The present invention relates to a portable device for injecting a substance, comprising a supply circuit comprising a chamber having a first end with an outlet orifice and an open second end, a piston extending towards the inside of the chamber from the second end, the chamber having a volume that can be varied by the movement of the piston, a first electric motor (12) for moving the piston, the outlet orifice of the chamber being connected to a retractable injection needle (11) so as to supply this needle with the contents of the chamber. According to the invention,
with the injection device comprising an injection-device body, the supply circuit is placed in the portable injection-device body,
the injection-device body comprises a system for driving the needle (11) between a first position, in which the needle is housed inside the body of the injection device, and a second position, in which the needle (11) projects from the body of the injection device, the system for driving the injection needle (11) comprising a second motor (13) distinct from the first electric motor (12) so that the functions of retracting/deploying the injection needle (11) and of refilling/discharging a dose of substance are dissociated from one another.
A61M 5/32 - NeedlesDetails of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hubAccessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the bodyDevices for protection of needles
The present invention relates to a device for injecting fluid into a bird, the device having a main body (11), which comprises an injection assembly comprising an injection needle and at least one syringe, the needle being movable between a retracted position and an injecting position located in an injection zone positioned outside the main body (11). According to the invention, said device comprises:—a guide element (12) positioned on an exterior surface of the main body (11), the guide element (12) comprising a base (13) and side edges (14) extending from said base, at least the upper part of the back of the bird to be vaccinated being intended to rest against said base (13) and to be moved, head first, along a guide axis (15) defined by the guide element (12), to the injecting position,—the guide element (12) being additionally configured to keep at least the neck of the bird aligned or substantially aligned along said guide axis (15) in the injection zone—the injection needle being arranged such that when it is moved between the retracted and injecting positions, it moves along an axis of movement parallel to the exterior surface of the base, or at an angle relative to said exterior surface, said axis of movement extending, away from the main body, beyond an exclusion zone surrounding the guide axis (15).
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering droplets of fluids onto an open tray containing poultry. According to the invention, the apparatus includes a stationary working surface, a single arm carrying a plurality of fluid dispensing nozzles, a drive unit comprising an electric motor for driving the translation of said single arm, said plurality of dispensing nozzles being connected to at least one fluid supply circuit comprising a fluid reservoir for supplying dispensing nozzles, the volume of fluid drawn from said reservoir being determined by a syringe, movement of the plunger of which is controlled by an electrical control element so that the plunger has a feed velocity V in the corresponding syringe. The apparatus also includes a controller for controlling the motor speed and the plunger feed velocity, said controller being configured to synchronize the acceleration/deceleration of the movable arm and the acceleration/deceleration of the plunger of said syringe or of at least one of said syringes.
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B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering droplets of fluids onto an open tray (15) containing poultry. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a stationary working surface, a single arm (16) supporting a plurality of fluid dispensing nozzles, a drive unit for driving the translation of said arm (16), said plurality of dispensing nozzles being connected to at least one fluid supply circuit comprising a fluid reservoir and a pumping unit, a control unit configured to control the drive unit of the arm and to define at least one duration T of travel of the arm (16) above said working surface. The travel time T includes a period of gradual acceleration of said arm (16) outside an area of said working surface occupied by said tray and bringing said arm to a first end of said tray (15) along the first direction at a travel velocity V, a period of constant velocity V when the arm (16) moves above said tray (15), and a period of gradual deceleration of said arm (16) when the latter has passed a second end of the tray (15) along the first direction. The control unit is also configured to control each pumping unit and activate each pumping unit only when said arm is above said tray.
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B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
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Method and apparatus for delivering fluid droplets onto an open and stationary tray
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering droplets of fluids onto an open tray containing poultry, the tray being stationary. According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps: (a) a movable arm is moved over the tray in translation in a first direction, said arm supporting a first set of dispensing nozzles and a second set of dispensing nozzles, said nozzles of each set being arranged to cover the entire dimension of the tray in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; (b) initially, droplets of at least one first fluid are dispensed by spraying using the first set of dispensing nozzles; (c) and then at least one second fluid, distinct from said at least one first fluid to be sprayed, is dispensed by ejecting individual drops by means of the second set of dispensing nozzles.
