopper can be only a fraction of the cross sectional area of the fluid chamber below the plunger head. The ratio of the greatest cross sectional area of the variable chamber and that of the dislodgeable stopper or the ring member are selected so that the maximum expected thumb force on the plunger during an injection will produce a maximum pressure in the chamber which will generate a blowout force on the stopper and retainer member slightly less than the amount of dislodging force necessary to dislodge the stopper and retainer member during retraction. This ratio should be at least two to one, or more preferably three to one or more, in order to ensure against premature blowout of the stopper or retainer ring.
In an alternate embodiment, the fewest number of easily made separate parts are used in a retractable syringe. The alternate embodiment has a similar stopper in the head of the plunger and a similar needle holder and spring combination with mating cooperating inwardly facing and outwardly facing interengaged surfaces at the most constricted part of a transition zone where the nose begins. In the alternate embodiment, there is no retainer ring around the head of the needle holder. Instead a tiny ramp is provided at the transition zone or adjacent the transition zone whereby the head of the plunger gently spreads the barrel outwardly while dislodging the stopper thereby reducing the clamping or friction force on the head of the needle holder provided by the wall of the outer body. The holding force is thereby reduced below the retraction force provided by the compressed spring and the needle holder is ejected into the cavity of the plunger carrying the dislodged stopper along with it.
Manufacture and assembly is facilitated by the fact that the plunger and the outer body can be molded with a non-collapsible core tool that can be pulled out from behind. The parts are simply shaped and do not have hooks and parts with reentrant angles that require collapsible core pin technology. The outer body can be made in one piece and assembled from the rear. The narrowed nose portion provides no lateral space that will permit bunching of the spring and jamming when the retraction assembly is moved forward in the outer body. In fact, the nose serves as a guide to steer the parts into the proper position in one smooth stroke.
The needle does not have to be installed before the retraction mechanism is put in place because it is readily installed from the front after the needle holder is slidingly lodged in the nose. Significant variations in the holding force on the needle holder and the dislodging force on the stopper due to slight variances in the tolerance of the mating parts is avoided because the longitudinal wall of the outer body has some flexibility. The wall can spread outwardly slightly and the stopper and head of the needle holder can compress slightly radially and expand slightly in the longitudinal direction to avoid significant changes in the holding force caused by small changes in the actual diameters. Consistency in the amount of retraction force is thereby provided and economy is assured.
In the description that follows, like parts will be referred to by the same reference numerals. Parts with a subscript letter are mean to illustrate a minor variation of a part with the same number. The drawings are enlarged significantly in order to show the details of the invention but generally reflect the true scale which is contemplated. The parts as shown are understood to be preferably circular and symmetrical as is conventional for syringes. The drawings reflect a syringe structure typically having a 1 cc to 3 cc injection fluid capacity.
A plunger generally designated by the reference numeral 32 is disposed for use partially within barrel 14. The plunger has a head and seal generally referred to by reference numeral 34, in slidable sealed contact with the interior of barrel 14 of outer body 12. The plunger has a seal element 36 that is conventional and a retraction cavity 38 therein. Plunger seal element 36 fits in supporting surface 35 of the outer surface of head 34. Supporting surface 35 securely holds plunger seal element 36 in position and prevents plunger seal element 36 from longitudinal movement. The inside wall of the transition zone 18 forms a rigid plunger seal element stop surface 37, which acts as a plunger seal element stop upon forward movement of plunger 32.
Head 34 has a tip portion 40 forming an opening 41 into retraction cavity 38. A resilient dislodgable stopper 42 is sealingly positioned in opening 41 with a front portion thereof extending beyond tip 40. Head portion 34 and the back part of stopper 42 have cooperating lands 44, 46, respectively, which seal opening 41. Plunger 32 has an end cap 48 for depression of the plunger by the thumb. End cap 48 has a central opening for permanently receiving force fit plug 50 to close retraction cavity 38 at the back end.
A plurality of longitudinally extending flutes 52 slidingly support plunger 32 in barrel 14. In the embodiment of
The wall of outer body 12 and head 30 of the needle holder have mating cooperating smooth surfaces which hold needle holder 22 in the position shown in
Head 30 provides a lower boundary for a variable fluid chamber 68 below head 34. Needle holder 22 has a fluid path 70 in fluid communication with fluid chamber 68 and needle 28. Needle holder 22 has a smaller diameter inner head 72 which is part of head 30. Retainer member 66 is coupled to inner head 72 along sliding interface 74 oriented in the direction of retraction. Retainer member 66 is coupled to inner head 72 with a holding force which exceeds a retraction force applied to the underside of inner head 72 by means of the end of compressed spring 24. A reduced diameter portion 27 of needle holder 22 protrudes through an opening in front 76 of nose 16.
