AUTO INJECTOR
First Claim
1. An auto injector including:
- a housing;
an outlet portion moveable relative to the housing;
a container within the housing for containing medicament;
an actuatable deployment mechanism configured to deploy the outlet portion by moving the outlet portion relative to the housing and to eject medicament contained in the container through the outlet portion;
wherein;
the auto injector includes;
a filling mechanism configured to draw medicament through the outlet portion and into the container.
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Accused Products
Abstract
An auto injector including: a housing; an outlet portion with a needle (110) moveable relative to the housing; a container (104) within the housing for containing medicament; and an actuatable deployment mechanism configured to deploy the outlet portion by moving the outlet portion relative to the housing and to eject medicament contained in the container through the outlet portion. The auto injector is configured to store a volume of fluid and includes a filling mechanism configured to expel the volume of fluid from the outlet portion and subsequently to draw medicament through the outlet portion and into the container. An adaptor (112) fits to the auto injector so as to cover the needle and includes a puncture member configured to puncture a vial, the puncture member providing fluid communication to the needle. The auto injector and adaptor are provided as part of an auto injector pack together with a vial containing a substance which in combination with the liquid forms the medicament and a casing configured to house the vial, the auto injector and the adaptor
105 Citations
40 Claims
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1. An auto injector including:
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a housing; an outlet portion moveable relative to the housing; a container within the housing for containing medicament; an actuatable deployment mechanism configured to deploy the outlet portion by moving the outlet portion relative to the housing and to eject medicament contained in the container through the outlet portion;
wherein;the auto injector includes; a filling mechanism configured to draw medicament through the outlet portion and into the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 40)
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17. (canceled)
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22. An adaptor for use with an auto injector having a container having an elongate body with an injection end from which a needle extends to a needle tip, the adaptor including:
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a housing arranged to mount on and seal with the container so as to define with the container a cavity within which the needle of the container can extend without the needle tip contacting the housing; and a puncture member extending from the housing, arranged to puncture a septum of a vial sealing an interior of the vial and having at least one port arranged to provide fluid communication between the interior of the vial and the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. An auto injector set including:
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an auto injector having a needle with which to inject medicament and an adaptor configured to fit to the auto injector so as to cover the needle, the adaptor including a puncture member configured to puncture a vial, the puncture member providing fluid communication to the needle. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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Specification