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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Richard David Gillespie, Iii, Athens, TX (US);
Doug Owen Crow, Brownsboro, TX (US);
Inventors:
Richard David Gillespie, III, Athens, TX (US);
Doug Owen Crow, Brownsboro, TX (US);
Assignee:
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Lionville, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an injector apparatus suitable for use with an automatic injection device. The injector apparatus includes a cylindrical housing having a deflectable member and a removable guard. The deflectable member releasably holds a syringe tube assembly in the axial direction when the apparatus is in the initial position. Then, after use, the deflectable member provides a tamper evidence means for indicating whether or not the injector apparatus was previously used or tampered with.