Importantly, retainer member 66 can be visualized as a continuous, annular ring surrounding circular inner head 72. The location of retainer member 66 at the most constricted part of the transition zone where the nose begins and the relatively small area exposed to pressurized fluid in chamber 68 results in a high blowout pressure. Since the front portion 26 of the needle holder is grounded or bottomed inside front 76 of nose 16 at annular shoulder 77, no amount of pressure will allow needle holder 22 or needle 28 to move forward. Blowout pressure may be defined as the pressure in chamber 68 acting on the exposed area of retainer member 66 to produce a force sufficient to overcome the holding force such that retainer 66 could "blowout" by moving forward and prematurely release needle holder 22.
Some users have strong hands and might, at the outer limit in an emergency, be able to generate a force of as much as fifteen to eighteen pounds on the plunger during an injection. It is considered almost impossible for anyone to exert a force of more than eighteen pounds. This may be regarded as the maximum expected force which must be taken into account so that ring member 66 will not blowout while an injection is being made. The greatest cross sectional area of variable chamber 68 and the area of retainer member 66 exposed to fluid pressure are selected so that the blowout pressure is higher than the maximum pressure in chamber 68 expected to result from the maximum expected thumb force (as shown by arrow 49) applied to cap 48 during an injection. This ratio is preferably about two to one and more preferably about three to one or more so that the holding force holding the retraction mechanism in place can be kept at a comfortably low level while the blowout pressure remains high.
Dislodgeable stopper 42 has a similar blowout problem to recognize. The front and middle portion of stopper 42 are relieved slightly from opening 41 such that the fluid pressure in chamber 68 is directed against the cross sectional area at cooperating lands 44, 46 and could cause stopper 42 to blowout. A frictional holding force is generated at the lands 44, 46 which may be called a dislodging force which must be overcome to slide stopper 42 rearwardly before retraction. The ratio of the maximum cross sectional area across the interior of variable chamber 68 to the maximum cross sectional area of stopper 42 exposed to pressure in chamber 68 are selected so that the maximum expected thumb force on plunger 32 during an injection will produce a maximum force slightly less than the amount of dislodging force necessary to dislodge the stopper so that stopper 42 will not blowout during an injection. This ratio is preferably not less than about two to one, more preferably three to one or more, whereby a force of about eighteen pounds on the plunger, for example, would produce a pressure generated force of only about nine or six pounds, respectively, on the stopper, so that the stopper can be easily dislodged in advance of retraction at the end of the injection cycle but will not blowout during an injection. The stopper is dislodged after the injection by thumb force applied to the stopper by movement of the plunger.
The components used for retraction are arranged to avoid cumulation of force during the retraction sequence. In
Since I believe the amount of frictional holding force or dislodging force is roughly proportional to the amount of the length of the sliding interface between cooperating lands 44, 46, it follows, ignoring dynamic effects, that the amount of force remaining decreases as the engaged sliding interface area is reduced. This is what happens as stopper 42 moves back into cavity 38 from the position of
Needle holder 22 and spring 24 are combinably installable from the rear of the barrel before the plunger is assembled and releasably held at the most constricted part of the transition zone where the nose begins by sliding engagement of the cooperating inwardly and outwardly facing friction surfaces 62, 64 while compressing spring 24. The length of the engaging land 64 and the amount of interference fit is preferably designed to provide a frictional holding force in opposition to the retraction force provided by the compressed spring 24 of somewhere around five pounds even though the spring may apply a retraction force in the retraction direction of somewhere around a half pound. In use the needle is pushed against a rubber seal in a vial so the needle holder must resist a resulting backward force without being dislodged during the filling operation. This requirement and blowout pressure limits the low end of the holding force on the needle holder.
Referring again to
When retraction occurs needle holder 22 moves through opening 41 into cavity 38. The uncompressed length of spring 24 is selected to provide backward movement sufficient to withdraw an injection needle 28 fixed in front portion 26 entirely within outer body 12, carrying dislodged stopper 42 with it. At the same time, cap 48 enters opening 58 of the barrel with peripheral edge 60 closely confined, in order to prevent tampering after retraction. It is immaterial whether cap 48 moves into the opening at the instant of retraction or after retraction has already occurred because the movement is automatic due to the continued thumb force applied to trigger the retraction. Sufficient unengaged length of inwardly facing friction surface 62 is provided so that retainer member 66 can move downwardly a sufficient distance to reach the retraction position of
It is also within the contemplation of the invention that separable retainer member 66 may be removably coupled to inner head 72 of needle holder 22 by means of a relatively small in area "tack" weld which is sufficient to resist the retraction force applied to needle holder by spring 24 but which can be ruptured or separated by depression of the plunger beyond the position shown in
The inwardly facing surface 75 of inner head 72 a is in contact with raised portion 73 on the outer surface of inner head 72 a and there may be a small gap 77 between them all around. The raised portion 73 couples retainer 66 a to inner head 72 a and may be referred to as a bridging portion which resists the blowout pressure referred to above and holds the needle holder in place against the retraction force imposed on the needle holder by spring 24 together with any small additional forces that may be applied when the needle is pushed against the rubber seal of a vial in preparation for use. The bridging portion may be formed by "tack" welding the raised portion 73 to the inner surface of the ring 66 a or by providing any other form of frangible bridging portion that holds the separable ring member 66 and needle holder head 72 a together. It is required that however done, the bridging portion must also serve as a seal between the facing surfaces of the ring member and inner head so that fluid under pressure cannot pass from chamber 68 through gap 77 to reach the nose portion of the device. All fluid must pass through fluid passage 70.
