Microneedle injection and infusion apparatus and method of using same

    公开(公告)号:US11771878B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-03

    申请号:US16909723

    申请日:2020-06-23

    IPC分类号: A61M37/00 A61M5/142 A61M5/32

    摘要: A microneedle injection and infusion apparatus, and a method of using same. The apparatus can include a housing, a microneedle array holder for holding a microneedle array, and a shuttle that holds a cartridge (e.g., that contains an active agent). The microneedle array holder can be movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The shuttle can be movable between a first position in which the cartridge is not in fluid communication with a fluid path and a second position in which the cartridge is in fluid communication with the fluid path. The apparatus can further include an actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The method can include moving the actuator to its second position to allow the shuttle to move toward its second position, wherein movement of the shuttle toward its second position allows the microneedle array holder to move to its extended position.

    Trigger mechanism for an inhaler
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    公开(公告)号:US11497866B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US16331213

    申请日:2017-09-05

    IPC分类号: A61M15/00

    摘要: A breath-responsive metered dose inhaler having a trigger mechanism for triggering delivery of a medicament and a trigger mechanism chassis for locating the trigger mechanism within the inhaler, the trigger mechanism including a breath responsive member moveable upon inhalation of the user from a primed position in which the inhaler is prevented from delivering medicament, to a triggered position in which the medicament is delivered to the user, a spring which is flexible along its longitudinal axis, wherein the spring is configured to bias the breath responsive member from its triggered position to its primed position by flexure along its longitudinal axis.