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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2019
Applicant:
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Inventor:
Jason Krizan, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/315 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/31513 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plunger assembly is configured for slidable advancement through a reservoir of a vessel containing a material to be administered. The plunger assembly includes a plunger rod having a distal end configured to be inserted into the reservoir. An elastomeric plunger extending from the distal end of the plunger rod is configured to sealingly engage a sidewall of the reservoir. At least one printed circuit board is embedded within the plunger, and at least one electronic component is electrically connected with the at least one printed circuit board.