It can be seen that when the position of
It is believed that the increased diameter of the raised portion 73 should be within the range of about 1 to 8 thousandths of an inch which may be dictated by the ability of the molding equipment available to produce a consistent bridging portion without defects. It is believed that it may be desirable to employ different polymeric materials for the retainer ring and needle holder to facilitate tack welding, such as a suitable polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for the retainer ring and a suitable polycarbonate plastic material for the needle holder. One way to couple these two parts may be to assemble them and expose them to a temperature of about 120� C. for twenty minutes or so to allow some diffusion or incipient melting to occur where they touch. The raised portion creates a high unit pressure where it comes into contact with the inwardly facing surface of retainer 66 a. Sonic welding could also be employed. A coating or adhesive which couples the retainer ring to the needle holder and can be uncoupled by means of force applied to the retainer ring by the plunger is also within the contemplation of the invention.
An alternate syringe 82 is disclosed in
A plunger generally designated by reference numeral 104 is disposed for use partially within barrel 86. Plunger 104 has a head portion 106 which moves in slidable sealed contact with the interior of barrel 86 of outer body 84. Although a separate seal might be used on head 106, this embodiment is suitable for a smaller diameter, such as a 1 cc syringe, and can be used with head 106 also serving as the seal. A retraction cavity 108 is provided in the interior of hollow plunger 104. Head 106 has a tip portion 110 forming an opening 112 for a dislodgable stopper 114 having a front portion extending beyond tip 110. Head portion 106 has an inwardly facing land 116 and the back of stopper 114 has an outwardly facing land 118 comprising cooperating friction surfaces which seal opening 112. The back portion of outer body 84 may have finger grips 120 and the same collar 54 and end cap 48 previously disclosed. The alternate arrangement of
The outer portion of tip 110 may be equipped with an angled surface 122 designed to cooperate with a small ramp surface 124 located in the vicinity of transition zone 90. The wall of outer body 84 and head 102 of the needle holder have mating cooperating friction surfaces which frictionally hold needle holder 102 in the position shown in
Mating surfaces 126, 128 constitute a sliding interface oriented in the direction of retraction, which seal nose 88. Mating surfaces 126, 128 are preferably smooth friction surfaces which have an interference sliding fit when needle holder 94 is installed from the rear whereby a frictional holding force holds needle holder 94 in position by friction between land 126 and head 102 of needle holder 94. It is within contemplation of the invention that one or both of these surfaces could have a coating or adhesive bond which is ruptured when the mating surfaces are separated to release the needle holder.
Head 106 provides the upper boundary for a variable fluid chamber 130 below head 106. Needle holder 94 has a fluid path 132 in fluid communication with chamber 130 and needle 28. Needle holder 94 is releasably coupled at surfaces or lands 126, 128 with a holding force that exceed the retraction force applied to the underside of head 102 by the end of compressed spring 96. A reduced diameter portion 134 of needle holder 94 protrudes through an opening in front 136 of nose 88. Blowout pressure is not a factor with respect to the needle holder on the alternate embodiment. No amount of pressure will allow needle holder 94 or needle 28 to move forward since the front portion 100 of the needle holder is grounded or bottomed inside front 136 of nose 88.
Blowout pressure is still a factor to be considered in connection with stopper 114. Blowout pressure would be the pressure in chamber 130 produced by thumb force on cap 48 acting on the cross sectional area of stopper 114 which could overcome the holding force, causing stopper 114 to dislodge from opening 112 prematurely. The ratio of the maximum cross sectional area across the interior of variable chamber 130 to the maximum cross sectional area of stopper 142 exposed to pressure in chamber 130, and the dislodging force necessary to dislodge stopper 144, are selected so that the maximum expected thumb force on plunger 104 during an injection will not cause the stopper to blowout. Yet the stopper will still be dislodged by the dislodging force on the plunger once the front of stopper 114 contacts the retraction mechanism after the injection has ended. The ratio referred to is preferably not less than about two to one, or more preferably about three to one or more, whereby a force of about eighteen pounds on the plunger, for example, would produce a pressure generated force of only about nine or six pounds respectively, on the stopper, so that the stopper can be easily dislodged in advance of retraction at the end of the injection cycle but will not blowout during an injection. The smaller diameter stopper allows two or three times the thumb force to be used during the injection cycle than required to actually dislodge the stopper by direct application of force.
