Patent Publication Number: US-11642470-B2

Title: Anti-C5 antibody dispensing injector and method of injection

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/803,998, filed Feb. 11, 2019, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY 
     This application contains a sequence listing, which is submitted electronically via EFS-Web as an ASCII formatted sequence listing with a file name “Sequence Listing 688210-503U1”, creation date of Jan. 15, 2020, and having a size of 12.0 KB. The sequence listing submitted via EFS-Web is part of the specification and is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure is generally directed to a cartridge loaded injector, and, more particularly, to a medicament containing cartridge loaded injector configured to maintain a cartridge loaded therein in a sealed state until the device is activated for use. 
     An injector, such as, for example, a drug injector, is typically loaded with a cartridge containing therein a medicament to be dispensed. The cartridge may be pre-loaded prior to delivery to a user/subject, or, alternatively, the cartridge may be loaded by the user prior to use. Generally, the cartridge is sealed prior to loading, i.e., insertion, into the injector and unsealed during loading into the injector to place the substance within the cartridge in fluid communication with an injection needle of the injector. 
     One drawback of such a sequence is that the loaded cartridge may be left in an unsealed state for an excessive period of time prior to device activation, i.e., injection of the substance into the user/subject. The unsealed cartridge is susceptible to leakage and/or contamination, rendering at least the cartridge unsuitable for use. Alternatively, the substance within the unsealed cartridge may flow into the fluid pathway connecting to the injection needle and dry or solidify prior to device activation, thereby potentially obstructing the fluid pathway and rendering the injector unusable. Moreover, once a cartridge is unsealed, it cannot be re-used. Therefore, if a user mistakenly loads the cartridge into the injector prematurely, or, if the injection is otherwise not performed, e.g., device malfunction, the unsealed cartridge is lost. 
     Therefore, it would be advantageous to manufacture an injector configured to maintain a cartridge loaded therein in a sealed state until the device is activated for use. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     According to an aspect of some embodiments of the invention, there is provided an injector that includes an injector housing; an injection needle translatable between a retracted position, wherein at least a tip of the injection needle is contained within the injector housing, and an injection position, wherein at least the tip of the injection needle protrudes from the injector housing; an activation button assembly movably mounted to the injector housing and operatively connected to the injection needle, the activation button assembly being translatable from an unactuated position to an actuated position to drive the injection needle from the retracted position thereof to the injection position thereof; a cartridge door movably mounted to the injector housing between an open position and a closed position, the cartridge door that includes: an open end, an interior channel having a cartridge mounted therein, the cartridge containing a substance to be dispensed and having an opening at a front end of the cartridge sealed by a pierceable septum and a flange at a rear end thereof, and a cartridge piercing needle mounted within the interior channel and connected in fluid communication with the injection needle, the cartridge piercing needle being configured to fully penetrate the pierceable septum of the cartridge to connect the substance within the cartridge in fluid communication with the injection needle; and a deflectable interference member engaging the rear end flange of the cartridge in a resting position of the interference member, thereby limiting an insertion depth of the cartridge into the interior channel of the cartridge door to a sealed position, wherein the cartridge piercing needle does not fully penetrate the pierceable septum; wherein: the cartridge door is movable to the closed position thereof in the sealed position of the cartridge, and movement of the activation button assembly from the unactuated position to the actuated position thereof, in the closed position of the cartridge door, deflects the interference element out of engagement with the rear end flange of the cartridge, thereby enabling further advancement of the cartridge into the interior channel of the cartridge door to an unsealed position, wherein the cartridge piercing needle fully penetrates the pierceable septum; and wherein the substance includes an anti-C5 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof including heavy chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3, respectively; light chain CDRs LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6, respectively; and a variant human IgG Fc constant region that binds to human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), wherein the CH3 domain of the variant human Fc constant region includes Met-429-Leu and Asn-435-Ser substitutions at residues corresponding to methionine 428 and asparagine 434 of a native human IgG Fc constant region, each in EU numbering, and wherein the substance optionally further includes a recombinant human hyaluronidase enzyme. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the injector further includes a driving assembly engageable with the cartridge to expel the substance therefrom, the driving assembly being operatively engaged with the activation button assembly and being configured to drive the cartridge from the sealed position to the unsealed position upon movement of the activation button assembly from the unactuated position to the actuated position. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the deflectable interference member includes a cantilevered arm. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the cantilevered arm defines a first end connected to the cartridge door and extends to a second, free end proximate the open end of the cartridge door. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the cartridge door includes a sidewall and the cantilevered arm defines a deflectable portion of the cartridge door sidewall. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the sidewall of the cartridge door defines a first internal perimeter at the second, free end of the cantilevered arm when the cantilevered arm is in the resting position thereof, and the sidewall of the cartridge door defines a second internal perimeter at the second, free end of the cantilevered arm when the cantilevered arm is deflected from the resting position thereof, the first internal perimeter being smaller than a largest outer perimeter of the cartridge insertable into the interior channel, thereby limiting the insertion depth of the cartridge into the interior channel of the cartridge door, and the second internal perimeter being greater than the largest outer perimeter of the cartridge, thereby enabling further advancement of the cartridge into the interior channel of the cartridge door. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the activation button assembly includes a post extending therefrom to a terminal end having a tapered face, the post having a post pathway along which the post travels from the unactuated position of the activation button assembly to the actuated position of the activation button assembly, and wherein the cantilevered arm includes a tab laterally extending therefrom toward the post pathway, the tab having a hooked end facing the tapered face of the post, wherein movement of the activation button assembly from the unactuated position to the actuated position, in the closed position of the cartridge door, engages the post with the tab, the tapered face engaging and laterally translating the hooked end, and, in turn, deflecting the cantilevered arm away from the resting position thereof. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the injector further includes a biasing member connected with the activation button assembly and the injection needle, the biasing member being stabilized in a stored energy state in the unactuated position of the activation button assembly, and released in the actuated position of the activation button assembly into an energy releasing state to drive the injection needle from the retracted position thereof to the injection position thereof, wherein: a position of the activation button assembly between the unactuated position thereof and the actuated position thereof defines a threshold point, and movement of the activation button assembly beyond the threshold point secures the activation button assembly in the actuated position and the injection needle in the injection position. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the biasing member biases the activation button assembly into the unactuated position thereof and returns the activation button assembly to the unactuated position thereof in response to movement of the activation button assembly not surpassing the threshold point. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the injector further includes a needle hub movably mounted within the injector housing, the injection needle being supported by the movable needle hub and the needle hub and the injection needle being translatable between the retracted position and the injection position. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the injector further includes an elongate first post connected with the injector housing and projecting upwardly therefrom, the elongate first post having an upper end including a downwardly inclined surface and an undercut underlying the inclined surface; a deflectable second post connected with the injector housing and projecting upwardly therefrom, the deflectable second post including a flange supporting a portion of the needle hub thereon, thereby securing the needle hub and the injection needle in the retracted position thereof; and the activation button assembly includes a downwardly projecting first arm having a flanged terminal end slidable along the inclined surface of the elongate first post, the first arm being elastically deflectable from an original state thereof; wherein: movement of the activation button assembly slides the flanged terminal end of the first arm along the inclined surface of the first post, thereby elastically deflecting the first arm away from the original state thereof; the inclined surface and the undercut of the elongate first post meet at a vertex defining the threshold point, and movement of the activation button assembly beyond the vertex triggers retraction of the first arm back toward the original state thereof, hooking the flanged terminal end thereof onto the undercut of the elongate first post and securing the activation button assembly in the actuated position thereof, and movement of the activation button beyond the vertex also engages the flanged terminal end of the first arm with the second post and deflects the second post, whereby the deflected second post releases the needle hub, and, in turn, releases the biasing member into the energy releasing state to drive the needle hub and the injection needle from the retracted position thereof to the injection position thereof. 
     According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method of treating a complement associated condition selected from the group consisting of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and/or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in a subject in need thereof. In one embodiment, the method includes delivering an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, to a tissue site within the subject using an injector of the present invention. 
     According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method of dispensing a substance from an injector, the injector having an injector housing, an injection needle movable from a retracted position, wherein at least a tip of the injection needle is contained within the injector housing, and an injection position, wherein at least the tip of the injection needle protrudes from the injector housing, an activation button assembly movably mounted to the injector housing and operatively connected to the injection needle, a cartridge door movably mounted to the injector housing between an open position and a closed position, the cartridge door having an open end, an interior channel, and a cartridge piercing needle mounted within the interior channel and connected in fluid communication with the injection needle, and a driving assembly operatively engaged with the activation button assembly and engageable with the cartridge. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a cartridge into the interior channel of the cartridge door in the open position of the cartridge door, the cartridge containing the substance in a sealed reservoir thereof and having an opening at a front end of the reservoir sealed by a pierceable septum and a flange at a rear end of the reservoir, engaging the rear end flange of the cartridge with a deflectable interference member of the injector in a resting position of the interference member, thereby limiting an insertion depth of the cartridge into the interior channel of the cartridge door to a sealed position, wherein the cartridge piercing needle does not fully penetrate the pierceable septum; moving the cartridge door into the closed position thereof; moving the activation button assembly from an unactuated position to an actuated position thereof, and, in turn: deflecting the interference member out of engagement with the rear end flange of the cartridge, activating the driving assembly to advance the rear end flange of the cartridge past the interference member and drive the cartridge from the sealed position to an unsealed position, wherein the cartridge piercing needle fully penetrates the pierceable septum of the cartridge and connects the substance within the cartridge in fluid communication with the injection needle, and driving the injection needle from the retracted position to the injection position and dispensing the substance therefrom; wherein the substance comprises an anti-C5 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprising heavy chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3, respectively; light chain CDRs LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6, respectively; and a variant human IgG Fc constant region that binds to human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), wherein the CH3 domain of the variant human Fc constant region comprises Met-429-Leu and Asn-435-Ser substitutions at residues corresponding to methionine 428 and asparagine 434 of a native human IgG Fc constant region, each in EU numbering, and wherein the substance optionally further comprises a recombinant human hyaluronidase enzyme. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the method further includes the step of placing the injector on a skin surface of a subject, and wherein the driving of the injection needle to the injection position comprises protruding at least the tip of the injection needle from the injector housing, through the skin surface of the subject and into an underlying tissue site, and dispensing the substance from the injection needle and into the tissue site. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the injector further includes a sensor connected to a control assembly, the method further includes detecting, via the sensor, at least one of (i) movement of the activation button assembly from the unactuated position thereof to the actuated position thereof and (ii) movement of the injection needle from the retracted position thereof into the injection position thereof; and activating the driving assembly, via the control assembly, upon said detecting. 
     According to some embodiments of the invention, the activation button assembly includes a post extending therefrom to a terminal end having a tapered face, the post having a post pathway along which the post travels from the unactuated position of the activation button assembly to the actuated position of the activation button assembly, and wherein the interference member includes a cantilevered arm defining a deflectable portion of a sidewall of the cartridge door, whereby a first end of the cantilevered arm is connected to the sidewall and extends to a second, free end proximate the open end of the cartridge door, the cantilevered arm including a tab laterally extending therefrom toward the post pathway, the tab having a hooked end facing the tapered face of the post, and wherein the moving of the activation button assembly from the unactuated position to the actuated position thereof comprises engaging the tapered face of the post with the hooked end of the tab, laterally translating the hooked end, and, in turn, deflecting the cantilevered arm out of engagement with the rear end flange of the cartridge. 
     Unless otherwise defined, all technical and/or scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments of the invention, exemplary methods and/or materials are described below. In case of conflict, the patent specification, including definitions, will control. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be necessarily limiting. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The following detailed description of aspects of the disclosure will be better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown. In the drawings: 
         FIG.  1    is a top and front perspective view of a wearable injector, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  2    is a top and rear perspective view of the injector of  FIG.  1   ; 
         FIG.  3    is a cross-sectional view of the injector of  FIG.  1   , taken along the sectional line  2 - 2  of  FIG.  1   , with an activation button assembly in an unactuated position thereof and an injection needle in a retracted position thereof; 
         FIG.  4    is a cross-sectional view of the injector of  FIG.  1   , taken along the sectional line  2 - 2  of  FIG.  1   , with the activation button assembly in an actuated position thereof and the injection needle in an injection position thereof; 
         FIG.  5    is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of an activation button assembly and an injection needle insertion mechanism of the injector of  FIG.  1   , taken along the sectional line  5 - 5  of  FIG.  2   , with the activation button assembly in an unactuated position thereof and the injection needle in a retracted position thereof; 
         FIG.  6    is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the activation button assembly and the injection needle insertion mechanism of the injector of  FIG.  1   , taken along the sectional line  5 - 5  of  FIG.  2   , with the activation button assembly moved toward an actuated position thereof and the injection needle in the retracted position thereof; 
         FIG.  7    is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the activation button assembly and the injection needle insertion mechanism of the injector of  FIG.  1   , taken along the sectional line  5 - 5  of  FIG.  2   , with the activation button assembly further moved toward the actuated position thereof and the injection needle in the retracted position thereof; 
         FIG.  8    is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the activation button assembly and the injection needle insertion mechanism of the injector of  FIG.  1   , taken along the sectional line  5 - 5  of  FIG.  2   , with the activation button assembly in the actuated position thereof and the injection needle in an injection position thereof; 
         FIG.  9    is a schematic illustration of the operative connection between different components of the injector of  FIG.  1   , wherein the dotted lines illustrate an operative connection initiated upon injector activation; 
         FIG.  10    is a top, front and left side perspective view of the injector of  FIG.  1    having a top cover of the injector removed, with an activation button assembly in an unactuated position thereof, a cartridge door in an open position thereof and a sealed cartridge inserted therein; 
         FIG.  11    is a top, front and left side perspective view of the injector of  FIG.  1    having the top cover of the injector removed, with the activation button assembly in the unactuated position thereof, the cartridge door in a closed position thereof and the sealed cartridge inserted therein; 
         FIG.  12    is a top and right side perspective view of the injector of  FIG.  1    having the top cover, a driving assembly and an actuator of the injector removed, with the cartridge door in the closed position thereof and the activation button assembly in an actuated position thereof, thereby deflecting an interference element limiting the insertion depth of the cartridge into the cartridge door; 
         FIG.  13    is a top, front and left side perspective view of the injector of  FIG.  1    having the top cover of the injector removed, with the cartridge door in the closed position thereof and the activation button assembly in the actuated position thereof, with the driving assembly advancing the cartridge further into the cartridge door into an unsealed position thereof; 
         FIG.  14    is an enlarged, partial cross-sectional view of the activation button assembly and the injection needle insertion mechanism in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure, taken along the sectional line  5 - 5  of  FIG.  2   , with the activation button assembly in the unactuated position thereof and the injection needle in the retracted position thereof; and 
         FIG.  15    is an enlarged, partial cross-sectional view of the activation button assembly and the injection needle insertion mechanism of  FIG.  14   , taken along the sectional line  5 - 5  of  FIG.  2   , with the activation button assembly in the actuated position thereof and the injection needle in the injection position thereof. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Certain terminology is used in the following description for convenience only and is not limiting. The words “lower,” “bottom,” “upper” and “top” designate directions in the drawings to which reference is made. The words “inwardly,” “outwardly,” “upwardly” and “downwardly” refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of the injector, and designated parts thereof, in accordance with the present disclosure. Unless specifically set forth herein, the terms “a,” “an” and “the” are not limited to one element, but instead should be read as meaning “at least one.” The terminology includes the words noted above, derivatives thereof and words of similar import. 
     It should also be understood that the terms “about,” “approximately,” “generally,” “substantially” and like terms, used herein when referring to a dimension or characteristic of a component of the invention, indicate that the described dimension/characteristic is not a strict boundary or parameter and does not exclude minor variations therefrom that are functionally similar. At a minimum, such references that include a numerical parameter would include variations that, using mathematical and industrial principles accepted in the art (e.g., rounding, measurement or other systematic errors, manufacturing tolerances, etc.), would not vary the least significant digit. 
     Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like numerals indicate like elements throughout, there is shown in  FIGS.  1 - 13    an injector, generally designated  10 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated embodiment, the injector  10  takes the form of a wearable injector (patch injector), such as, for example, without limitation, a wearable drug injector, but the disclosure is not so limited. As should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, the injector  10  generally includes a housing  12  having a first surface  14  configured to contact a skin surface of a user (not shown), e.g., a patient, the first surface  14  having an opening  14   a  therein. In the illustrated embodiment, the first surface  14  defines a base surface of the injector housing  12 , but the disclosure is not so limited. The housing  12  also includes a second surface  15  opposing the first surface  14 . In the illustrated embodiment, the second surface  15  defines a top, external surface of the injector housing  12 , but the disclosure is not so limited. 
     As shown in  FIGS.  3 - 4   , a needle hub  16 , constructed, for example, from a polymeric or metal material, combinations thereof, or the like, is movably mounted within the injector housing  12  and an injection needle  18  is supported by the movable needle hub  16  in a manner well understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. In the illustrated embodiment, the needle hub  16  and the injection needle  18  are axially translatable (or otherwise displaceable) in the direction of axis A ( FIG.  3   ) extending substantially perpendicularly to the first surface  14 , between a retracted position ( FIG.  3   ), wherein at least a tip  18   a  of the injection needle  18  is contained within the injector housing  12 , and an injection position ( FIG.  4   ), wherein at least the tip  18   a  of the injection needle  18  protrudes from the injector housing  12  through the opening  14   a.  As should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, however, the axis A may be positioned at angles other than 90° relative to the first surface  14 . As also should be understood, the injection needle  18  may be movably mounted within the injector housing  12  via other mechanisms than the needle hub  16 . 
     A depressible activation button assembly  20 , constructed, for example, from a polymeric or metal material, a combination thereof, or the like, is movably mounted to the injector housing  12  and operatively connected to the injection needle  18  (as will be described in further detail). In the illustrated embodiment, the activation button assembly  20  is positioned within a cradle indent  15   a  in the second surface  15  of the injector housing  12 , but the disclosure is not so limited. The cradle indent  15   a  defines an opening in the second surface  15 , through which the activation button assembly  20  extends into the interior of the injector housing  12 . The activation button assembly  20  is translatable along a button axis B, parallel to the axis A, from an unactuated position ( FIGS.  1 - 3 ,  5   ) to an actuated position ( FIGS.  4 ,  8   ) (as will be described in further detail below). In the illustrated embodiment, the injector housing  12  includes a securing post  12   a  (shown best in  FIGS.  6 ,  8   ) projecting upwardly from the first surface  14  toward the second surface  15  along the button axis B. The securing post  12   a  slidably receives a complementary translation post  20   a  (shown best in  FIGS.  6 ,  8   ) projecting downwardly from the activation button assembly  20  along the button axis B. The translation post  20   a  is configured, i.e., shaped and dimensioned, to matingly slide within the securing post  12   a  during translation of the activation button assembly  20  with respect to the injector housing  12  to assist in stabilizing translation of the activation button assembly  20  along the button axis B. 
     As shown in  FIGS.  5 - 8   , a biasing member  22  is operatively connected with the activation button assembly  20  and the injection needle  18 . The biasing member  22  is stabilized in a stored energy state in the unactuated position of the activation button assembly  20  ( FIG.  5   ) and released in the actuated position ( FIG.  8   ) of the activation button assembly  20  into an energy releasing state to drive the injection needle  18  along the direction of axis A from the retracted position thereof to the injection position thereof. As should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, the stored energy state of the biasing member  22  is a state in which the biasing member  22  stores at least some potential energy. The energy releasing state of the biasing member  22  is a state of the biasing member  22  in which the biasing member  22  releases at least some of the stored potential energy from the stored energy state. 
     In the illustrated embodiment, the biasing member  22  takes the form of a coil spring expandable from the energy storing state, in which the spring  22  is at least partially compressed, to the energy releasing state, in which the spring  22  is expanded relative to the energy storing state. As should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, however, the biasing member  22  may alternatively take the form of other members capable of storing and releasing energy. Non-limiting examples include other springs (e.g., torsion or leaf springs), elastic bands, pneumatic pistons and the like. Alternatively, the biasing member  22  may take the form of an actuator configured to apply a translational force onto the injection needle  18 . 
     In the illustrated embodiment, the coil spring  22  is mounted between the needle hub  16  and the activation button assembly  20 , i.e., the spring  22  abuts the activation button assembly  20  at one end and abuts the needle hub  16  at an opposing end. In the energy storing state thereof, the spring  22  applies a biasing force at the one end on the activation button assembly  20 , biasing the activation button assembly  20  into the unactuated position thereof, and also applies an oppositely directed biasing force at the other end on the needle hub  16 . 
     As shown best in  FIG.  5   , the activation button assembly  20  defines an external surface  20   b,  e.g., the top surface of the button assembly  20  engageable by a user, and a plurality of angularly spaced members  20   c  extending therefrom and forming respective hook shaped terminal ends  20   d.  The members  20   c  may be integral, i.e., unitary and monolithic, with the surface  20   b,  but the disclosure is not so limited. The cradle indent  15   a,  within which the activation button assembly  20  is positioned, includes a flanged member  15   b  extending downwardly therefrom. In the unactuated position of the activation button assembly  20  ( FIG.  5   ), the hook shaped terminal ends  20   d  of the members  20   c  engage the flanged member  15   b  under the biasing force of the spring  22 , thereby maintaining the activation button assembly  20  in the unactuated position and preventing the activation button assembly  20  from being removed from the housing  12 . As should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, however, the activation button assembly  20  may be secured in the unactuated position thereof via other means, currently known or that later become known. In the unactuated position, the external surface  20   b  of the activation button assembly  20  is substantially flush with the second surface  15  of the injector housing  12  ( FIG.  5   ). As will be described in further detail below, the activation button assembly  20  is depressed within the cradle indent  15   a  in the actuated position relative to the unactuated position ( FIG.  8   ), e.g., the external surface  20   b  is below the second surface  15   a.  As also should be understood, however, the activation button assembly  20  may alternatively be positioned differently relative to the injector housing  12  in the actuated and unactuated positions thereof, wherein the actuated position of the activation button assembly  20  remains visually different than the unactuated position thereof. For example, the activation button assembly  20  may be elevated relative to the second surface  15  in the unactuated position thereof. Advantageously, the visual and haptic differentiation between the activation button assembly  20  positions serves as an intuitive, noticeable and continuous indication for the user that the injector has been successfully activated and remains activated. 
     The opposite end of the spring  22 , as indicated previously, abuts the needle hub  16  and applies a biasing force onto the needle hub  16  directed toward the first surface  14 , along the direction of the axis A. The spring  22  is prevented from driving the needle hub  16  and the injection needle  18  into the injection position, however, until the activation button assembly  20  is moved into the actuated position, as will be described further below. 
