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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:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Steven M. Griffiths, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Robert L. Hill, Abingdon, MD (US);
Matthew P. Robben, Pittsford, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Griffiths, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Robert L. Hill, Abingdon, MD (US);
Matthew P. Robben, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic injector separately stores liquid and dry components in respective compartments. When the injector is activated, a fluid-directing member between the liquid and dry compartments causes the liquid component to form a vortex as the liquid flows into the dry compartment. This allows the two components to combine more thoroughly and quickly to form a liquid solution that is delivered to an injection site.