Patent ID: 7086431
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A61J,A61M,B65B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for filling at least one fluid cartridge with a fluid, the at least one fluid cartridges having opposing ends, a fluid cartridge orifice in one of said ends, and a piston inside the fluid cartridge for defining a fluid container between the piston and the fluid cartridge orifice, the piston moving away from the orifice as fluid enters the container, said apparatus comprising: a housing for receiving a container holding the fluid, the container having a fluid discharge orifice covered by a septum; a septum opening device affixed to said housing and independent of the fluid cartridge(s) for severing the septum in response to the relative movement of the container with respect to said septum opening device; and a protrusion for receiving the outer surface of the fluid cartridge piston for determining the maximum amount of fluid for reception by the fluid cartridge.