By reference to
The barrel is flexible and is spread outwardly a slight amount to the position of
The location and configuration of ramp 124 is arranged to avoid cumulation of force required during the retraction sequence. Most of stopper 114 should be dislodged by thumb pressure on plunger 104 before significant resistance develops as angled surfaces 122 begin pushing outwardly on ramp 124. The selection of the location of ramp 24 and the angle of the engaging surfaces make it possible to have a fairly smooth continuous force since the dislodging force continuously decreases as the sliding interface area 116, 118 between the plunger and the stopper is linearly decreased. Because ramp 124 is relatively very small, it is still possible to remove a stepped molding core from the rear of the outer body 84. Alternately, ramp 124 can be the smaller diameter step 125 which avoids reentrant angles whereby resistance to removal of the molding core could occur. After retraction, the back of the plunger is unaccessible and there is no way to reach to stopper or the needle holder in order to reinstall them for re-use.
When used normally, syringe 10 may have a small amount of fluid remaining in the variable chamber in the second position shown in
It has been discovered, however, that if the needle is forcibly prevented from retracting after syringe 10 is "fired" by pushing down until plunger 48 enters opening 58, the small amount of retained fluid from variable chamber 68 can flow into the nose in the space between the needle holder and nose. If the seal around the head of the needle holder is removed while the needle holder is being restrained from retracting, remaining fluid has time to move down into the nose, but it does not leak out from the opening in the front of the nose. Then if the needle holder is suddenly released and allowed to retract normally, it has been found that leakage of fluid from the opening in the front of the nose could be observed. This undesirable scenario was found to occur under the following circumstances. If the syringe is used to draw blood from the patient, the blood filled syringe is removed from the patient and the needle passed through a rubber septum in a sterile vial. The plunger is then depressed to discharge the patient's blood into the vial. Users expect to depress the plunger fully after the fluid is discharged to retract the needle. When the plunger is depressed fully to cause retraction, the needle cannot retract normally due to the fact it is frictionally held by the rubber septum of the vial. When the empty syringe is then withdrawn from the vial by pulling the needle out of the septum, it immediately retracts. Droplets of fluid were observed on the vial as soon as retraction took place.
Surprisingly, it was found that a small "puff" of air is the source of this problem. If the needle or needle holder is temporarily restrained and prevented from retracting in the normal manner, a brief puff of forwardly directed air is generated when the needle holder is finally allowed to retract. This puff of air was found to emerge from the front of the syringe causing retained fluid trapped around the needle holder to be blown out of the opening left in the nose when the needle holder retracts. It was discovered that if the hollow interior of the plunger is vented, preferably in the area of thumb cap, this condition does not occur and the fluid is entirely retained within the syringe body.
Head 34′ of plunger 32′ is preferably slightly modified from plunger head 34 of
Wall 140 at head end 34′ of the plunger 32′ has a reduced diameter front portion extending forward from seal member 36′ terminating at tip 40 at the front of plunger 32′. Tip 40 defines the opening 41 which leads into the hollow interior 38. The internal structure is as shown in
As is seen in
As indicated in
Thumb cap 48′ at the rear end portion 142 of plunger 32′ includes one or more channels 150 which receive vented air from hollow interior 38. Thumb cap 48′ has an opening 152 for a closure 154 best seen in
Importantly, inner surface 164 everywhere there is a channel 150, is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 168 in fluid communication with the hollow interior 38 and the channels 150. Any convenient number may be chosen as the channels are easily molded into the end cap when it is formed. The longitudinally extending grooves 168 do not extend through the entirety of the wall 140 although they could. They are designed for ease of molding since they can formed in the mold that makes the plunger without using separate pins to form an opening. This is an important cost consideration in a multiple out high speed molding process. This structure is designed for preventing the user's thumb from obstructing the vent opening leading from the interior of the plunger thereby assuring that venting will take place.