     In the illustrated embodiment, as shown in  FIGS.  5 - 8   , the injector  10  includes an elongate first post  24  connected with the injector housing  12  and projecting upwardly therefrom, and a deflectable, second post  26  connected with the injector housing  12  and projecting upwardly therefrom. The first and second posts  24 ,  26  may be integral, i.e., unitary and monolithic, with the injector housing  12 , but the disclosure is not so limited. The first and second posts  24 ,  26  may also each be constructed from a polymeric or metal material, combinations thereof, or the like. In the illustrated embodiment, the first and second posts,  24 ,  26  project upwardly from the first surface  14 , but the disclosure is also not so limited, and the first and second posts  24 ,  26  may project from other portions of the injector housing  12 . As shown best in  FIGS.  5 - 6   , the second post  26  includes a flange  26   a  projecting laterally therefrom. In the illustrated embodiment, the flange  26   a  projects laterally from a terminal, upper end of the second post  26 , but the disclosure is not so limited. As should be understood, the flange  26   a  may project laterally from other portions of the second post  26 , provided that the flange  26   a  is capable of performing the functions described herein. The flange  26   a  supports a portion of the needle hub  16  thereon, thereby securing the needle hub  16  and the injection needle  18  in the retracted position thereof, i.e., obstructing the spring  22  from driving the needle hub  16  and the injection needle  18  into the injection position. In the illustrated embodiment, the needle hub  16  includes a complementary laterally extending flange  16   a  abutting the flange  26   a,  but the disclosure is not so limited. As should be understood, however, others portions of the needle hub  16  may engage the flange  26   a,  such as, for example, without limitation, an underside of the needle hub  16 . Accordingly, engagement of the hook shaped terminal ends  20   d  of the members  20   c  with the flanged member  15   b  of the cradle indent  15   a  at one end of the spring  22 , and engagement of the flange  26   a  of the second post  26  with the flange  16   a  of the needle hub  16  at the opposing end of the spring  22 , maintains the spring  22  in an energy storing state prior to movement of the activation button assembly  20  into the actuated position thereof (see  FIG.  5   ). 
     The elongate first post  24  includes a terminal upper end defining a flange  28 . The flange  28  includes an upper surface  28   a,  defining the upper end of the first post  24 , a lower surface  28   b  projecting laterally from the first post  24  further than a lateral extent of the upper surface  28   a,  and a downwardly inclined surface  28   c  from the upper surface  28   a  to the lower surface  28   b.  The lateral projection of the lower surface  28   b  from the elongate post  24  defines an undercut underlying the inclined surface  28   c.  The inclined surface  28   c  and lower surface  28   b,  i.e., the undercut, of the elongate first post  24  meet at a vertex  30 . The vertex  30  may take the form of a line edge, a curved edge, a chamfered edge as shown in the figures. 
     The activation button assembly  20  includes a first arm  32  projecting downwardly from the top surface  20   b.  The first arm  32  may be integral, i.e., unitary and monolithic, with the top surface  20   b,  but the disclosure is not so limited. Alternatively, for example, the first arm  32  may be attached to the activation button assembly  20  via other attachment means currently known or that later become known. The first arm  32  may also be constructed from a polymeric or metal material, combinations thereof, or the like. The first arm  32  includes a laterally projecting, flanged, terminal, lower end  32   a,  forming a generally hook-shaped end  32   a  of the first arm  32 . The flange  32   a  is positioned facing the downwardly inclined surface  28   c  of the first post  24  in the unactuated position of the activation button assembly  20 . In one embodiment, a lateral tip of the flange  32   a  may define a complementary incline to the inclined surface  28   c  for smoother sliding thereon. As should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, the position of the flange  28  along the first post  24  and the position of the flange  32   a  along the first arm  32  is not limited to the respective upper and lower ends of the first post  24  and the first arm  32 , but rather may be moved so long as the flange  32   a  is positioned facing the downwardly inclined surface  28   c.    
     The first arm  32  is constructed to be more elastically flexible than the elongate first post  24 , and the second post  26  is constructed to be more elastically flexible than the first arm  32 . That is, the first post  24  is constructed to define a greater bending stiffness, i.e., resistance against bending deformation, than the first arm  32 , and the first arm  32  is constructed to define a greater bending stiffness than the second post  26 . Such properties may be achieved via relative material properties, between the first post  24 , the first arm  32  and the second post  26 , relative dimensions between the first post  24 , the first arm  32  and the second post  26 , or a combination thereof. 
     As shown in  FIGS.  5 - 8   , depression of the activation button assembly  20  along the button axis B slides the flange  32   a  of the first arm  32  down the inclined surface  28   c  of the first post  24 . As the first arm  32  is more elastically flexible, i.e., deflectable, than the first post  24 , sliding of the flange  32   a  along the inclined surface  28   c  elastically deflects the first arm  32  ( FIGS.  6 ,  7   ) from an original state, e.g., undeflected or less deflected, thereof ( FIG.  5   ). 
     The vertex  30  defines a threshold point along the activation button assembly  20  pathway, and solely movement of the activation button assembly  20  beyond the vertex  30  secures the activation button assembly in the actuated position thereof. That is, movement of the first arm  32  of the activation button assembly  20  beyond the vertex  30  ( FIG.  8   ) triggers retraction of the deflected first arm  32  back toward the original state thereof, and the flanged terminal end  32   a  thereof engages with the undercut  28   b  of the elongate first post  24 , e.g., hooks or snaps back into engagement with the undercut  28   b,  to secure the activation button assembly in the actuated position thereof. Movement of the activation button assembly  20  that does not position the flange  32   a  beyond the vertex  30  (e.g.,  FIG.  6   ) results in return of the activation button assembly  20  to the unactuated position thereof. That is, depression of the activation button assembly  20  further compresses the spring  22  in the energy storing state thereof, thereby charging the spring  22  with additional potential energy, until the flange  32   a  extends beyond the vertex  30 . Accordingly, movement of the activation button assembly  20  that does not extend the flange  32   a  beyond the vertex  30  results in the spring  22  driving the activation button assembly  20  back toward the unactuated position. Additionally, or alternatively, the elasticity of the deflected first arm  32  drives the first arm  32  back up the inclined surface  28   c  to return to original state thereof, thereby returning the activation button assembly  20  to the unactuated position thereof. 
     Movement of the flange  32   a  of the first arm  32  beyond the vertex  30  of the first post  24 , thereby triggering retraction of the deflected first arm  32  back toward the original, e.g., undeflected or less deflected, state thereof allows the flange  32   a  of the first arm  32  to engage with and deflect the second post  26  (due to the previously disclosed relative properties thereof) in the opposite direction. That is, the second post  26  is positioned such that return of the first arm  32  toward the original state thereof allows the first arm  32  to contact and deflect the second post  26 . Accordingly, deflection of the second post  26  moves the flange  26   a  of the deflected second post  26  away from the flange  16   a  of the needle hub  16 , thereby releasing the needle hub  16 , and, in turn, releasing the spring  22  into the energy releasing state to drive the needle hub  16  and the injection needle  18  from the retracted position thereof to the injection position thereof ( FIG.  8   ). Thus, release of the spring  22  into the energy releasing state thereof is triggered upon movement of the first arm  32  of the activation button assembly  20  beyond the vertex  30 , i.e., the threshold point/position. 
     Advantageously, therefore, insufficient user depression of the activation button assembly  20  that does not move the first arm  32  of the activation button assembly  20  into the original unused state thereof, without any negative affect on injection needle  18  deployment. Further advantageously, once the first arm  32  moves beyond the threshold point, the injection needle  18  is driven into the injection position thereof under the biasing force of the biasing member  22 , irrespective of the force utilized to depress the activation button assembly  20 . Thus, a desired preset injection force of the injection needle  18  may be configured during injector manufacture, according to the biasing force of the biasing member  22 . 
     Turning primarily to  FIGS.  9 - 13   , the injector  10  further includes a cartridge door  46  defining an open end  46   a  for receiving, e.g., slidably, a cartridge  75  ( FIGS.  10 - 13   ) therethrough, and an interior channel  46   b  to receive the cartridge  75  therein. The interior channel  46   b  may be sized and shaped to receive and stabilize the cartridge  75  therein. Alternatively, the interior channel  46   b  may include a cartridge cradle, a cartridge track, individual stabilizing members, combinations thereof, or the like (not shown) to receive and stabilize the cartridge  75  in the interior channel  46   b.    
     As should be understood, the cartridge  75  includes a reservoir  75   a  having a first opening  75   b  and a second opening  75   c.  The reservoir  75   a  contains a substance (not shown), e.g., medicament, to be dispensed from the injector  10  through the injection needle  18 . In the illustrated embodiment the first opening  75   b  of the cartridge  75  is a distal opening, but the location thereof is not so limited. The first opening  75   b  is sealed by a pierceable septum  77  in a manner well understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. In the illustrated embodiment the second opening  75   c  of the cartridge  75  is a proximal opening, but the location thereof is also not so limited. The second opening  75   c  is sealed by a piston  73  movably mounted within the reservoir  75   a  and sealingly engaged with an interior sidewall of the reservoir  75   a  in a manner well understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. The substance within the reservoir  75   a  is sealed between the piston  73  and the septum  77 . 
