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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Applicants:
John B. Slate, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew C. Barnes, San Diego, CA (US);
Corey M. Magers, Encinitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
John B. Slate, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew C. Barnes, San Diego, CA (US);
Corey M. Magers, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avant Medical Corp., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An auto-injector confines all functional components inside an enclosed housing, to keep its needle out-of-sight, at all times. Within the housing, a needle holder positions a needle at a location. A drive mechanism then simultaneously engages the needle with a fluid source and accelerates it with a predetermined momentum for insertion into a patient. After fluid delivery, the withdrawn needle is moved to storage within the housing for subsequent disposal.