APPARATUS AND METHOD TO INJECT FLUIDS INTO BONE MARROW AND OTHER TARGET SITES
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Abstract
Apparatus for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow of a bone or providing access to remove fluids from a target site is provided. The apparatus may include a driver, a plunger operating and cartridge assembly mechanism, a cartridge assembly having a fluid reservoir and a bone penetrating needle.
39 Citations
40 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A cartridge assembly for delivering a quantity of medication to bone marrow of a bone comprising:
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a fluid reservoir having a first end and a second end; a hollow, bone penetrating needle engaged with the first end of the fluid reservoir; a plunger assembly including a piston and a plunger shaft attached to the piston; the piston slidably disposed in the fluid reservoir; a portion of the plunger shaft extending from the second end of the fluid reservoir; a drive connector attached to the second end of the fluid reservoir opposite from the bone penetrating needle; and the drive connector operable to rotate the cartridge assembly in response to rotation of the drive connector by an associated drive housing. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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