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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian John Bellhouse, Oxfordshire, GB;
John Bell, Oxfordshire, GB;
Huw Richard Millward, Oxford, GB;
Monisha Jane Phillips, Oxford, GB;
Samih M. Nabulsi, Oxford, GB;
Assignee:
PowderJect Research Limited, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/30 ;
Abstract
A needleless syringe capable of accelerating particles into a target surface is provided. The syringe comprises a body having a lumen with a diaphragm located adjacent to a terminus thereof. Particles are delivered from an external surface of the diaphragm by means of the motive force provided by the impact of a shockwave imparted to the internal surface of the diaphragm. A method for delivering particles from the needleless syringe is also provided.