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B05B 1/02 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops
B05B 12/14 - Arrangements for controlling deliveryArrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials to a single spray outlet
B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
A01K 45/00 - Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay
The present invention relates to a portable device for injecting a substance, comprising a supply circuit comprising a chamber having a first end with an outlet orifice and an open second end, a piston extending towards the inside of the chamber from the second end, the chamber having a volume that can be varied by the movement of the piston, a first electric motor (12) for moving the piston, the outlet orifice of the chamber being connected to a retractable injection needle (ff) so as to supply this needle with the contents of the chamber. According to the invention, - with the injection device comprising an injection-device body, the supply circuit is placed in the portable injection-device body, - the injection-device body comprises a system for driving the needle (ff) between a first position, in which the needle is housed inside the body of the injection device, and a second position, in which the needle (ff) projects from the body of the injection device, the system for driving the injection needle (ff) comprising a second motor (13) distinct from the first electric motor (12) so that the functions of retracting/deploying the injection needle (ff) and of refilling/discharging a dose of substance are dissociated from one another.
The present invention relates to a portable device for injecting a substance, comprising a supply circuit comprising a chamber having a first end with an outlet orifice and an open second end, a piston extending towards the inside of the chamber from the second end, the chamber having a volume that can be varied by the movement of the piston, a first electric motor (12) for moving the piston, the outlet orifice of the chamber being connected to a retractable injection needle (ff) so as to supply this needle with the contents of the chamber. According to the invention, - with the injection device comprising an injection-device body, the supply circuit is placed in the portable injection-device body, - the injection-device body comprises a system for driving the needle (ff) between a first position, in which the needle is housed inside the body of the injection device, and a second position, in which the needle (ff) projects from the body of the injection device, the system for driving the injection needle (ff) comprising a second motor (13) distinct from the first electric motor (12) so that the functions of retracting/deploying the injection needle (ff) and of refilling/discharging a dose of substance are dissociated from one another.
The present invention relates to a device for injecting fluid into a bird, the device having a main body (11), which comprises an injection assembly comprising an injection needle and at least one syringe, the needle being movable between a retracted position and an injecting position located in an injection zone positioned outside the main body (11). According to the invention, said device comprises: - a guide element (12) positioned on an exterior surface of the main body (11), the guide element (12) comprising a base (13) and side edges (14) extending from said base, at least the upper part of the back of the bird to be vaccinated being intended to rest against said base (13) and to be moved, head first, along a guide axis (15) defined by the guide element (12), to the injecting position, - the guide element (12) being additionally configured to keep at least the neck of the bird aligned or substantially aligned along said guide axis (15) in the injection zone - the injection needle being arranged such that when it is moved between the retracted and injecting positions, it moves along an axis of movement parallel to the exterior surface of the base, or at an angle relative to said exterior surface, said axis of movement extending, away from the main body, beyond an exclusion zone surrounding the guide axis (15).
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering droplets of fluids onto an open tray (15) containing poultry. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a stationary working surface, a single arm (16) supporting a plurality of fluid dispensing nozzles, a drive unit for driving the translation of said arm (16), said plurality of dispensing nozzles being connected to at least one fluid supply circuit comprising a fluid reservoir and a pumping unit, a control unit configured to control the drive unit of the arm and to define at least one duration T of travel of the arm (16) above said working surface. The travel time T includes a period of gradual acceleration of said arm (16) outside an area of said working surface occupied by said tray and bringing said arm to a first end of said tray (15) along the first direction at a travel velocity V, a period of constant velocity V when the arm (16) moves above said tray (15), and a period of gradual deceleration of said arm (16) when the latter has passed a second end of the tray (15) along the first direction. The control unit is also configured to control each pumping unit and activate each pumping unit only when said arm is above said tray.
