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Drug delivery systems and methods

  • US 6,645,181 B1
  • Filed: 11/12/1999
  • Issued: 11/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for injecting a fluid into a living being, said device comprising:

  • a housing having a penetrating member aperture having a first longitudinal axis;

    a port in said housing that receives a standard rigid container that contains a drug said port having a second longitudinal axis;

    a penetrating member movable from a storage position in the housing to an injection position extending outside the housing through the aperture;

    a channel that brings said penetrating member into fluid communication with the container;

    a locking mechanism that prevents displacement of said first penetrating member to said injection position after delivering one dose of the drug, said locking mechanism comprising;

    a slot in a movable holder of said first penetrating member; and

    a ball that is biased in said housing and which enters said slot when said penetrating member retraction mechanism retracts said penetrating member into said housing, thereby locking said first penetrating member inside said housing;

    said device delivering one dose of the drug; and

    wherein said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis are not parallel nor coaxial.

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