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Plural injecting device

US4226235A · kind A · utility

169Cited by
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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 25, 1979
Grant dateOct 7, 1980
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Expiry dateJan 25, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2005/3109
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A plural injecting device comprising an outer housing assembly, a plurality of cartridge sub-assemblies, and a corresponding plurality of releasable spring sub-assemblies for effecting a forward movement of the associated hypodermic needle into the user's muscle tissue and the associated liquid medicament dosage outwardly through the needle, the sub-assemblies being mounted within the outer housing assembly so that as a result of the actuation of one of the releasable spring sub-assemblies the other releasable spring sub-assembly will be actuated so as to insure a substantially simultaneous injection of the plural dosages contained within the device. A safety arrangement in some embodiments provides for selective individual or plural dosage injection.

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