NEEDLELESS INJECTOR SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A needleless injector system, comprising:
- a needleless injector unit having a nozzle portion and a supply of one or more substances for injection, the needleless injector unit configured to inject the one or more substances from the nozzle portion through a skin surface of a subject; and
an auxiliary unit coupleable to the needleless injector unit and having a source of one or more protectants, the auxiliary unit configured to emit the one or more protectants in a region between the nozzle portion of the needleless injector unit and the skin surface of the subject.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems and methods for protecting needleless injector units from one or more contaminants. In an embodiment, a needleless injector system includes a needleless injector unit and an auxiliary unit. The needleless injector unit has a nozzle portion and a supply of one or more substances for injection. The needleless injector unit is configured to inject the one or more substances from the nozzle portion through a skin surface of a subject. The auxiliary unit is coupleable to the needleless injector unit. The auxiliary unit includes a source of one or more protectants and is configured to emit the one or more protectants in a region between the nozzle portion of the needleless injector unit and the skin surface of the subject.
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1. A needleless injector system, comprising:
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a needleless injector unit having a nozzle portion and a supply of one or more substances for injection, the needleless injector unit configured to inject the one or more substances from the nozzle portion through a skin surface of a subject; and an auxiliary unit coupleable to the needleless injector unit and having a source of one or more protectants, the auxiliary unit configured to emit the one or more protectants in a region between the nozzle portion of the needleless injector unit and the skin surface of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An auxiliary system for use in a needleless injector system, the auxiliary system comprising:
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a coupling mechanism configured to securely couple to a needleless injector unit, wherein the needleless injector unit includes a nozzle portion and a supply of one or more substances, the needleless injector unit configured to inject the one or more substances from the nozzle portion through a skin surface of a subject; a source of one or more protectants; and a control unit configured to control injection of the one of more substances from the needleless injector unit and emission of the one or more protectants from the auxiliary system into a region between the nozzle portion of the needleless injector unit and the skin surface of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method of administering one or more substances through a skin surface of a subject, the method comprising:
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injecting the one or more substances from a nozzle portion of a needleless injector unit and through the skin surface of the subject; and emitting one or more protectants from an auxiliary unit associated with the needleless injector unit. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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