Single-use needle-less hypodermic jet injection apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A needleless injector system comprising:
- an injector body member defining an inner chamber and an injection orifice;
a gas capsule positioned within the body member chamber, the capsule having a penetrable wall at one end thereof;
a capsule piercing member facing and spaced from the penetrable wall;
a hammer member disposed in abutment with and affixed to the end of the capsule remote from the penetrable wall;
a biasing system for selectively imparting a biasing force against the hammer member and the capsule; and
a locking system for maintaining the piercing member spaced from the penetrable wall until the hammer member and the capsule are biased toward the piercing member.
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Abstract
A needleless injector system including: a first injector assembly; a gas capsule disposed within the first injector assembly and containing pressurized gas, with a pierceable surface at the forward end thereof to provide an injection source; a gas capsule piercing member disposed within the first injector assembly, where the piercing member and the gas capsule are movable relative to each other; a second injector assembly containing a medical treatment fluid and having a forward facing injection orifice for injecting the medical treatment fluid into a patient; and a resilient seal mounted between the gas capsule and the first injector assembly to contain all pressurized gas within a forward end of the first injector assembly after pressurized gas is released from the gas capsule following piercing of the gas capsule, in order to cause an immediate increase in pressure in the medical treatment fluid contained within the second injector assembly.
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6 Claims
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1. A needleless injector system comprising:
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an injector body member defining an inner chamber and an injection orifice;
a gas capsule positioned within the body member chamber, the capsule having a penetrable wall at one end thereof;
a capsule piercing member facing and spaced from the penetrable wall;
a hammer member disposed in abutment with and affixed to the end of the capsule remote from the penetrable wall;
a biasing system for selectively imparting a biasing force against the hammer member and the capsule; and
a locking system for maintaining the piercing member spaced from the penetrable wall until the hammer member and the capsule are biased toward the piercing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A needleless injector system comprising:
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an injector body assembly defining an inner chamber and an injection orifice;
a gas capsule positioned within the body assembly chamber, the capsule having a penetrable wall at one end thereof;
a capsule piercing member facing and spaced from the penetrable wall;
the capsule being moveable relative to the injector body assembly;
a hammer member disposed in abutment with and affixed to the capsule;
a biasing system for selectively imparting a biasing force against the hammer member; and
a locking system for maintaining the piercing member spaced from the penetrable wall until biasing force is imparted against the hammer member. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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