US Patent

US7947017 — Devices, systems and methods for medicament delivery

Formulation · Assigned to Intelliject Inc · Expires 2028-03-12 · 2y remaining

Vulnerability score 60/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects an apparatus for a medical device with a movable member, valve, and needle for delivering a medicament.

USPTO Abstract

An apparatus includes a movable member and a valve coupled to the movable member. The movable member is configured to be disposed within a housing of a medical device and has a first end portion and second end portion. A portion of the first end portion is configured to define a portion of a boundary of a gas chamber. The first end portion defines an opening configured to be in fluid communication between the gas chamber and an area outside the gas chamber. The second end portion is configured to be coupled to a needle configured to deliver a medicament into a body. The valve is configured to selectively allow fluid communication between the gas chamber and the area outside the gas chamber through the opening defined by the first end portion of the movable member.

Drugs covered by this patent

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US7947017
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Formulation
Expires
2028-03-12
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Intelliject Inc
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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