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B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING FLUID DROPLETS ONTO AN OPEN AND STATIONARY TRAY
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering droplets of fluids onto an open tray containing poultry, the tray being stationary. According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps: (a) a movable arm is moved over the tray in translation in a first direction, said arm supporting a first set of dispensing nozzles and a second set of dispensing nozzles, said nozzles of each set being arranged to cover the entire dimension of the tray in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; (b) initially, droplets of at least one first fluid are dispensed by spraying using the first set of dispensing nozzles; (c) and then at least one second fluid, distinct from said at least one first fluid to be sprayed, is dispensed by ejecting individual drops by means of the second set of dispensing nozzles.
A01K 45/00 - Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay
A61D 1/02 - Trocars or cannulas for teatsVaccination appliances
A61D 7/00 - Devices or methods for introducing solid, liquid, or gaseous remedies or other materials into or onto the bodies of animals
B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
11.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING FLUID DROPLETS ONTO AN OPEN AND STATIONARY TRAY
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering droplets of fluids onto an open tray containing poultry. According to the invention, the apparatus includes a stationary working surface, a single arm carrying a plurality of fluid dispensing nozzles, a drive unit comprising an electric motor for driving the translation of said single arm, said plurality of dispensing nozzles being connected to at least one fluid supply circuit comprising a fluid reservoir for supplying dispensing nozzles, the volume of fluid drawn from said reservoir being determined by a syringe, movement of the plunger of which is controlled by an electrical control element so that the plunger has a feed velocity V in the corresponding syringe. The apparatus also includes a controller for controlling the motor speed and the plunger feed velocity, said controller being configured to synchronize the acceleration/deceleration of the movable arm and the acceleration/deceleration of the plunger of said syringe or of at least one of said syringes.
A01K 45/00 - Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay
A61D 1/02 - Trocars or cannulas for teatsVaccination appliances
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B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
An injector, injection system, and methods for injecting products to a fowl, in which the injector includes a retention member with at least one hole formed in the retention member, a retention member supporting surface supporting the retention member, and injection needle being movable through the hole. A longitudinal axis of the injection needle and an axis perpendicular to the retention member supporting surface form a vertical angle between 15° and 45°.
A drug delivery apparatus including a barrel to contain a substance, a piston slidable in the barrel, a supply circuit to provide input currents, an antenna affixed along the barrel to receive the input current, generate inductance with the piston, and provide output currents commensurate with a position of the piston along the piston course, and processing circuitry configured to receive the output currents, and determine a quantity of the substance inside the barrel based on the output currents.
A device and method for moving an animal is described. The device has an elongated platform with a thin conveyor belt down its length. The elongated platform is positioned above the floor with entrance and exit ramps at opposing ends. A first pair of walls on the elongated platform are positioned on both sides of the belt and are configured to contact the sides of an animal being moved on the belt. These walls may be moved closer or farther apart depending on the size of the animal being moved. The device may have a second pair of walls near the entrance ramp also on both sides of the belt. Here, a part of the belt may slope upwards, so that an animal is gently transitioned from being supported on its feet to being supported by the belt. The device is suitable for moving an animal while an operation, such as vaccination, is performed on the animal.
An injector, injection system, and methods for injecting products to a fowl, in which the injector includes a retention member with at least one hole formed in the retention member, a retention member supporting surface supporting the retention member, and injection needle being movable through the hole. A longitudinal axis of the injection needle and an axis perpendicular to the retention member supporting surface form a vertical angle between 15° and 45°.
An injector, injection system, and methods for injecting prod- ucts to a fowl, in which the injector includes a retention member with at least one hole formed in the retention member, a retention member supporting surface supporting the retention member, and injection needle being mov- able through the hole. A longitudinal axis of the injection needle and an ax- is perpendicular to the retention member supporting surface form a vertical angle between 15° and 45°.
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Computer software for medical instruments; Data processing equipment. Downloadable computer software applications for support in vaccination auditing; Software for support in vaccination auditing; Training in the field of veterinary goods. Veterinary apparatus and instruments; Vaccination devices; Medical devices for the injection of doses to animals. Compilation of information into computer databases; Computerized file management; Updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; Data search in computer files for others; Compilation of statistics; Systemization of information into computer databases. Veterinary services; Information in relation to veterinaries.