Referring now to
A first alternative thumb cap and closure arrangement is illustrated in
A second alternate embodiment has the same thumb cap 48″ with a modified closure 180. Closure 180 has a head 182 which snugly fits within opening 152′ which is at the back of the plunger. Opening 152′ is only slightly larger than the interior of the plunger to provide a seat for the closure. Four undercut portions 186 are each in joint fluid communication with the interior 38 and one of the channels 150 to create a flow passage from the interior 38. Closure 180 effectively seals the opening 152′ so that no fluid particles can escape from the opening. As in the previous embodiment, an annular groove 178 bridges each undercut portion opening into a corresponding channel 150 thereby tying the undercut portions together in fluid communication regardless of the angular orientation of the parts.
In operation, there are many advantages to the improved combination disclosed herein. The diameter of the stopper in both embodiments and the slidable retaining ring member in the first embodiment, in relation to the diameter across the fluid chamber, makes it possible to produce a syringe which withstands high blowout pressure. By minimizing the effective surface area exposed to the pressurized fluid during an injection, the syringe will withstand injection thumb force of around fifteen to eighteen pounds during injection and at the same time retract in response to as little as five to six pounds of force on the plunger once the injection fluid has been injected. Once the fluid has been injected, cumulation of force required to concurrently operate the retraction mechanism is avoided. First the stopper is moved back and then the needle holder is released. By constricting the diameter of the syringe near a transition zone where the nose begins, a constriction enables the needle holder to be smaller which in turn allows it to fit in a smaller opening with a smaller stopper in the retraction cavity of the hollow plunger.
A vacuum must be pulled in order to fill the syringe. The ring member or the needle holder, as the case may be, must seal the front nose of the syringe body because otherwise vacuum could be lost and fluid could enter the spring area and leak out the front. The hollow outer body and syringe plunger are preferably made from conventional plastic material used for syringes, which has some flexibility. The tolerances on the diameter of mating facing surfaces between the head of the needle holder and the barrel and between the stopper and head of the plunger are not critical in order to maintain a consistent holding and dislodging force. This is believed to be because increasing interference fit increases the frictional holding force only up to a point and then the surrounding wall simply expands a small amount or the internal parts are compressed a small amount without a corresponding increase in the longitudinal force required to move the retainer member or plug member in the retraction direction. It is a desirable self correcting mechanism which is a cost and quality benefit in making the parts. It is believed that a plastic retainer member could be used and the same self limiting frictional holding force would be obtained.
In the best mode the stopper and the ring member are preferably made from a thermoplastic rubber material designated number 181-55 available from Advanced Elastomer Systems, 540 Maryville Centra Drive, St. Louis, Mo. and sold under the trade name Santoprene�. It is said to have a characteristic hardness around 55 on the Shore A durometer scale which allows for the right amount of resistance to compression, fluid resistance such that the material does not swell when in contact with most fluids, environmental stability allowing the friction and sealing properties to remain non-temperature sensitive, good property retention after aging and excellent property retention after sterilization by all accepted methods. The plunger seal around the head of the plunger is conventional.
The parts are few in number and easily mass produced. The alternate embodiment has the fewest number of separate parts of any tamperproof retractable syringe. The plunger has a one piece hollow outer body with a transition zone and a narrow nose portion. The internal diameter is stepped to greater diameters from front to back for molding around a non-collapsible core which can be extracted from the rear. The same is true for the plunger.
Assembly is greatly simplified and can be accomplished with high speed mechanized equipment. The needle holder and spring are installable from the rear of the barrel without the needle. In the first embodiment the retainer member is forced fit over the inner head of the needle holder and the assembly together with the uncompressed spring are pushed forward and held by sliding engagement of the cooperating inwardly and outwardly facing surfaces while compressing the spring. The front of the needle holder passes through an opening in the nose which makes it easy to install the needle from the front by conventional means. The alternate embodiment is installed the same way except that there is no separable retainer member around the head of the needle holder.
The narrow nose provides a particular advantage for mechanized assembly. The nose has a wall defining an elongated internal cavity which closely confines the spring and needle holder combination. During installation this cavity serves as a guide to steer the needle holder and uncompressed spring into a compressed state of the spring. This solves an important assembly problem. If there is much lateral space in the nose around the spring, when the uncompressed spring is being compressed, it is a laterally unstable column which flexes sideways and bunches up causing a jam up. It might be added that rounded edges on the bottom of the slot directly below retainer 66 would further facilitate entry of the end of the spring.
The stopper is also installable from the rear of the plunger by pushing it forward until the cooperating lands are slidingly engaged. Then plug member 50 is force fit or otherwise fixed in the opening at the back of the plunger and the plunger is installed in the outer body. It is not necessary to try to pass the sharp needle through an elongated body with constricted openings where slight misalignment could cause hangups. The head of the needle holder simultaneously acts as a seal as well as a holding device such that no seal is required at the tip of the nose and no ultrasonic welding of separate parts is required.
