Needle assisted jet injection device having reduced trigger force
First Claim
1. An injector, comprising:
- a medicament container containing medicament, the medicament being at least one of testosterone or a derivative thereof;
a trigger mechanism including;
a trigger member disposed about an axis, the trigger member having a trigger member opening and a trigger member protrusion, anda ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize the medicament container for expelling the medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a trigger engagement member configured to engage the trigger member opening when the trigger member is in a pre-firing condition;
an energy source associated with the ram and configured to powering the ram to expel the medicament; and
a user-operable guard including a firing-initiation member having a guard aperture engaged with the trigger member protrusion, the firing-initiation member operable for causing an axial translation of the trigger member in a proximal direction from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is disengaged from the trigger member opening to allow the energy source to fire the ram.
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Abstract
An injector includes a trigger mechanism including: a trigger member disposed about an axis having an aperture and a protrusion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a trigger engagement member configured to engage the aperture of the trigger member when the trigger member is in a pre-firing condition; an energy source associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament; and a user-operable firing-initiation member having an aperture engaged with the protrusion of the trigger member and operable for causing an axial translation of the trigger member in a proximal direction from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retaining portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram.
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1. An injector, comprising:
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a medicament container containing medicament, the medicament being at least one of testosterone or a derivative thereof; a trigger mechanism including; a trigger member disposed about an axis, the trigger member having a trigger member opening and a trigger member protrusion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize the medicament container for expelling the medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a trigger engagement member configured to engage the trigger member opening when the trigger member is in a pre-firing condition; an energy source associated with the ram and configured to powering the ram to expel the medicament; and a user-operable guard including a firing-initiation member having a guard aperture engaged with the trigger member protrusion, the firing-initiation member operable for causing an axial translation of the trigger member in a proximal direction from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is disengaged from the trigger member opening to allow the energy source to fire the ram. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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