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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Michael Schaller, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0008 (2013.01); A61M 5/31526 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2407 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3143 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to an injection device having a plunger configured to advance a distance into a container of material, such as a viscoelastic container; a trigger mechanism configured upon an actuation of the trigger mechanism to apply a first force to a spring element; and the spring element coupled to the plunger and configured to apply a second force to the plunger and which is configured to prevent exceeding a threshold maximum force applied to the container.