Patent ID: 6622721
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A61M,B05B

Abstract:
A holder for a drug container, comprising;a distal portion and a proximal portion, each having configured to accommodate a drug container filled with a substance to be delivered using said holder, with the distal portion being able to be assembled to the proximal portion, said distal portion further comprises means for securing said drug container therein with said distal portion having a first end through which a first end of said drug container can extend and a second, open end defining an opening of sufficient size for receiving a barrel of the drug container; means for controlling the delivery of the substance including a plurality of slots extending axially along said distal portion of the holder, wherein said portions of said holder are moved axially movable towards one another a predetermined distance upon the application of a minimum force to one of said portions, and whereby, upon application of the minimum force to one of said portions, a portion of the substance corresponding to a dosage of the substance held in said drug container desired to be administered is expelled from said drug container; and a pair of flanges extending radially outwardly from said distal portion and attached there along by a plurality of ribs; wherein said slots include a first slot and a second slot extending axially along the body of the proximal portion of the holder generally parallel to each other and dimensioned and situated to accommodate the ribs so that the ribs are insertable into the slots and able to travel along the slots during use of said holder.