Fluid transfer device having removable needle cartridge
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1. A fluid transfer device comprising:
- a cartridge comprising a plurality of needles;
an advancer operative to selectably advance any of said plurality of needles in said cartridge to a needle deployment position;
a fluid reservoir shareable by a plurality of said needles; and
a syringe operative, for each of said needles in said cartridge that is selectably advanced to said needle deployment position, to enter said cartridge, wherein a distal end of said syringe enters a receptacle formed in a proximal end of said needle to couple with said needle in said needle deployment position, and convey fluid from said fluid reservoir and into said needle via said cartridge.
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A fluid transfer device including a cartridge having a plurality of needles, an advancer operative to selectably advance any of the plurality of needles in the cartridge to a needle deployment position, and a syringe operative to convey fluid through the needle in the needle deployment position.
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1. A fluid transfer device comprising:
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a cartridge comprising a plurality of needles; an advancer operative to selectably advance any of said plurality of needles in said cartridge to a needle deployment position; a fluid reservoir shareable by a plurality of said needles; and a syringe operative, for each of said needles in said cartridge that is selectably advanced to said needle deployment position, to enter said cartridge, wherein a distal end of said syringe enters a receptacle formed in a proximal end of said needle to couple with said needle in said needle deployment position, and convey fluid from said fluid reservoir and into said needle via said cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for fluid transfer, the method comprising:
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selectably advancing a first one of a plurality of needles in a cartridge to a needle deployment position; coupling a syringe with said first needle, wherein a distal end of said syringe enters a receptacle formed in a proximal end of said needle; conveying fluid from a fluid reservoir through said syringe and said first needle in said needle deployment position via said cartridge; selectably advancing a second one of said plurality of needles in said cartridge to said needle deployment position; coupling said syringe with said second needle, wherein said distal end of said syringe enters a receptacle formed in a proximal end of said second needle; and conveying fluid from said fluid reservoir through said syringe and said second needle in said needle deployment position via said cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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