     The second opening  75   c  of the cartridge  75  includes a flange  75   d  laterally extending therefrom. In the illustrated embodiment, the flange  75   d  is an annular flange, i.e., laterally extending from the entire perimeter of the second opening  75   c,  but the disclosure is not so limited. As should be understood, the flange  75   d  may extend from only a portion of the perimeter (less than the entirety thereof) of the second opening  75   c,  and may also laterally extend from elsewhere along the length of the cartridge  75 . As shown, the outer periphery of the flange  75   d  of the cartridge  75  defines a largest outer perimeter of the cartridge  75 . In the illustrated embodiment, the shape of the cartridge  75  is defined by a series of generally cylindrical portions, e.g., a cylindrical neck, body, and flange, and the flange  75   d  of the cartridge  75  defines a largest outer circumference of the cartridge  75  (but the disclosure is not so limited). 
     The cartridge door  46  is movably mounted to the injector housing  12 , between an open position (e.g.,  FIG.  10   ) and a closed position ( FIGS.  1  and  11 - 13   ). In the closed position, the interior channel  46   b  is inaccessible from outside of the injector housing  12 . For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the open end  46   a  of the cartridge door  46  is sufficiently covered by a portion of the injector housing  12  such that access to the interior channel  46   b  is prevented. In the open position, the open end  46   a  of the cartridge door  46  is at least partially uncovered, and the interior channel  46   b  is at least partially accessible from the open end  46   a.  In a fully open position of the cartridge door  46 , as shown in  FIG.  10   , the open end  46   a  of the cartridge door  46  is sufficiently uncovered to permit insertion of the cartridge  75  therethrough and into the interior channel  46   b.    
     In the illustrated embodiment, the cartridge door  46  is pivotably attached to the injector housing  12 , e.g., via pin connection  50 , proximate a closed, distal end of the interior channel  46   b,  opposite the open end  46   a,  but the disclosure is not so limited. As shown in  FIG.  10   , the cartridge door  46  is pivoted away from the injector housing  12  in the open position, whereby the interior channel  46   b  is accessible from the open end  46   a  of the cartridge door  46 . Other non-limiting examples of a cartridge door  46  movably mounted to an injector housing  12  are described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0154081, entitled, “Cartridge Insertion For Drug Delivery Device,” the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. 
     The cartridge door  46  further includes a cartridge piercing needle  46   c  mounted within the interior channel  46   b.  As shown schematically in  FIG.  9   , the cartridge piercing needle  46   c  is connected to, and in fluid communication with, the injection needle  18  in a manner well understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, e.g., via a flexible tube (not shown) extending from the piercing needle  46   c  to the injection needle  18 . In the illustrated embodiment, the cartridge piercing needle  46   c  is positioned proximate the closed, distal end of the interior channel  46   b,  opposite the open end  46   a.  The cartridge piercing needle  46   c  extends inwardly into the interior channel  46   b  and terminates at a tip of the needle  46   c,  positioned to face and align with the pierceable septum  77  of the cartridge  75  when the cartridge  75  is inserted into the cartridge door  46 . The cartridge piercing needle  46   c  is configured to fully penetrate the pierceable septum  77  of the cartridge  75  to connect the substance within the cartridge  75  in fluid communication with the injection needle  18  when the injector  10  is activated, as will be described in further detail below. 
     The injector  10  further includes a driving assembly  48  (see  FIGS.  10 ,  11 , and  13    and schematically in  FIG.  9   ) positioned and configured to engage the piston  73  (through the open end  46   a  of the cartridge door  46  and the second opening  75   c  of the cartridge  75 ) subsequent to device activation to expel the substance out of the cartridge  75 , as will be described in further detail below. In one non-limiting example, the driving assembly  48  may take the form of a telescopic driving assembly, i.e., a plurality of threaded shafts threadably connected to one another in a telescopic manner whereby rotation of at least one of the shafts linearly translates at least another of the shafts, but the disclosure is not so limited. One example of a telescoping driving assembly is described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2016/0346478, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,149,943, entitled “Linear Rotation Stabilizer For A Telescoping Syringe Stopper Driverdriving Assembly”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. Another example of a telescoping driving assembly is described in International Application Publication No. WO 2018/222521 A1, entitled “Modular Drive Train For Wearable Injector”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. 
     The driving assembly  48  is operatively engaged with the activation button assembly  20 . In one non-limiting example, and as shown schematically in  FIG.  9   , the injector  10  may include a sensor  52 , e.g., an optical position sensor, configured to detect movement of the injection needle  18  (in a manner well understood by those of ordinary skill in the art) from the retracted position thereof into the injection position thereof, which is generated (as previously described) by movement of the activation button assembly  20  from the unactuated position thereof to the actuated position thereof. Alternatively, or additionally, the sensor  52  may be configured to detect movement of the activation button assembly  20  itself from the unactuated position thereof to the actuated position thereof. The sensor  52  may be connected to a control assembly  36 , e.g., a processor, and configured to transmit an output signal thereto (in a manner well understood by those of ordinary skill in the art) indicative of the injection needle  18  becoming positioned in the injection position thereof. In response, the control assembly  36  may be configured to activate an actuator  38  (in a manner well understood by those of ordinary skill in the art). Non-limiting examples of an actuator  38  include a motor, a spring actuator, a gaseous actuator, a chemical actuator, an electrical actuator, an electromechanical actuator, combinations thereof, or the like. Upon activation, the actuator  38  is configured to drive the driving assembly  48  (in a manner well understood by those of ordinary skill in the art), e.g., via a series of interconnected rotatable gears, from an initial position, unengaged with the piston  73 , into engagement with the piston  73 . 
     The injector  10  further includes a deflectable interference member  40  having a resting position ( FIGS.  10 ,  11   ) in which the interference member  40  limits an insertion depth of the cartridge  75  into the interior channel  46   b  of the cartridge door  46 . When in the resting position thereof, the interference member  40  permits insertion of the cartridge  75  into the interior channel  46   b  of the door  46  to a sealed position wherein the cartridge  75  is loaded, but remains sealed. That is, the interference member  40  prevents the cartridge  75  from reaching a position wherein the piercing needle  46   c  fully penetrates the pierceable septum  77 , thereby connecting the substance within the cartridge  75  in fluid communication with the injection needle  18 . In the illustrated embodiment, the cartridge piercing needle  46   c  does not engage the septum  77  in the sealed position of the cartridge  75 . Alternatively, the cartridge piercing needle  46   c  may partially penetrate the septum  77  in the sealed position of the cartridge  75 , without fully penetrating through the septum  77 . As shown best in  FIG.  10   , the interior channel  46   b  of the cartridge door  46  defines a length greater than a length of the cartridge  75 . Accordingly, in the resting position of the interference member  40 , the cartridge  75  is sufficiently insertable into the interior channel  46   b  of the cartridge door  46  to permit movement of the cartridge door  46  into the closed position thereof, while remaining in the sealed state thereof ( FIGS.  10  and  11   ). 
     In the illustrated embodiment, the deflectable interference member  40  takes the form of a cantilevered arm/finger defining a deflectable portion of the sidewall of the cartridge door  46 . That is, the cantilevered arm  40  is integrally formed with the sidewall of the cartridge door  46 , e.g., co-molded therewith, having a first end connected to the cartridge door  46  and extending (as a deflectable portion of the sidewall) to a second, free end  40   a  proximate the open end  46   a  of the cartridge door  46 . The disclosure is not so limited, however, and the cantilevered arm  40  may be formed separately or individually and connected or attached, directly or indirectly to the cartridge door  46 . Alternatively, the deflectable interference member  40  may take other forms capable of performing the function of the interference member  40  disclosed herein, such as, for example, without limitation, a spring actuated deflectable interference member. The cartridge door  46  and the deflectable interference member  40  may each be constructed, for example, from a polymeric or metal material, combinations thereof, or the like. 
