Devices, systems and methods for medicament delivery
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing defining a volume,a medicament container movably disposed within the volume, the medicament container coupled to a needle;
an energy storage member disposed within the volume, the energy storage member configured to produce a force to move the medicament container to an injection position in which a portion of the needle is disposed through a distal end surface of the housing;
a release member disposed within the volume, the release member configured to actuate the energy storage member; and
an actuation member, a first portion of the actuation member engaged with the release member such that the release member actuates the energy storage member when the actuation member is moved, a second portion of the actuation member disposed through the distal end surface of the housing such that the actuation member can be manipulated to move the actuation member.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing, a medicament container and an actuator. The actuator includes a release member and an energy storage member having a first position and a second position. In the first position, the energy storage member has a first potential energy. In the second position the energy storage member has a second potential energy. The energy storage member is configured to convert a portion of the first potential energy into kinetic energy when moved from the first position to the second position to move the medicament container within the housing. The energy storage member has a longitudinal axis offset from a longitudinal axis of the medicament container. The release member is configured to selectively deploy the energy storage member from its first position to its second position.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining a volume, a medicament container movably disposed within the volume, the medicament container coupled to a needle; an energy storage member disposed within the volume, the energy storage member configured to produce a force to move the medicament container to an injection position in which a portion of the needle is disposed through a distal end surface of the housing; a release member disposed within the volume, the release member configured to actuate the energy storage member; and an actuation member, a first portion of the actuation member engaged with the release member such that the release member actuates the energy storage member when the actuation member is moved, a second portion of the actuation member disposed through the distal end surface of the housing such that the actuation member can be manipulated to move the actuation member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14)
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion; a medicament container having a distal end portion configured to be coupled to a needle, the medicament container configured to move within the housing between a first position and a second position, the needle disposed within the housing when the medicament container is in the first position, at least a portion of the needle extends from the distal end portion of the housing when the medicament container is in the second position; an energy storage member configured to produce a force to move the medicament container between the first position and the second position when the energy storage member is actuated; a release member disposed within the housing, the release member configured to actuate the energy storage member; and an actuator configured to engage the release member when the actuator is moved from a first actuator position to a second actuator position such that the release member actuates the energy storage member, a first portion of the actuator disposed within the housing, a second portion of the actuation member disposed outside of the distal end portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining a volume, a first portion of the volume offset from a second portion of the volume, a distal end portion of the housing defining a first passageway, and a second passageway; a medicament container movably disposed within the first portion of the volume, the medicament container coupled to a needle; an energy storage member disposed within second portion of the volume, the energy storage member configured to produce a force to move the medicament container to an injection position in which a portion of the needle is disposed through the first passageway; a release member disposed within the volume, the release member configured to actuate the energy storage member; and an actuation member configured to actuate the energy storage member when the actuation member is moved from a first position to a second position, a first portion of the actuation member disposed within the volume when the actuation member is in the first position, a second portion of the actuation member disposed through the second passageway when the actuation member is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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