Patent ID: 9555187
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A drug delivery device, comprising: a body having a reservoir disposed therein for containing a medicament; an injection needle for penetrating the skin of a patient, the needle being in fluid communication with the reservoir; a pressurization unit; a plunger movable within the body under a force of the pressurization unit for contacting the reservoir; and indicator means visible outside the device for indicating that delivery of the medicament is substantially complete; wherein motion of the plunger activates the indicator means, and wherein the indicator means converts the motion of the plunger into motion of the indicator means visible from outside the device; wherein the indicator means comprises an end-of-dose indicator that converts the motion of the plunger into motion of the end-of-dose indicator visible from outside the device; wherein the end-of-dose indicator comprises: