Patent ID: 9572926
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An apparatus for administering a liquid medication to a subject, comprising: a housing having an opening; a surface of said housing configured to adhere to a skin of the subject; a cartridge containing the liquid medication, inserted longitudinally through said opening into said housing, the cartridge being surrounded on at least three sides by said housing, a long axis of said cartridge being substantially parallel to said surface, and said long axis being positioned off center toward a first side of the apparatus; a needle retracted inside said housing positioned toward a second side of the apparatus opposite said first side, said needle releasable through said surface; and a locking latch cantilevered from said housing, said locking latch being in engagement with the cartridge preventing said cartridge from exiting said housing when said cartridge is fully inserted into said housing; wherein said cartridge includes a proximal end having a septum located thereon from which the liquid medication is discharged, and wherein said cartridge is inserted into said housing with said proximal end inward, said needle puncturing said septum upon full insertion of said cartridge into said opening.