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Apparatus and method for a single sensor action plate
A vaccination device can be used to vaccinate day-old chicks. To vaccinate the day-old chicks safely while ensuring vaccination efficacy, the vaccination device can include a vaccination needle configured to extend from the vaccination device at a vaccination delivery location and an action plate. The action plate can be coupled to the vaccination device such that the action plate is positioned next to the vaccination delivery location. The action plate can include an action button, wherein the action button is configured to receive a day-old chick presented to the action plate in a predetermined loading position, receive a press of the action button, and in response to pressing the action button, cause the vaccination needle to extend from the vaccination device at the vaccination delivery location to deliver a subcutaneous injection to the day-old chick.
A61D 1/02 - Trocars or cannulas for teatsVaccination appliances
A61M 5/20 - Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
A61M 5/32 - NeedlesDetails of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hubAccessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the bodyDevices for protection of needles
A61M 5/315 - PistonsPiston-rodsGuiding, blocking or restricting the movement of the rodAppliances on the rod for facilitating dosing
In selected embodiments, a handheld injection safety applicator includes an applicator housing with a handle and a retractable needle housed within the applicator. The applicator further includes a first sensor that detects the presence of a user's grip on the handle and a second sensor that detects the presence of an animal. The applicator also includes processing circuitry configured to receive a first signal from the first sensor indicating that the user is gripping the handle and receive a second signal from the second sensor indicating that an animal is detected. The applicator extends the needle out of the applicator into the animal once the first and second signal are received and delivers a dose of medication into the animal once the needle is fully extended into the animal.
A drug delivery apparatus including a barrel to contain a substance, a piston slidable in the barrel, a supply circuit to provide input currents, an antenna affixed along the barrel to receive the input current, generate inductance with the piston, and provide output currents commensurate with a position of the piston along the piston course, and processing circuitry configured to receive the output currents, and determine a quantity of the substance inside the barrel based on the output currents.
A drug delivery apparatus including a barrel to contain a substance, a piston slidable in the barrel, a supply circuit to provide input currents, an antenna affixed along the barrel to receive the input current, generate inductance with the piston, and provide output currents commensurate with a position of the piston along the piston course, and processing circuitry configured to receive the output currents, and determine a quantity of the substance inside the barrel based on the output currents.
A vaccination device can be used to vaccinate day-old chicks. To vaccinate the day- old chicks safely while ensuring vaccination efficacy, the vaccination device can include a vaccination needle configured to extend from the vaccination device at a vaccination delivery location and an action plate. The action plate can be coupled to the vaccination device such that the action plate is positioned next to the vaccination delivery location. The action plate can include an action button, wherein the action button is configured to receive a day-old chick presented to the action plate in a predetermined loading position, receive a press of the action button, and in response to pressing the action button, cause the vaccination needle to extend from the vaccination device at the vaccination delivery location to deliver a subcutaneous injection to the day-old chick.
A vaccination device can be used to vaccinate day-old chicks. To vaccinate the day- old chicks safely while ensuring vaccination efficacy, the vaccination device can include a vaccination needle configured to extend from the vaccination device at a vaccination delivery location and an action plate. The action plate can be coupled to the vaccination device such that the action plate is positioned next to the vaccination delivery location. The action plate can include an action button, wherein the action button is configured to receive a day-old chick presented to the action plate in a predetermined loading position, receive a press of the action button, and in response to pressing the action button, cause the vaccination needle to extend from the vaccination device at the vaccination delivery location to deliver a subcutaneous injection to the day-old chick.
An injector device for veterinary use, such as to inject vaccine into the chicken breast muscle. The device includes a finger-held unit connected to a vaccine pumping main unit using a flexible conduit. The operator can quickly start an injection by stroking alongside the breast edge of a grasped chicken, using his fingertips to touch and select the muscle, then start an injection by pressing the finger-held unit against the chicken breast in a designated way. The electric buttons in the finger-held unit may activate a process that actuates a mechanism to inject a hypodermic needle into the chicken's muscle, the pumping system may-then be actuated to pump the vaccine into the muscle through the injected needle.
