Laminar injection apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A laminar apparatus for injecting medication, the apparatus comprising:
- a slider layer;
a needle flexibly coupled to the slider layer; and
a needle guiding layer comprising an angled aperture for deflecting the needle from a substantially horizontal orientation that is substantially parallel to the slider layer to a substantially vertical orientation that is substantially perpendicular to the slider layer in response to moving the slider layer relative to the needle guiding layer.
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Abstract
A laminar injection apparatus may include a slider layer, a needle flexibly coupled to the slider layer, a medication reservoir in fluid communication with the needle, and a needle guiding layer comprising an aperture for deflecting the needle from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation in response to moving the slider layer relative to the needle guiding layer. One or more spring layers may extend the laminar structure into an extended laminar structure. The needle may be thrust into a subject by compressing the extended laminar structure and causing the needle to protrude from the structure and penetrate a subject. In response to the compressive force on the laminar stack, medication may be forced from the medication reservoir through the needle and into the subject.
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17 Claims
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1. A laminar apparatus for injecting medication, the apparatus comprising:
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a slider layer; a needle flexibly coupled to the slider layer; and a needle guiding layer comprising an angled aperture for deflecting the needle from a substantially horizontal orientation that is substantially parallel to the slider layer to a substantially vertical orientation that is substantially perpendicular to the slider layer in response to moving the slider layer relative to the needle guiding layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for injecting medication, the method comprising:
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obtaining a laminar apparatus for injecting medication, the apparatus comprising a slider layer, a needle flexibly coupled to the slider layer, a medication reservoir in fluid communication with the needle, and a needle guiding layer comprising an angled aperture for deflecting the needle from a substantially horizontal orientation that is substantially parallel to the slider layer to a substantially vertical orientation that is substantially perpendicular to the slider layer in response to moving at least a portion of the slider layer relative to the needle guiding layer; moving the slider layer relative to the needle guiding layer; and injecting medication from the medication reservoir into a subject via the needle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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