Devices, systems and methods for medicament delivery
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a medicament container;
a needle coupled to the medicament container;
an 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 outside of a distal end portion of a housing;
an actuation member configured to actuate the energy storage member when moved within the housing between a first position and a second position;
a needle sheath covering the needle;
a sheath retainer surrounding at least a portion of the needle sheath the sheath retainer configured to remove the needle sheath from the needle when the sheath retainer is moved distally relative to the housing; and
a distal cap covering at least a portion of the sheath retainer the distal cap configured to be decoupled from the housing.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing, a needle, a first energy storage member and a second energy storage member. The needle is movably disposed within the housing and is configured to be to be placed in fluid communication with a medicament container. The needle is configured to move between a first position and a second position. In its first position, the needle is contained within the housing. In its second position, at least a portion of the needle extends from the housing. The first energy storage member is disposed within the housing, and is configured to produce a first force when actuated. The second energy storage member is disposed within the housing, and is configured to be actuated in response to the first force to produce a second force to move the needle from the first needle position to the second needle position.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a medicament container; a needle coupled to the medicament container; an 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 outside of a distal end portion of a housing; an actuation member configured to actuate the energy storage member when moved within the housing between a first position and a second position; a needle sheath covering the needle; a sheath retainer surrounding at least a portion of the needle sheath the sheath retainer configured to remove the needle sheath from the needle when the sheath retainer is moved distally relative to the housing; and a distal cap covering at least a portion of the sheath retainer the distal cap configured to be decoupled from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; a medicament container configured to move within the housing between a first position and a second position; a needle coupled to the medicament container, the needle disposed within the housing when the medicament container is in the first position, a portion of the needle disposed outside of the housing when the medicament container is in the second position; a needle sheath configured to cover the needle when the medicament container is in the first position; a sheath retainer including at least one engagement mechanism configured to exert a force against a shoulder of the needle sheath when the sheath retainer is moved distally relative to the housing to remove the needle sheath from the needle; and a distal cap covering at least a portion of the sheath retainer, the distal cap configured to be decoupled from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; a medicament container configured to move within the housing between a first position and a second position in response to a first force produced by an energy storage member; a needle coupled to the medicament container, the needle disposed within the housing when the medicament container is in the first position, a portion of the needle disposed outside of the housing when the medicament container is in the second position; a needle sheath covering the needle; and a sheath retainer configured to be disposed about at least a portion of the needle sheath, a distal end portion of the sheath retainer including a gripping protrusion configured to receive a second force to move the sheath retainer distally relative to the housing, the sheath retainer including an engagement mechanism configured to exert at least a portion of the second force against the needle sheath when the sheath retainer is moved distally, the sheath retainer including a locking protrusion configured to be disposed within a recess defined by the housing, the locking protrusion configured to resist distal movement of the sheath retainer when disposed within the recess. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification