Patent ID: 7833195
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A dispensing device for dispensing medicaments to a patient comprising: (a) a supporting structure; (b) a pair of spaced-apart, pre-filled collapsible containers carried by said supporting structure, each of said containers having a continuous top, bottom and side wall, a shearable nipple connected to and extending from said top wall, said shearable nipple having a severable end portion, said top wall, side wall and bottom wall being formed of a single material, each of said collapsible containers comprising an hermetically sealed reservoir defined by said continuous top, bottom and side walls, said reservoir having an outlet port formed by said shearable nipple and including sealing means for sealing said outlet port; (c) stored energy means carried by said supporting structure and operably associated with said collapsible containers for collapsing said collapsible containers to expel fluid therefrom; (d) an administration set, including an administration line interconnected with said outlet of said collapsible reservoir; and (e) fluid flow control means carried by said supporting structure for controlling fluid flow from said collapsible reservoirs of said collapsible containers toward said administration set, said fluid flow control means comprising operating means for controlling fluid flow from said collapsible container, said operating means comprising an operating shaft rotatably carried by said supporting structure, said operating shaft including a cavity and a spring knife mounted within said cavity for severing said end portion of said shearable nipple.