An injector device for veterinary use, such as to inject vaccine into the chicken breast muscle. The device includes a finger-held unit connected to a vaccine pumping main unit using a flexible conduit. The operator can quickly start an injection by stroking alongside the breast edge of a grasped chicken, using his fingertips to touch and select the muscle, then start an injection by pressing the finger-held unit against the chicken breast in a designated way. The electric buttons in the finger-held unit may activate a process that actuates a mechanism to inject a hypodermic needle into the chicken's muscle, the pumping system may- then be actuated to pump the vaccine into the muscle through the injected needle.
In selected embodiments, a handheld injection safety applicator (100) includes an applicator housing with a handle (104) and a retractable needle (106) housed within the applicator. The applicator further includes a first sensor (112) that detects the presence of a user's grip on the handle and a second sensor (118) that detects the presence of an animal. The applicator also includes processing circuitry configured to receive a first signal from the first sensor indicating that the user is gripping the handle and receive a second signal from the second sensor indicating that an animal is detected. The applicator extends the needle out of the applicator into the animal once the first and second signal are received and delivers a dose of medication into the animal once the needle is fully extended into the animal.
In selected embodiments, a handheld injection safety applicator (100) includes an applicator housing with a handle (104) and a retractable needle (106) housed within the applicator. The applicator further includes a first sensor (112) that detects the presence of a user's grip on the handle and a second sensor (118) that detects the presence of an animal. The applicator also includes processing circuitry configured to receive a first signal from the first sensor indicating that the user is gripping the handle and receive a second signal from the second sensor indicating that an animal is detected. The applicator extends the needle out of the applicator into the animal once the first and second signal are received and delivers a dose of medication into the animal once the needle is fully extended into the animal.
The invention pertains to a device for inoculating at least one veterinary product into at least one poultry bird, said device comprising a scarifying tool (30) of said poultry bird and delivering means (73, 78, 79, 302, 4, 42) of said veterinary product at the previously scarified area.
Device for performing inoculation of a veterinary product in poultry, in the area of the alar membrane situated in the front part of the wing and extending between the radius and the humerus of the wing, comprising: • a jaw (2) comprising an upper part (20) and a lower part (21), which between them delimit a receiving space (22) designed to receive said alar membrane; • a scarifying tool (30) carried by a support element (3), said scarifying tool having a channel (302) designed to deliver the veterinary product; • dosing means (4) for the veterinary product, which are connected at one end to a reservoir (40) of the veterinary product and at the other end to the channel (302) of said scarifying tool, said jaw (2) and/or said support element being movable towards each other and being designed to allow said scarifying tool (30) to be brought into said receiving space (22).
The invention relates to a device for injecting veterinary products to at least one bird by intramuscular injection, wherein said injection(s) can be carried out in the area of at least one muscle in the vicinity of a bone having a detectable shape in the body of said poultry, said device comprising: a retention member with means for bracing said detectable bone, at least one hole being formed in said retention member; at least one injection needle, said needle(s) being movable across said opening(s); characterized in that the retention member has: an anatomic shape that conforms to a portion of the body of said poultry and inside which is provided said means or bracing the detectable bone, said anatomic shape including a bearing surface for said body at said muscle; at least two contact sensors to be actuated by said poultry and provided on the anatomic shape with at least one on the bearing surface, said opening(s) being provided between said sensors.
The invention relates to a device for injecting veterinary products to at least one bird by intramuscular injection, wherein said injection(s) can be carried out in the area of at least one muscle in the vicinity of a bone having a detectable shape in the body of said poultry, said device comprising: a contention member with means for bracing said detectable bone, at least one hole being formed in said contention member; at least one injection needle, said needle(s) being movable across said opening(s); characterised in that the contention member has: an anatomic shape that conforms to a portion of the body of said poultry and inside which is provided said means or bracing the detectable bone, said anatomic shape including a bearing surface for said body at said muscle; at least two contact sensors to be actuated by said poultry and provided on the anatomic shape with at least one on the bearing surface, said opening(s) being provided between said sensors.
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