Method and apparatus for adjusting the contents of a needle-less injector
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61M-005/30
A61M-037/00
출원번호
US-0285687
(2002-10-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Wise,Roger R.
Levy,Seth D.
출원인 / 주소
Wise,Roger R.
Levy,Seth D.
대리인 / 주소
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
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초록▼
A method and apparatus for adjusting the contents of a needle-less injector that contains an injectable product are described. A needle-less injector includes an adjustment switch in mechanical contact with the driver of a needle-less injector. A user may displace the adjustment switch to expel air
A method and apparatus for adjusting the contents of a needle-less injector that contains an injectable product are described. A needle-less injector includes an adjustment switch in mechanical contact with the driver of a needle-less injector. A user may displace the adjustment switch to expel air or gas contained in the product section of the needle-less injector prior to administration of a needle-less injection with the same. The adjustment switch may alternatively or additionally be used to expel at least a portion of the injectable product contained in the needle-less injector to reduce the volume of the product to be injected with the needle-less injector.
대표청구항▼
We claim: 1. An apparatus for adjusting contents of a needle-less injector, comprising: an adjustment switch to adjust said contents of said needle-less injector; a driver to force a volume of said contents of said needle-less injector out of said needle-less injector through an orifice; and a tr
We claim: 1. An apparatus for adjusting contents of a needle-less injector, comprising: an adjustment switch to adjust said contents of said needle-less injector; a driver to force a volume of said contents of said needle-less injector out of said needle-less injector through an orifice; and a transecting member attached to said adjustment switch, to provide mechanical interaction between said adjustment switch and said driver, wherein displacement of said adjustment switch in the direction of a dispensing end of said needle-less injector causes said driver to move toward said dispensing end of said needle-less injector. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said contents are selected from the group consisting of air, gas, an injectable product, a degassed injectable product, and combinations thereof. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said transecting member is attached to a bottom surface of said adjustment switch, and said adjustment switch includes a non-slip surface on a top surface thereof. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said bottom surface of said adjustment switch is a curved surface that substantially coincides with a curved exterior surface of said needle-less injector. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said adjustment switch is selected from the group consisting of an adjustment switch that partially wraps around said needle-less injector and an adjustment switch that entirely wraps around said needle-less injector. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said adjustment switch includes at least two transecting members. 7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said adjustment switch entirely wraps around said needle-less injector, and said adjustment switch includes a first semi-cylindrical component and a second semi-cylindrical component that are coupled to one another to form said adjustment switch. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said first and second semi-cylindrical components are coupled to one another by at least one set of an interlocking member on a one of said first and second semi-cylindrical components and a receiving hole on the other of said first and second semi-cylindrical components. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said first and second semi-cylindrical components are identical. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said needle-less injector includes an adjustment slot to allow said transecting member to provide mechanical interaction between said adjustment switch and said driver. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said adjustment slot includes a forward terminus disposed at a position in said housing behind an element of said driver that provides a fluid-tight seal with respect to said injectable product in said needle-less injector. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said adjustment slot is linear. 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said adjustment slot includes at least one semi-circumferential slot configured approximately perpendicularly to said adjustment slot, to receive said transecting member when said adjustment switch is displaced to a point that corresponds to a particular pre-determined total volume of said contents of said needle-less injector. 14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said adjustment slot is configured at a length selected from the group consisting of a maximum adjustment length and a complete injection length. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said adjustment switch covers said adjustment slot. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said driver includes a member receiving indentation to allow an interaction between said transecting member and said driver. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said member receiving indentation is selected from the group consisting of a groove circumscribing said driver, a cylindrical collar having a rear rim and circumscribing said driver, a cylindrical collar without a rear rim and circumscribing said driver, and a dimple. 18. The apparatus of claim 16, further including a space between said member receiving indentation and an end of said transecting member to allow said driver to glide by said transecting member upon administration of an injection with said needle-less injector. 19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said driver includes a piston and a plunger. 20. A method of adjusting contents of a needle-less injector, comprising: providing a needle-less injector, comprising an adjustment switch to adjust said contents of said needle-less injector, a driver to force a volume of said contents of said needle-less injector out of said needle-less injector through an orifice, and a transecting member attached to said adjustment switch, to provide mechanical interaction between said adjustment switch and said driver, wherein displacement of said adjustment switch in the direction of a dispensing end of said needle-less injector causes said driver to move toward said dispensing end of said needle-less injector; and displacing said adjustment switch toward said dispensing end of said needle-less injector to cause said driver to move toward said dispensing end of said needle-less injector, thereby, forcing a volume of said contents out of said needle-less injector through said orifice. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein said contents are selected from the group consisting of air, gas, an injectable product, a degassed injectable product, and combinations thereof. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein prior to displacing said driver, said method further includes: removing a cap from said dispensing end of said needle-less injector. 23. The method of claim 20, wherein after displacing said adjustment switch toward said dispensing end of said needle-less injector, said method further includes: removing said adjustment switch from said needle-less injector. 24. A method of administering a needle-less injection with an adjusted volume of an injectable product, comprising: providing a needle-less injector, comprising an adjustment switch to adjust said contents of said needle-less injector, a driver to force a volume of said contents of said needle-less injector out of said needle-less injector through an orifice, and a transecting member attached to said adjustment switch, to provide mechanical interaction between said adjustment switch and said driver, wherein displacement of said adjustment switch in the direction of a dispensing end of said needle-less injector causes said driver to move toward said dispensing end of said needle-less injector; and displacing said driver toward said dispensing end to expel a portion of said injectable product leaving said adjusted volume within said needle-less injector; and administering an injection with said needle-less injector. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein said injectable product is a degassed injectable product. 26. The method of claim 24, wherein displacing said driver results in an expulsion of air or gas from said needle-less injector in addition to expulsion of said portion of said injectable product. 27. The method of claim 24, wherein prior to displacing said driver, said method further includes: removing a cap from said dispensing end of said needle-less injector. 28. The method of claim 24, wherein prior to administering an injection with said needle-less injector, said method further includes: removing said adjustment switch from said needle-less injector.
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