Patent ID: 8361029
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a housing; a medicament container disposed within the housing; a delivery member configured to be in fluid communication with the medicament container, the delivery member moveably disposed between a first position, in which the delivery member is disposed within the housing, and a second position, in which a portion of the delivery member extends from the housing; a retraction member configured to bias the delivery member towards the first position; a moveable member having a first portion and a second portion; and an energy storage member configured to produce a force to move the delivery member from the first position to the second position and to move the first portion of the moveable member within the medicament container to expel a medicament from the medicament container via the delivery member, the second portion of the moveable member configured to interface with a release member after at least a portion of the medicament has been expelled to release the force from at least one of the moveable member or the delivery member.