Needleless syringe functioning with a double-composition pyrotechnic charge
US7357780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M5/2046
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The technical field of the invention is that of pre-filled and disposable needleless syringes, used for intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections of liquid active principle for therapeutic use in human and veterinary medicine. The inventive syringes (1) are mainly characterized in that they function with a pyrotechnic charge (6) consisting of a mixture of powder with high burning rate and a powder with low burning rate. Indeed, the combustion of the powder with a high burning rate enables to communicate instantly, through a piston (3), a very high speed to the active principle (4), whereas the combustion of the powder with a low burning rate enables to maintain a threshold pressure level to proceed with the injection, so as to ensure that the active principle (4) penetrates through the skin. Thus, the injection is properly and homogeneously without any loss of active liquid (4).
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