     As shown in  FIGS.  11  and  12   , an internal diameter D 46  of the cartridge door  46  at the second, free end  40   a  of the cantilevered arm  40  is smaller than an outer diameter D 75  of the cartridge  75  at the rear flange  75   d  thereof, when the cantilevered arm  40  is in the resting position thereof. As previously described, the rear flange  75   d  defines a largest outer circumference of the cartridge  75 . Accordingly, the inner perimeter of the cartridge door  46  at the second, free end  40   a  of the cantilevered arm  40  is smaller than an outer perimeter of the cartridge  75  at the rear flange  75   d  thereof in the resting position of the cantilevered arm  40 . When the cartridge door  46  is opened to insert a cartridge therein, the cantilevered arm  40  is positioned in the resting position thereof. Thus, the second, free end  40   a  of the cantilevered arm  40  engages the rear flange  75   d  of the cartridge  75  during insertion of the cartridge  75  into the interior channel  46   b  of the cartridge door  46  and blocks further advancement of the cartridge  75  into the interior channel  46   b.  The cartridge door  46  and the piercing needle  46   c  are sized and dimensioned such that the piercing needle  46   c  does not fully penetrate the septum  77  of the cartridge  75  at the position of the cartridge  75  within the interior channel  46   b  when stopped by the second, free end  40   a  of the cantilevered arm  40 . 
     As shown best in  FIGS.  10 - 13   , the activation button assembly  20  includes a post  42  extending therefrom. In the illustrated embodiment, the post  42  extends downwardly (i.e., parallel with button axis B) from the top surface  20   b  of the activation button assembly  20 , but the disclosure is not so limited. As shown best in  FIGS.  11  and  12   , the post  42  tapers to a terminal end thereof opposite from the top surface  20   b.  The post  42  starts to taper at least partially along the length thereof. That is, the post  42  defines a tapered face  42   a  along at least a portion of the length of the post  42 , resulting in a gradual thinning of the post  42  in a direction toward the terminal end (otherwise viewed as a gradual thickening of the post  42  from the terminal end thereof in a direction toward the top surface  20   b ). As should be understood, the post  42  may taper along the entire length thereof or along a portion of the length thereof. The post  42  defines a post pathway C (parallel to the button axis B) along which the post  42  travels during movement of the activation button assembly  20  from the unactuated position to the actuated position. 
     The cantilevered arm  40  defines a hook-shaped tab  44  laterally extending from the sidewall of the cartridge door  46  toward the post pathway C. In the closed position of the cartridge door  46 , the hook-shaped tab  44  laterally extends through (into and beyond) the post pathway C ( FIG.  11   ). Accordingly, movement of the activation button assembly  20  from the unactuated position to the actuated position thereof, in the closed position of the cartridge door  46 , engages the post  42  with the hook-shaped tab  44 . The post  42  slides through a central aperture  44   a  of the hook-shaped tab  44  with the tapered face  42   a  of the post  42  facing toward the hooked end of the tab  44  and away from the cartridge door  46 . As the tapered post  42  travels downwardly through the central aperture  44   a  of the tab  44 , the increasing thickness of the post  42  (due to the reverse taper) engages and laterally translates the hooked end of the tab  44  ( FIG.  12   ). The tapered face  42   a  of the post  42  is inclined from the terminal end thereof toward the top surface  20   b  in a direction away from the cartridge door  46 . Accordingly, the hooked end of the tab  44  is laterally translated away from the cartridge door  46 , and, in turn, deflects the cantilevered arm  40  away from the resting position thereof in a direction away from the cartridge door  46 . As should be understood, the post  42  may be constructed to define a greater bending stiffness, i.e., resistance against bending deformation/deflection, than the cantilevered arm  40 , such that engagement of the post  42  with the hook-shaped tab  44  results in deflection of the cantilevered arm  40 . Such properties may be achieved via relative material properties, between the post  42  and the cantilevered arm  40 , as well as relative dimensions between the post  42  and the cantilevered arm  40 , or a combination thereof. 
     As shown in  FIG.  12   , the internal diameter D 46  of the cartridge door  46  at the second, free end  40   a  of the cantilevered arm  40  is greater than the outer diameter D 75  of the cartridge  75  at the rear flange  75   d  thereof, in the deflected position of the cantilevered arm  40 . That is, the inner perimeter of the cartridge door  46  at the second, free end  40   a  of the cantilevered arm  40  is greater than an outer perimeter of the cartridge  75  at the rear flange  75   d  in the deflected position of the cantilevered arm  40 . As shown in  FIG.  12   , the second, free end of the cantilevered arm  40  clears the rear flange  75   d  of the cartridge  75 . Thus, when the activation button  22  is depressed from the unactuated position to the actuated position thereof (with the cartridge door  46  in the closed position), deflecting the cantilevered arm  40  with the post  42 , the cartridge  75  is unblocked and further advancement of the cartridge  75  into the interior channel  46   b  of the cartridge door  46  is enabled. 
     In use, a patient or clinician may initiate operation of the injector  10  by opening the cartridge door  46  and inserting the cartridge  75  into the interior channel  46   b  thereof, until the rear flange  75   d  of the cartridge  75  engages the second, free end  40   a  of the cantilevered arm  40  in the resting position of the cantilevered arm  40  ( FIG.  10   ). Advantageously, the cartridge  75  remains sealed. The cartridge door  46  is thereafter moved, e.g., by the patient or clinician, into the closed position thereof, aligning the cartridge door  46  (and the cartridge  75  therein) with the driving assembly  48  secured within the injector housing  12 . When ready for use, the activation button assembly  20  is translated (e.g., by the patient or clinician upon placement of the injector  10  at the injection site on the skin surface of the patient) from the unactuated position thereof to the actuation position, deflecting the cantilevered arm  40  away from the resting position thereof as previously described and freeing the cartridge  75  for further advancement into the interior channel  46   b  of the cartridge door  46 . As also previously described, the activation button assembly  20  is operatively connected with the driving assembly  48 , and movement of the activation button assembly  20  into the actuated position thereof also drives the driving assembly forward and into engagement with the piston  73  ( FIG.  13   ). Upon initial contact between the driving assembly  48  and the piston  73 , the cartridge  75  remains sealed. Thus the driving force of the driving assembly  48  onto the piston  73  drives the entire cartridge  75  forward, whereby the septum  77  is fully penetrated by the piercing needle  46   c  and the cartridge  75  is unsealed. After unsealing of the cartridge  75 , the continued driving force of the driving assembly  48  advances the piston  73  forward through the reservoir  75   a  of the cartridge  75  to drive the substance therein through the piercing needle  46   c  and to the injection needle  18  for dispensing of the substance therefrom. 
     In one embodiment, the cartridge  75  is driven forward until the cartridge  75  reaches a stop surface (not shown). For example, the stop surface may take the form of a step (not shown) laterally inwardly projecting from the inner sidewall of the cartridge door  46  and configured, e.g., positioned and dimensioned, to abut the rear flange  75   d  of the cartridge  75  upon full penetration of the septum  77  by the piercing needle  46   c.  The substance within the cartridge  75  therefore becomes connected in fluid communication with the injection needle  18  upon penetration of the septum  77  and further forward advancement of the cartridge  75  is stopped. Once the cartridge  75  is unsealed and stopped, further driving force of the driving assembly  48  applied to the piston  73  advances the piston forward through the reservoir  75   a  of the cartridge  75  and causes the substance within the reservoir  75   a  to flow through the piercing needle  46   c,  to the injection needle  18 , and, to be dispensed out of the injection needle  18 . 
     Advantageously, the cartridge  75  is preserved in a sealed state until the injector  10  is activated for use, as the interference element  40  blocks full insertion of the cartridge  75  until the activation button  22  is translated into the actuated position thereof. Accordingly, the injector  10  is not subjected to leakage, contamination or blockage of flow prior to injector activation. Moreover, if the injector  10  is damaged or the injection is otherwise not performed, e.g., an error occurs and is recognized between initial cartridge  75  loading and actuation of the activation button assembly  20 , the cartridge  75  remains sealed and usable with another injector  10 . 
