Needleless injector
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2008-05-22
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
[0001] Needlefree injectors are used as an alternative to needle-type hypodermic injectors for injecting liquid drugs through the epidermis and into the underlying tissues. The usual form of construction for such a device is a syringe having a small discharge orifice which is placed in contact with the skin, and through which the drug is injected at a sufficiently high speed to penetrate the skin of the patient. The energy required to pressurise the drug may be derived from a compressed coil spring, compressed gas, explosive charge or some other form of stored energy.
[0002] There are a number of different ways in which the energy may be converted from the stored form into pressure in the liquid. These may include rupturing a seal, so allowing gas to escape from a canister and causing pressure to build up behind a piston which pressurises the gas. Alternatively, a gas may cause a ram to accelerate across a gap, prior to impacting on the back of a piston. ...