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INJECTION DEVICE FOR SOFT-TISSUE AUGMENTATION FILLERS, BIOACTIVE AGENTS AND OTHER BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS IN LIQUID OR GEL FORM

  • US 20170080154A1
  • Filed: 12/01/2016
  • Published: 03/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hand-held injection device comprising:

  • a cartridge suitable for containing first material and couplable to a needle;

    a shell structured to contain the cartridge;

    a motorized drive mechanism;

    a power source for activating the drive mechanism;

    a user-programmable controller coupled to the drive mechanism, where a user-defined injection rate can be set;

    a vial, suitable for containing a second material, fluidly coupled to the cartridge;

    a pump and a one-way valve for directing the second material into the cartridge to be mixed with the first material; and

    a plunger actuated by the drive mechanism for forcing the first material mixed with the second material from the cartridge and out of the needle at the user defined injection rate.

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