Patent ID: 9656027
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An injection device, comprising: a safety shield having a first end and a surface disposed at a second end thereof for-contacting a patient's skin, the safety shield having a shield tab extending therefrom; a housing slidably disposed with respect to the safety shield, the housing including a guide groove for engaging the shield tab to guide movement of the housing relative to the safety shield, the guide groove having first and second axial portions and a substantially helical portion connecting the first and second axial portions; a medicament container connected with the housing and having a needle affixed thereto in communication with a medicament disposed within the medicament container, wherein the medicament container is displaceable relative to the safety shield from an initial position to an injection position, to a withdrawn position; a biasing member biasing the medicament container away from the safety shield; and an injector member slidably disposed relative to the medicament container, for expelling the medicament from the medicament container; wherein: