AUTOINJECTOR SYSTEM
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Abstract
An autoinjector system for injecting a fluid medicament into a patient includes a re-usable autoinjector, and a disposable cassette loaded with a hypodermic syringe pre-filled with a fluid medicament. The autoinjector includes a first motor for injecting a needle of the hypodermic syringe into the patient and a second motor for expelling the fluid medicament from the syringe.
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Citations
94 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A system for injecting a medicament into a patient, the system comprising:
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an injector; and a medicament cassette; the medicament cassette comprising; a housing; a sleeve movable in the housing between first and second positions; and a syringe comprising a chamber for containing a medicament and an injection needle extending from the syringe chamber, the syringe chamber at least partially disposed in the sleeve, the injection needle having a skin penetrating end opposite the syringe chamber, the skin penetrating end disposed within the housing when the sleeve is in the first position and the skin penetrating end extending out from the housing when the sleeve is in the second position; the injector comprising; a surface for removably mounting the cassette thereon; a motor driven link having a first end engageable with a portion of the sleeve when the cassette is mounted on the surface, the link for moving the sleeve from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 87, 88)
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50. A system for injecting a medicament, the system comprising:
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an injector; and a medicament cassette comprising a syringe for containing a medicament; the injector comprising; a plunge rod for expelling the fluid medicament from the syringe; a motor for driving the plunge rod; and a switch operatively coupled to the motor, for allowing a user to select one of a plurality of different medicament injection rates of the system. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A medicament cassette for an autoinjector, the medicament cassette comprising:
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a housing; a sleeve movable in the housing between first and second positions; and a syringe comprising a chamber for containing a medicament and an injection needle extending from the syringe chamber, the syringe chamber at least partially disposed in the sleeve, the injection needle having a skin penetrating end opposite the syringe chamber, the skin penetrating end disposed within the housing when the sleeve is in the first position and the skin penetrating end extending out from the housing when the sleeve is in the second position, wherein a portion of the sleeve engages a drive link of the autoinjector, when the cassette is mounted on or in the autoinjector. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 89, 90)
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70. An injector for injecting a medicament into a patient, the injector comprising:
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a surface for removably mounting a cassette thereon, the cassette having disposed therein a sleeve holding a syringe containing the medicament; and a motor driven link having a first end engageable with a portion of the cassette when the cassette is mounted on the surface, the link for moving the sleeve from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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85. A system for injecting a medicament into a patient, the system comprising:
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an injector; and a medicament cassette; the medicament cassette comprising; a housing; and a syringe comprising a chamber for containing a medicament and an injection needle extending from the syringe chamber, the injection needle having a skin penetrating end opposite the syringe chamber, the skin penetrating end disposed within the housing when the syringe is in a first position and the skin penetrating end extending out from the housing when the syringe is in a second position; the injector comprising; a surface for removably mounting the cassette thereon; a motor driven link having a first end engageable with a portion of the syringe when the cassette is mounted on the surface, the link for moving the syringe from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (86)
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91. A medicament cassette for an autoinjector, the medicament cassette comprising:
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a housing; and a syringe comprising a chamber for containing a medicament and an injection needle extending from the syringe chamber, the injection needle having a skin penetrating end opposite the syringe chamber, the skin penetrating end disposed within the housing when the syringe is in a first position and the skin penetrating end extending out from the housing when the syringe is in a second position, wherein a portion of the syringe engages a drive link of the autoinjector, when the cassette is mounted on or in the autoinjector. - View Dependent Claims (92)
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93. A system for injecting a medicament into a patient, the system comprising:
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an injector; and a medicament cassette; the injector comprising; a surface for removably mounting the cassette thereon; and a motor driven link having a first end for operating the cassette in a needle injection mode.
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94. A system for injecting a medicament, the system comprising:
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an injector; and a medicament cassette; the injector comprising; a plunge rod for expelling a fluid medicament from a syringe; a motor for driving the plunge rod; and a switch operatively coupled to the motor, for allowing a user to select one of a plurality of different medicament injection rates of the system.
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Specification