US5480381A
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Needle-less injector
Assignee: Zogenix Inc
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Filing: 1992-08-21
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Granted: 1996-01-02
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Expires: 2012-08-21
Abstract
Abstract A needless injector having a liquid metering chamber with an outlet orifice, a piston slidable within the metering chamber, and a rod arranged to strike one end of the piston to force liquid through the outlet orifice. A cam follower is mounted at one end of the rod to ride on a cam that retracts the rod away from the piston. The injector is in two parts which are biassed away from each other. The front part of the injector carries the outlet orifice and the rear part carries the cam. Actuation occurs when the two parts of the injector are sufficiently urged towards each other by the user to actuate the cam to release the rod and thereby strike the piston and force liquid through the outlet orifice.
Inventors
- 👤 Terence E. Weston
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 01:24
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/20; A61M5/30; G01N33/54313; G01N33/5436; G01N33/54393; A01; A01G; A01G7/00; A01G7/06; A61M5/204
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A needle-less injector comprising: a chamber defined within said injector for containing liquid to be injected; a front portion having means defining a liquid outlet for said chamber; a rear portion having means defining a handle for said injector; a dispensing member in contact with the liquid in said chamber and movable in a first direction to reduce the volume of said chamber to cause the liquid contained therein to be expelled through said liquid outlet; an impacting member arranged to strike said dispensing member to cause movement thereof in said first direction; means for resiliently urging said rear portion away from said front portion; and means for actuating said injector, or permitting actuation thereof, in response to the application of a selected amount of axial pressure to said front portion to cause said front portion to move towards said rear portion against the force of said means for resiliently urging.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A needle-less injector comprising: a chamber defined within said injector for containing liquid to be injected; a front portion having means defining a liquid outlet for said chamber; a rear portion having means defining a handle for said injector; a dispensing member in contact with the liquid in said chamber and movable in a first direction to reduce the volume of said chamber to cause the liquid contained therein to be expelled through said liquid outlet; an impacting member arranged to strike said dispensing member to cause movement thereof in said first direction; means for resiliently urging said rear portion away from said front portion; and means for actuating said injector, or permitting actuation thereof, in response to the application of a selected amount of axial pressure to said front portion to cause said front portion to move towards said rear portion against the force of said means for resiliently urging.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
An injector according to claim 1, comprising means for holding the said impacting member away from the said dispensing member, against a biassing force, and for releasing the said impacting member to permit it to travel towards, and impact against, the said dispensing member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
An injector according to claim 2, wherein the biassing force is provided by a spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An injector according to claim 2, wherein the means for holding and releasing the said impacting member comprises a latch means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An injector according to claim 4, wherein the latch means comprises a cam and a cam follower.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An injector according to claim 5, comprising a motor for driving the said cam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
An injector according to claim 1, wherein the said dispensing member is a piston movable within the said chamber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An injector according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing member and the impacting member are interconnected by a lost motion connection.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
An injector according to claim 8, wherein the lost motion connection comprises at least one slot formed in one of the said members, and at least one cooperating pin provided on the other of the said members and movable lengthwise of the slot with which it cooperates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
An injector according to claim 9, wherein each pin engages one end of the slot with which it cooperates to allow the impacting member to move the dispensing member in a second direction opposite to said first direction, but in which, during dispensing, the impacting member strikes the dispensing member before the pin is able to engage the other end of the slot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
An injector according to claim 1, adapted to draw the liquid to be injected from a liquid source capable of providing a plurality of doses thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
53 words
An injector according to claim 11, comprising valve means for allowing liquid to be drawn into the said chamber from the liquid source during movement of the dispensing member in said second direction, and for preventing liquid being returned to the liquid source during movement of the dispensing member in said first direction.
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