There is no necessity for using internal locking teeth of any kind. No locking teeth are needed to hold the retraction mechanism or to lock the plunger after retraction. Locking teeth present difficult molding and quality control problems, tend to be temperature sensitive and tend to require a larger diameter barrel which increases premature blowout problems. In addition to the non-reusability provided by separation of the retainer ring from the head of the needle holder and dislodgement of the stopper, the plunger is not accessible after retraction because it is depressed within an opening at the back of the outer body. This additional tamperproof feature is provided in a one piece body without the necessity for hooking anything or twisting anything. The easily made and installed force fit plug at the back of the retraction cavity prevents access to the retracted components. The Federal government has rights in the invention under 35 U.S.C. �203. The Federal government has a nonexclusive, nontransferable irrevocable, paid up license to the invention as set forth in the priority documents.
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|Fee payment
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|Feb 14, 2012
|Certificate of correction
|Sep 16, 2015
|Fee payment
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With the high school basketball season wrapping up and the busy spring AAU season fast approaching, Rivals.com took a deeper look into the Class of 2008. We've extended the Class of 2008 rankings list from the nation's top 100 players to 150, offering an in-depth look at the nation's best juniors.
A few changes in the five-stars
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Texas guards Willie Warren and J'Covan Brown also made big splashes. Warren, a 6-foot-3 guard from North Crowley High School, jumped nine spots to 13 overall.
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how to make configurable list mobile responsiveAsked by VanKesterenIT on May 25, 2016 at 05:53 AM
My form is mobile responsive but my configurable lists are not.
Is there a way to make sure these are also mobile resonsive?
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Can you add the css code below?
@media screen and (max-width: 480px), screen and (max-device-width: 768px) and (orientation: portrait), screen and (max-device-width: 415px) and (orientation: landscape){
td {
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It helps a little :D
The second and third column are now placed below the first when i hold the phone portrait. When i hold it landscape the second column is half visible and the third is not.
Maybe a better option is to make the first column smaller, is that possible? It has the size of the largest text at this moment but that is no issue, the text to choose opens in a box witch works fine.
You can increase the form input max-width to fix it.
max-width: 340px;
This can also be done without CSS code from Designer.


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Former school agency chief faces federal charge over questionable expenses
A former education executive is scheduled to plead guilty on July 30 to a federal charge of using an agency credit card to steal from a federally funded program.
Cecelia Yauger, 56, of Grove City resigned as the executive director of the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV in April 2013 when a citizen's Right to Know request exposed about $73,000 in questionable purchases between 2007 and 2013 that included restaurant meals, DVD rentals and department store purchases.
She was facing state charges from the resulting investigation. Federal prosecutors on Monday added the federal charge based on her purchases in 2012.
Yauger's attorney, Eugene Tempesta, could not be reached for comment. He has said that he believed they could show that a substantial portion of the $73,000 in purchases were work-related.
The U.S. Attorney's Office declined comment.
Wade Killmeyer, the intermediate unit's executive director, said he was not surprised by the federal charge, because Yauger has been under investigation since last year. Midwestern, a Grove City-based educational services provider to 27 school districts in Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties, has since changed the policy that allowed an executive director to approve her own expenses, he said.
"It's our goal that nothing like this will happen, or if it does, it will be easier for it to come to light," Killmeyer said.
Timothy McNickle, the agency's solicitor, couldn't be reached for comment.
Police and intermediate unit officials have not identified the person whose query started the investigation. Killmeyer said he doesn't know who submitted the state Right to Know Law request.
The request caused agency staff to compile records, among which they noticed Yauger's use of the credit card.
A special audit commissioned by the agency's board raised questions about $73,000 of the $114,000 in purchases she made between 2007 and 2013 with an agency American Express card.
When the intermediate unit's board in 2013 asked Yauger to document the purchases, she provided fewer than two dozen receipts.
The purchases include Verizon charges, hotel rooms, restaurant meals and items from pharmacies, department stores and retail outlets, according to records.
She made nearly $37,500 of the purchases on weekends, records show.
Grove City police in September charged her with theft and unauthorized access device use. Those charges are pending.
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IF you are a London commuter who has to pay Red Ken's £5 congestion charge each day, this could save you money.
Pictured outside Trader's antique shop in Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, is a newly refurbished Sinclair C5 that owner Adam Carver reckons could be taken up to London each day by van.
"You park outside the charging zone and then drive in - it can easily be parked in an office foyer," says 38-year-old Adam, from Southmead Road, Aldershot.
He found the vehicle derelict and neglected at the bottom of a garden in mid-Hampshire. After a complete overhaul, new battery and replacement stickers, the 20-year-old Sir Clive Sinclair invention is said to be as good as new.
