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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2017
Applicant:

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Peter A. Basile, Bloomsbury, NJ (US);

Steven Carl Persak, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Mikhail Gotliboym, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);

Brad Britland, Lake Hopatcong, NJ (US);

Stephen G. Miggels, Wyckoff, NJ (US);

Henry J. Mack, Jr., Phillipsburg, NJ (US);

Oliver J. Sha, Randolph, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/50 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/50 (2013.01); A61M 5/00 (2013.01); A61M 5/178 (2013.01); A61M 5/24 (2013.01); A61M 5/2425 (2013.01); A61M 5/31 (2013.01); A61M 5/315 (2013.01); A61M 5/3129 (2013.01); A61M 5/3146 (2013.01); A61M 5/31511 (2013.01); A61M 5/32 (2013.01); A61M 5/326 (2013.01); A61M 5/3271 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2407 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2433 (2013.01); A61M 2205/273 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to drug delivery systems that cannot be reloaded or reused and further include a passive safety shield system. The drug delivery devices described herein include a drug container comprising at least one bellow, a needle, wherein the needle is in liquid communication with the drug container; a plunger extending between a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the plunger is in communication with the drug container and where upon axial movement of the plunger, the drug container is compressed.


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