Patent ID: 6063059
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A dispensing apparatus for dispensing fluids comprising:(a) a housing;(b) a vial deployed within said housing, said vial having first and second ends and defining a reservoir having an outlet for permitting fluid flow from said fluid reservoir;(c) stored energy means for acting upon the fluid contained within said reservoir to cause the fluid to controllably flow through said outlet means, said stored energy means comprising a stretchable, elastomeric member carried by said housing, said stretchable, elastomeric member being contractible to cause fluid flow from said reservoir;(d) operating means carried by said housing for controllably stretching said elastomeric member;(e) a plunger telescopically movable between said first and second ends of said vial, said plunger being operably associated with said stored energy means; and(f) flow control means carried by said housing for controlling fluid flowing from said outlet means of said reservoir.