USPTO Patent Application: Syringe Actuator Coupling Device

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Published September 5th, 2023

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application (US20260083902A1) detailing a device for reversibly coupling a syringe to an actuator. The application was filed by inventors Jean-Luc MORELLE, Philippe DUMONT, and Philippe BEKAERT.

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This document is a USPTO patent application (US20260083902A1) for a novel device designed to reversibly couple a syringe to an actuator. The application, filed on September 5, 2023, by inventors Jean-Luc MORELLE, Philippe DUMONT, and Philippe BEKAERT, describes a system involving a syringe with a pusher and a coupling device featuring an internal body, an outer sleeve, a sliding pin, and hooks for secure engagement.

As this is a patent application, it does not impose immediate regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on regulated entities. However, it represents a development in medical device technology that may influence future product design and intellectual property strategies for drug manufacturers and medical device makers. Companies operating in this space should be aware of emerging patented technologies.

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DEVICE FOR COUPLING A SYRINGE TO AN ACTUATOR

Application US20260083902A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Inventors

Jean-Luc MORELLE, Philippe DUMONT, Philippe BEKAERT

Abstract

A system for reversibly coupling a syringe for injecting a calibrated product to an actuator, including the actuator, the syringe provided with a pusher having a pusher button and a coupling device, the coupling device including an internal body with longitudinal axis and an outer sleeve intended to move with respect to the internal body along the longitudinal axis, the internal body including a sliding pin ending with a play-take-up plate that is held longitudinally inside the internal body in a rest position by a prestressed spring as well as at least one pair of hooks arranged longitudinally inside the internal body, mounted pivoting and retractable two by two with respect to two respective pins perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, an external part of the hooks being located opposite an internal part of the sleeve, the hooks of a same pair each having a zone for hooking.