       FIGS.  14 - 15    illustrate a second embodiment of the injector  110 . The reference numerals of the second embodiment are distinguishable from those of the above-described first embodiment ( FIGS.  1 - 13   ) by a factor of one-hundred ( 100 ), but otherwise indicate the same elements as indicated above, except as otherwise specified. The injector  110  of the present embodiment is substantially similar to that of the earlier embodiment. Therefore, the description of certain similarities and modes of operation between the embodiments may be omitted herein for the sake of brevity and convenience, and, therefore, is not limiting. 
     One difference of the injector  110  over the embodiment shown in  FIGS.  1 - 13   , pertains to the configuration of the activation button assembly  120  and the assembly of the biasing member  122 . As shown in  FIG.  14   , the biasing member, e.g., spring,  122  is mounted within the activation button assembly  120  in the stored energy state thereof, when the activation button assembly is in the unactuated position. The first arm  132  of the activation button assembly  120  includes a lip  132   b  laterally extending therefrom in a direction opposite the direction of the flange  132   a.  The spring  122  abuts the underside of the top surface  120   b  of the activation button assembly  120  at one end and engages the lip  132   b  at the opposing end when the actuation button assembly is in the unactuated position thereof. 
     The flange  132   a  interacts with the elongate first post  124  in a similar manner as described with respect to the embodiment of  FIGS.  1 - 13   . In the unactuated position of the activation button assembly  120  ( FIG.  14   ), the lip  132   b  catches the spring  122  and maintains the spring  122  in the energy storing state. The flange  132   a  is engaged with the inclined surface  128   c  of the first post  124 , slightly deflecting the first arm  132  laterally in the direction of the lip  132   b.  Depressing the activation button assembly  120  slides the flange  132   a  down the inclined surface  128   c  of the post  124 , further deflecting the first arm  132  laterally in the direction of the lip  132   b,  i.e., toward the spring  122 . Such deflection of the first arm  132  maintains the engagement of the spring  122  with the lip  132   b.  Such deflection of the first arm  132  (by depressing the activation button assembly  120 ) also stores potential energy in the first arm  132  to straighten back out, thereby sliding back up the inclined surface  128   c  of the first post  124  and returning the activation button assembly  120  to the unactuated position thereof if the first arm  132  does not travel past the vertex  130 , i.e., the threshold point/position. 
     Movement of the activation button assembly  120  sufficiently such that the flange  132   a  of the first arm  132  surpasses the vertex  130 , triggers retraction of the deflected first arm  132  back toward a substantially undeflected state thereof, hooking/snapping the flanged terminal end  132   a  thereof into engagement with the undercut  128   b  of the first post  124  and securing the activation button assembly  120  in the actuated position thereof ( FIG.  15   ). Retraction of the deflected first arm  132  back toward a substantially undeflected state thereof, upon movement of the flange  132   a  beyond the vertex  130 , also engages the flange  132   a  with the second post  126  and deflects the second post  126  to release the needle hub  116 . Return of the first arm  132  into a substantially undeflected configuration thereof also releases the lip  132   b  from the spring  122 . As shown in  FIG.  15   , the spring  122  is released into the energy releasing state to engage and drive the released needle hub  116  and the injection needle  118  from the retracted position thereof to the injection position thereof. 
     The reservoir  75   a  can contain a substance, e.g., medicament, comprising an antibody to be dispensed from the injector  10  through the injection needle  18 . The medicament, e.g., antibody, is preferably suitable for treatment of a complement associated condition including, but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, lupus nephritis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, typical hemolytic uremic syndrome, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, dense deposit disease, neuromyelitis optica, multifocal motor neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration, HELLP syndrome, spontaneous fetal loss, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Pauci-immune vasculitis, epidermolysis bullosa, recurrent fetal loss, traumatic brain injury, myocarditis, a cerebrovascular disorder, a peripheral vascular disorder, a renovascular disorder, a mesenteric/enteric vascular disorder, vasculitis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus-associated vasculitis, vasculitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis, immune complex vasculitis, Takayasu&#39;s disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, diabetic angiopathy, Kawasaki&#39;s disease, venous gas embolus, restenosis following stent placement, rotational atherectomy, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, myasthenia gravis, cold agglutinin disease, dermatomyositis, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, antiphospholipid syndrome, Graves&#39; disease, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer&#39;s disease, systemic inflammatory response sepsis, septic shock, spinal cord injury, glomerulonephritis, transplant rejection (e.g., kidney transplant), Hashimoto&#39;s thyroiditis, type I diabetes, psoriasis, pemphigus, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Goodpasture&#39;s syndrome, Degos disease, and catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, preferably atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and/or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). 
     Preferred antibodies for treatment of a complement associated condition include anti-C5 antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof. As used herein, an “anti-C5 antibody” refers to a monoclonal antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof, preferably a humanized IgG monoclonal antibody, that binds to complement component C5 (e.g., human C5) and inhibits cleavage of C5 into fragments C5a and C5b. Anti-C5 antibodies, among other functions, inhibit terminal complement (e.g., the assembly and/or activity of the C5b-9 TCC) and C5a anaphylatoxin-mediated inflammation, and can thus be used to treat complement associated conditions. Preferably, an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprises heavy chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3, respectively; and light chain CDRs LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6, respectively. In one embodiment, the anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprises a heavy chain variable region (VH) and a light chain variable region (VL) having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8, respectively. Preferably, the anti-C5 antibody comprises a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10. 
     In preferred embodiments, an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, is an IgG antibody comprising one or more amino acid substitutions in the Fc constant region that increase the binding affinity of the antibody for Fc receptors, such as the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), thus reducing the rate of elimination of the antibody from circulation and/or increasing the half-life of the antibody. For example, the CH3 domain of the Fc constant region can comprise Met-429-Leu and Asn-435-Ser substitutions at residues corresponding to methionine 428 and asparagine 434 of a native human IgG Fc constant region according to EU numbering. In some embodiments, an anti-C5 antibody comprises HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3, respectively; light chain CDRs LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6, respectively; and a heavy chain constant region having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11. 
     In a particular embodiment, the anti-C5 antibody is ravulizumab (also known as ALXN1210). Ravulizumab is described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,079,949 (referred to as BNJ441), which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Anti-C5 antibodies, or antigen binding fragments thereof, e.g., ravulizumab, can be prepared by any method known in the art in view of the present disclosure for preparing monoclonal antibodies including, but not limited to, hybridoma production. 
     The substance, e.g., medicament, contained in reservoir  75   a  can be a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof. The pharmaceutical composition is preferably formulated for subcutaneous administration. Examples of formulations suitable for subcutaneous administration include, but are not limited to, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, and dry (e.g., lyophilized) products that can be dissolved or suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for injection. A “carrier” refers to any excipient, diluent, buffer, stabilizer, or other material known in the art for pharmaceutical formulations. Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers in particular are non-toxic and should not interfere with the efficacy of the active ingredient. The pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include excipients and/or additives suitable for use in the pharmaceutical compositions known in the art, e.g., as listed in “Remington: The Science &amp; Practice of Pharmacy,” 19 th  ed., Williams &amp; Williams (1995), and in the “Physician&#39;s Desk Reference,” 52 nd  ed., Medical Economics, Montvale, N.J. (1998). Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers suitable for use in compositions formulated for subcutaneous administration include water, saline, dextrose, glycerol, ethanol, etc. 