"You would have to be seriously mental to want to commute all the way in this," says Adam. "But it would be ideal for the last couple of miles."
Sir Clive is currently working on a new version, but the originals are classed as cycles and need no tax, insurance or MOT. They have a top speed of 15 mph and when you are going uphill you have to pedal like Fred Flintstone in his car!
Paul Burns of Traders is handling the sale at £650. He says: "I am a great believer in less pollution -we had an electric bike not long ago and that was quickly snapped up."


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RepairPal is your advocate for car care advice and guidance
Q: Engine does not stop after turning off on 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII
Car starts and runs fine but the engine does not stop when you turn the key off. Just started this morning car has around 75,000 miles. Its my daughters car and I'm thinking either ignition switch, a module or lock cylinder/
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sounds like you have a pwr feed back issue,i rec you seek a mech opinion on this to save time
Thanks for the advice. The car/daughter are in Illinois and I am in Florida. Fortunately, she has some friends that are mechanics.
you need a diagnostic service done to find out what is wrong.
Thanks for the suggestion. With a 1995 I think a diagnostic service will help only while the problem is occurring. I believe Auto Zone will do this for free?
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|Glen Goodall
| Height
| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
| Flint Spirits
Adirondack Red Wings
Binghamton Rangers
San Diego Gulls
Erie Panthers
Star Bulls Rosenheim
ERC Ingolstadt
| January 22 1970,
Fort Nelson, BC, CAN
|NHL Draft
| 206th overall, 1988
Detroit Red Wings
|Pro Career
|1990 – 2010
Glen Goodall (born 22 January 1970) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent the 2009-10 season playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the 10th round (206th overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
- Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (WHL Player of the Year) (1989–90)
External linksEdit
- Glen Goodall's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Glen Goodall's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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If you previously bought a OEM version, they're locked to your motherboard, if you bought a full version, there is usually a limit to the number of computers you can have it installed on, and if you're building a new pc, you probably want windows 7, and haven't had it before.
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Edited, Jul 5th 2010 2:28pm by xthunderblazex
If you already have an OS, even if it is OEM, you can usually make it work on a new system. I will, however, say that you're right about the Windows 7 part. OEM Windows 7 Home Premium is $94; that's the cheapest you're going to find an OS. I would very very strongly advise against starter/basic. Get at least home premium (I personally prefer pro and some prefer ultimate though).
Honestly, replacing the guts of your system is as good a time as any to upgrade your OS (I bought 7x64 Pro to upgrade from XP when I bought my parts; cost me an extra $140ish and brought my total bill to about $750 for PSU/CPU/MB/RAM/GPU/OS) but if you have to shave off $100, I suppose you'll live with XP or Vista.
There are... other options... but we won't talk about them.
In short, if Windows fails to activate after installing a new motherboard, you can usually call them and tell them you replaced the motherboard and processor (I would avoid mentioning the rest of what you replaced) and that Windows is only installed on ONE system, and you'll get an override code. I have had to call them maybe a dozen or so times regarding other peoples' systems (only once regarding my own) and I have never not had them give me a code when I said specifically that "This copy of Windows has only ever been installed on this one and only one system" and "I upgraded the motherboard and processor and decided to go ahead and reinstall Windows while I was at it."


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Heroes who were chosen by the Gods according to Castiel and Midna. Who are destined to save the universes from Destruction and from Dark Emperor's goal of World Domination & Plunge the Universes in Eternal Darkness.
Tho there is two villains who was chosen by the Gods, which is Alexander Anderson.
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How to Make your own mylar balloon
Mylar balloons are the best party favors. They are big and shiny and last longer than normal latex balloons. In this tutorial, learn how to make a mylar balloon at home, from scratch. Stop spending so much money at the party store, and next time you have a big event, make your own! Not only will you save money, but it will give your party a cool personal touch.


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Stuffing is my favorite dish on Thanksgiving! I was experimenting this week with some stuffing recipes and this one was by far my favorite! It is so easy to make and it tastes delicious!!! You can't go wrong with this recipe!
Apple Cranberry Stuffing
servings: 6
3/4 cup water
4 Tablespoons of butter
1 (21 oz) can of Lucky Leaf Apple Cranberry Pie Filling – If you don't have the Lucky Leaf product where you live, you can use the 21 oz can of apple pie filling and about 1/4 cup of whole berry cranberry sauce. (take away a 1/4 cup of the pie filling)
1 (6 oz) box of dry stuffing (I love stove top)
Combine water with butter in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high until boiling (about 3 minutes)
Add your pie filling and cook for an additional 4 minutes
Remove from the microwave and stir in stuffing mix and seasoning packet.
Return to the microwave and cook for 5 more minutes.
Fluff with fork and serve warm.
