Patent ID: 7297136
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus forming a medicine injection device adapted for use by an individual in emergency or field conditions for injection of medicine through skin of a user in either an automatic mode of operation or a secondary manual mode of operation, comprising: a tubular barrel of suitable strength to maintain an elongated substantially rigid tubular configuration during use having a muzzle end with a needle receiving aperture; a syringe subassembly receiving cavity situated along the barrel adjacent the muzzle end, adapted to releasably and slidably receive a syringe subassembly for movement toward and away from the muzzle end with a needle of the syringe subassembly being capable of projection through the needle receiving aperture; a syringe subassembly held within the syringe subassembly receiving cavity and movable therein; a syringe driver connected to the barrel, and having a driver bar movable toward the muzzle end against the syringe subassembly and into the syringe subassembly receiving cavity to move the syringe subassembly for administration of medicine therefrom; a penetration controller mounted at the muzzle end of the barrel and having a syringe subassembly abutment spaced from the muzzle end to achieve a desired needle penetration depth position; said penetration controller including a front spring that maintains the syringe subassembly in a retracted position within the tubular barrel such that the needle of the syringe subassembly is within the barrel unless the syringe driver is activated to extend the needle of the syringe subassembly projecting it through the needle receiving aperture; a detachable nose cap at the muzzle end of the barrel which allows a user to gain access to the syringe subassembly for the administration of a second or subsequent dose if needed by a user, wherein said detachable nose cap and penetration controller with front spring are connected to form a cap and penetration control assembly which can be removed by release of the detachable nose cap; wherein the penetration controller includes at least one penetration control sleeve which is connected to the nose cap with at least portions of the front spring therebetween.