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Drug delivery device

US12311151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2023
Grant dateMay 27, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/582
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A drug delivery device may include a housing defining a longitudinal axis and having an opening and a drug storage container including a delivery member having an insertion end configured to extend at least partially through the opening during a delivery state. The device may also include plunger moveable toward the distal end of the drug storage container to expel a drug from the drug storage container through the delivery member, the plunger including a body portion having an inner wall defining an axial chamber and an outer wall cooperating with the inner wall to define a body thickness. The device may further include a plunger biasing member disposed at least partially within the axial chamber, the plunger biasing member configured to urge the plunger toward the distal end of the drug storage container.

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