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Jakob LeBaron Dwight
A multifaceted video artist explores the communicative effects of light
by Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi
Mentioning an artist in the same breath as Jeremy Blake isn't something to take lightly, but New York-based video artist, Jakob LeBaron Dwight's current solo show at L.A.'s Papillion Institute of Arts proves the comparison holds up. With multifaceted training as philosopher, painter and videographer, his studies have converged into a body of work that's imbued with a sense of organic experimentalism both deeply personal and with psychic overtones.
Dwight's exploration using light as a medium is a through-line in his video installations, seizing on the "strong pathway already set up in our brains for illuminated imagery and information" to rewire our existing schema of light patterns on screen. In talking with the artist about the show and his works, it became clear that it's not so much that Dwight is criticizing the banal utility of light in the present digital age (as he relies on the very medium), but more that he pushes people to "discover what communicative effects it may have in the realm or context of abstraction and the art experience, or even in the area of healing and psychology."
For example, a piece like "Black Mirror" (above) provides ample space for the viewer to project their own emotions and ideas. Watching it left me in a transcendental space, reliving fond memories of my aunt's African bazaar littered with Kente, Adire, bogolan and many more textiles. I saw myself in that visual tessellation and it felt wholesome.
Following the successful launch of his multi-disciplinary event JLD Studio at NYC's White Box gallery space last year, his current show positions his conceptually palliative video work as a novel way to anticipate the function of light in society.
The solo exhibit is on view through 27 February 2010 at Papillion Institute of Art.


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UK singles may decide to take some advice from teen pop icon Justin Bieber when planning their next foray into the online dating world.
The 18-year-old singer, who is currently dating actress Selena Gomez, told Cosmopolitan magazine that being adventurous can be appealing to potential suitors.
"Whether it's tasting new foods or going on different adventures - hikes, whatever - it's great when she's willing to try new things," Bieber explained.
He also said he believes focusing entirely on a date and spending some quality time together is important, which could mean asking a date to turn their mobile phone off for the evening.
"No distractions is the best," the Canadian star advised.
Bieber and Gomez have been spotted in Japan together this week, despite recent speculation that their relationship was in trouble.
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With a burst of distortion, Wilco delivers a sonic blast at the outset of "The Whole Love" that's a sign of what is to come over the 12 songs that span the spectrum from plaintive ballad to all-out rockers.
Diverse and yet cohesive, "The Whole Love" has more in common with 2002's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" than the band's previous two releases, especially 2009's inconsistent "Wilco (The Album)."
You can almost feel the band stretching out in the studio, breaking out the Mellotron, multiple guitars, strings and keyboards, meshing them perfectly with songwriter and lead vocalist Jeff Tweedy's lyrics.
"Sunloathe" employs Beach Boys-esque harmonies, "Capitol City" sounds like a jaunty 1930s-era vaudeville shuffle, while "Standing O" may be a little half-baked, but it still washes easily over the listener. The record closes with "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend)," an epic 12-minute heartfelt meditation that's Tweedy at his best.
CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: "Born Alone" joins the canon of absolutely chilling Wilco songs obfuscated by a rollicking backing that gets under your skin and stays there. This is not typical pop song fare, as Tweedy declares "sadness is my luxury." And it closes with this stunner: "Loneliness postponed/Mine eyes deceiving glory/I was born to die alone."


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Our recipes are made with wholesome locally Tasmanian grown farm produce, we only put the good things in so your pets will get the best out. We make our chicken products from the best quality, freshest, chemical and antibiotic free local chickens produced right here at Nichols Poultry who are well known for their fantastic quality.
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HI there,
We have been feeding our kelpie your chicken dog rolls whilst we've been living in Melbourne for the last 9 months and she is like a new dog.
Tomorrow we're moving back to Sydney and i was wondering if there are any stockists there that we could continue to buy from?
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was wondering if the roll of food with the dog and the cat on it as you have here on the website is suitable for cats.


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I just came here from London after playing in the European Ladies Open event. I wont even bother writing anything about it because I busted 45th outta 52 and it was just one of those days where nothing seemed to work. We all have those, and there's not much to do about it.
The reason I'm in Barcelona now is because a good friend of mine, Mike Lawson ("Meeelosh" online) managed to go through a field of 2,250 players online in the World Poker Crown $3 million guaranteed tourney that was held online couple of weeks ago.
The last 10 players took their chips with them to Barcelona to finish the final here, and hes now here 2/10 in chips fighting for a $1mill first prize. I really hope he does well here cuz hes due to have a big score after grinding mid/high stakes tournaments for so long. Hes a very solid, good player with a lot of potential still, and if anyone deserves to win this its him!
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-- Annette
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- From Dortmund to Denmark and a few nice awards