Cartridge-holder assembly for medication dispensing unit
First Claim
1. A cartridge assembly for a syringe-type medication dispensing unit, said assembly comprising:
- a cartridge comprising a cartridge body having first and second ends, a pierceable membrane mounted at the first end, and a piston mounted at the second end, with a volume of mediation contained in the cartridge body between the membrane and the piston;
a cartridge holder having first and second ends, said first holder end defining a central opening and means for mounting a double ended needle, said second holder end defining means for securing the holder to a medication dispensing unit and an actuating shoulder, said holder defining a central cavity;
one of said central cavity and said cartridge being shaped with a plurality of raised lands adapted to frictionally to engage the opposed surface of the other of said cartridge and cavity so as to form an assembly which can be handled as a single modular unit with the cartridge held securely in the holder.
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Abstract
A cartridge assembly for a syringe-type medication dispensing unit includes a cartridge having a cartridge body with first and second ends. A pierceable membrane is mounted at the first end and a piston is mounted at the second end, with a volume of medication contained in the cartridge body between the membrane and the piston. A cartridge holder receives the cartridge and defines first and second ends. The first holder end defines a central opening and an external thread for mounting a double-ended needle. The second holder end defines an external thread for securing the holder to a medication dispensing unit and an actuating shoulder. The holder frictionally engages the cartridge to form an assembly which can be handled as a single modular unit with the cartridge held securely in the holder by frictional engagement.
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23 Claims
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1. A cartridge assembly for a syringe-type medication dispensing unit, said assembly comprising:
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a cartridge comprising a cartridge body having first and second ends, a pierceable membrane mounted at the first end, and a piston mounted at the second end, with a volume of mediation contained in the cartridge body between the membrane and the piston; a cartridge holder having first and second ends, said first holder end defining a central opening and means for mounting a double ended needle, said second holder end defining means for securing the holder to a medication dispensing unit and an actuating shoulder, said holder defining a central cavity; one of said central cavity and said cartridge being shaped with a plurality of raised lands adapted to frictionally to engage the opposed surface of the other of said cartridge and cavity so as to form an assembly which can be handled as a single modular unit with the cartridge held securely in the holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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4. A cartridge assembly for a syringe-type medication dispensing unit, said assembly comprising:
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a cartridge comprising a cartridge body having first and second ends, a pierceable membrane mounted at the first end, and a piston mounted at the second end, with a volume of medication contained in the cartridge body between the membrane and the piston; a cartridge holder having first and second ends, said first holder end defining a central opening and means for mounting a double ended needle, said second holder end defining means for securing the holder to a medication dispensing unit and an actuating shoulder, said holder defining a central cavity shaped to receive and frictionally engage the cartridge to form an assembly which can be handled as a single, modular unit with the cartridge held securely in the holder; wherein the holder securing means comprises a second set of external threads; and wherein the modular unit is mounted to a syringe type medication dispensing unit having a plunger engageable with the piston, a one-way mechanism engaged with the plunger, and an actuating member for the one-way mechanism, wherein the second holder end is received within the dispensing unit, wherein the second set of external threads is engaged with the dispensing unit, and wherein the actuating shoulder is engaged with the actuating member. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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15. A cartridge assembly for a syringe-type medication dispensing unit, said assembly comprising:
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a cartridge comprising a cartridge body having first and second ends, a pierceable membrane mounted at the first end, and a piston mounted at the second end, with a volume of medication contained in the cartridge body between the membrane and the piston and an annular collar disposed around the membrane; a cartridge holder having first and second ends, said first holder end defining a central opening and a first set of external threads, said second holder end defining an actuating shoulder and a second set of external threads said holder defining a central cavity shaped to receive the cartridge with the pierceable membrane adjacent the central opening, said cartridge having a length greater than that of the holder such that the second end of the cartridge extends out of the holder, said holder defining a plurality of raised lands positioned to frictionally engage the collar to form an assembly which can be handled as a single, modular unit with the cartridge held removably in the holder by friction between the collar and the holder, said holder shaped to receive the cartridge freely until the lands engage the collar, such that the weight of the cartridge will move the cartridge into the holder until the lands contact the collar. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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