Patent ID: 8480630
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A modular injection system for administration of dermal filler compositions, the system comprising: a handheld injector unit including a grippable housing including a distal end having a coupling portion, and a drive unit contained within the housing; a wrist strap; a separate portable control unit, remote from the injector unit, the control unit including a controller/processor configured to control the drive unit and configured to be secured to the wrist strap; and a cartridge, couplable to the coupling portion of the grippable housing, and containing a dermal filler; the injector unit including a movable plunger driven by the drive unit and extendable in a distal direction to cause extrusion of the dermal filler from the cartridge when the cartridge is coupled to the coupling portion.