Patent ID: 11865316
Assignee: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A medication delivery device, comprising:
the drive portion of claim 13; and
a disposable portion including a disposable portion housing having a distal end, a therapeutic agent delivery assembly carried by the disposable portion housing, the therapeutic agent delivery assembly having a chamber comprising a passageway to carry a therapeutic agent, and a needle in communication with the passageway, wherein the therapeutic agent delivery assembly is coupled to the frame of the drive portion and is translatable relative to the disposable portion housing from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration, in the stowed configuration the needle being disposed proximally relative to the distal end of the disposable portion housing, and in the deployed configuration the needle at least partially extending distally from the distal end of the disposable portion housing,
wherein the plunger defines a rack that is movable within the passageway to move a piston within the chamber.