Patent ID: 9061103
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An auto-injector for delivering a liquid medicament, the auto-injector comprising an elongate housing having a longitudinal axis and a loading bay configured to receive a packaged syringe, wherein the loading bay is configured to be laterally accessible for inserting or removing the packaged syringe, wherein a sliding door is slidably arranged over the housing in a manner to reveal the loading bay when the sliding door is moved axially along the longitudinal axis to a distal position and to cover the loading bay when the sliding door is moved axially along the longitudinally axis to a proximal position, and where moving the door in a proximal direction causes compression of a drive spring, wherein the packaged syringe comprises a syringe with a hollow injection needle and a stopper for sealing the syringe and displacing the liquid medicament, wherein the drive spring is arranged in the housing for advancing the syringe and the needle in a proximal direction for needle insertion into an injection site and for injecting the medicament through the needle, wherein the sliding door exhibits a door rack gear in mesh with a drive gear which is in mesh with a drive reset rack such that the sliding door and the drive reset rack translate in opposite directions, and wherein the drive reset rack is arranged to compress the drive spring on translation in a distal direction.