     In some embodiments, an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, such as ravulizumab, can be co-formulated or co-administered with a substance to optimize subcutaneous delivery of the anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, e.g., by extending the dosing interval. For example, an anti-C5 antibody can be co-formulated with a hyaluronidase enzyme, such as recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20). Hyaluronidase enzymes, such as rHuPH20 can be soluble. For example, human hyaluronidase which is normally membrane anchored via a GPI anchor, can be made soluble by truncation of and removal of all or a portion of the GPI anchor at the C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the rHuPH20 is ENHANZE®, manufactured by Halozyme. Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that degrades hyaluronic acid (EC 3.2.1.35) and lowers the viscosity of hyaluron in the extracellular matrix, thereby increasing tissue permeability and facilitating subcutaneous administration of therapeutic agents, such as antibodies. Co-formulation or co-administration of an antibody with recombinant human hyaluronidase, such as rHuPH20, may allow for increased injection volumes, increased bioavailability from subcutaneous injection, and/or reduced administration frequency (e.g., from once weekly administration or administration once every two weeks to once monthly administration). The bioavailability of a therapeutic agent (e.g., antibody) administered in combination with hyaluronidase can be greater than 90% of the bioavailability of the therapeutic agent following intravenous administration. Thus, when administered subcutaneously in the present of a hyaluronidase enzyme such as rHuPH20, the therapeutic agent (e.g., antibody) can be administered at a lower frequency at the same dose used for intravenous administration for the particular indication. In a particular embodiment, a substance, e.g., medicament, contained in reservoir  75   a  comprises recombinant human hyaluronidase and an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprising HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3, respectively; and light chain CDRs LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6, respectively. Preferably, the anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, further comprises a heavy chain constant region having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and more preferably comprises a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10. 
     In some embodiments, an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, is co-formulated with a recombinant human hyaluronidase in a composition for subcutaneous administration at a dosage frequency of about once per month. Such formulations can be administered subcutaneously at dosages equivalent to dosages provided by intravenous administration. Typically, hyaluronidase, e.g., recombinant human hyaluronidase, is administered subcutaneously at about 500 units, 1000 units, 2000 units, 5000 units, 10000 units, 30000 units 40000 units, 50000 units or 100000 units of more, wherein a unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that liberates one micromole of N-acetylglucosamine from hyaluronic acid per minute at 37° C. and pH 4.0 as measured by a standard United States Pharmacopeia (USP) assay. One of ordinary skill in the art can readily measure the activity of hyaluronidase based on general knowledge in the art in view of the present disclosure. Generally, dosages of an antibody are about 50 mg/kg body weight (BW) to 2 g/kg BW, e.g., 50 mg/kg BW, 100 mg/kg BW, 200 mg/kg BW, 300 mg/kg BW, 400 mg/kg BW, 500 mg/kg BW, 600 mg/kg BW, 700 mg/kg BW, 800 mg/kg BW, 900 mg/kg BW, 1 g/kg BW, or 2 g/kg BW and dosages of hyaluronidase are about 10 units/gram to 500 units per gram or more of antibody. 
     For example, when co-formulated or co-administered with an anti-C5 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof, hyaluronidase (e.g., rHuPH20) can be administered at 10 units/gram to 500 units/gram or more of the anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof. Preferably, the anti-C5 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is co-formulated in a pharmaceutical composition with hyaluronidase (e.g., rHuPH20) to achieve dosages for which current intravenous preparations are prepared and administered for treatment of a complement associated condition, such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and/or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Exemplary dosages for treatment of aHUS and/or PNH with an anti-C5 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof include about 1000 mg to 3600 mg of an anti-C5 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof per administration, such as 1000, 2000, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2800, 3000, 3200, 3400, or 3600 mg per administration, such as about 50 mg/kg BW to 100 mg/kg BW. Hyaluronidase (e.g., rHuPH20) can be included in the formulation in an amount such that the dosage of hyaluronidase is about 10 units per gram to about 500 units per gram or more of the anti-C5 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof. However, lower and higher dosages are also contemplated by the invention as determined by the person administering or person supervising administration in order to achieve the desired result. 
     Also provided is a method of treating a subject in need of treatment of a complement associated condition comprising administering an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, to the subject using a device as described herein. The subject can be any mammal, preferably a human, in need of treatment of a complement associated condition, preferably aHUS and/or PNH. PNH and aHUS are both rare disorders driven by chronic uncontrolled complement activation resulting in inflammation and cellular damage. 
     In particular, PNH is an acquired hemolytic disorder that occurs most frequently in adults in which uncontrolled complement activity leads to systemic complications, principally through intravascular hemolysis and platelet activation. The disease begins with the clonal expansion of a hematopoietic stem cell that has acquired a somatic mutation in the PIGA gene. Consequently, PNH blood cells lack the glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor protein and are deficient in the membrane-bound complement inhibitory proteins CD55 and CD59. In the absence of CD55, there is increased deposition of complement protein C3 cleavage products on blood cell membrane surfaces, in turn leading to cleavage of C5 into C5a and C5b. The pathology and clinical presentations in patients with PNH are driven by uncontrolled terminal complement activation. C5a is a potent anaphylatoxin, chemotactic factor, and cell-activating molecule that mediates multiple pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic activities. C5b recruits the terminal complement components C6, C7, C8, and C9 to form the proinflammatory, pro-thrombotic cytolytic pore molecule C5b-9, a process that under normal circumstances would be blocked on the red blood cell (RBC) membrane by CD59. In patients with PNH, however, these final steps proceed unchecked, culminating in hemolysis and the release of free hemoglobin, as well as platelet activation. The signs and symptoms of PNH can be attributed to chronic, uncontrolled complement C5 cleavage, and release of C5a and C5b-9 leading to RBC hemolysis, which together result in release of intracellular free hemoglobin and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) into circulation as a direct consequence of hemolysis; irreversible binding to and inactivation of nitric oxide (NO) by hemoglobin, and inhibition of NO synthesis; vasoconstriction and tissue-bed ischemia due to absence of vasodilatory NO, as well as possible microthrombi manifesting as abdominal pain, dysphagia, and erectile dysfunction; platelet activation; and/or a pro-inflammatory and prothrombotic state. 
     Similar to PNH, the pathology and clinical presentations of patients with aHUS are also driven by terminal complement activation. More specifically, activation of C5 and dysregulation of complement activation lead to endothelial damage, platelet consumption, and thrombotic microangiopathic (TMA) events, characterized by thrombocytopenia, mechanical intravascular hemolysis, and kidney injury. Importantly, approximately 20% of patients experience extra-renal manifestations of disease as well, including central nervous system, cardiac, gastrointestinal, distal extremities, and severe systemic organ involvement. Symptoms of aHUS are well-known to those of skill in the art of rare disease or kidney disease medicine and include, e.g., severe hypertension, proteinuria, uremia, lethargy/fatigue, irritability, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and renal function impairment (e.g., acute renal failure). aHUS can be genetic, acquired, or idiopathic. aHUS can be considered genetic when two or more (e.g., three, four, five, or six or more) members of the same family are affected by the disease at least six months apart and exposure to a common triggering agent has been excluded, or when one or more aHUS -associated gene mutations (e.g., one or more mutations in CFH, MCP/CD46, CFB, or CFI) are identified in a subject. For example, a subject can have CFH-associated aHUS, CFB-associated aHUS, CFI-associated aHUS, or MCP-associated aHUS. Up to 30% of genetic aHUS is associated with mutations in CFH, 12% with mutations in MCP, 5-10% with mutations in CFI, and less than 2% with mutations in CFB. Genetic aHUS can be multiplex (i.e., familial; two or more affected family members) or simplex (i.e., a single occurrence in a family). aHUS can be considered acquired when an underlying environmental factor (e.g., a drug, systemic disease, or viral or bacterial agents that do not result in Shiga-like exotoxins) or trigger can be identified. aHUS can be considered idiopathic when no trigger (genetic or environmental) is evident. 
     Administration of an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, using a device as described herein is via the subcutaneous route. A device as described herein can be used to deliver an effective amount of an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, e.g., ravulizumab, to a predetermined tissue site with the subject. The anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, is preferably comprised in a pharmaceutical composition suitable for subcutaneous administration, optionally co-formulated with a recombinant human hyaluronidase enzyme, that is held within reservoir  75   a,  and is dispensed from injector  10  through the injection needle  18  resulting in subcutaneous administration to the subject. An “effective amount” amount as used herein with respect to an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, refers to an amount of the anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof that provides the desired biological, therapeutic, and/or prophylactic result. That result can be a(n) reduction, amelioration, palliation, lessening, delaying, and/or alleviation of one or more of the signs, symptoms, or causes of a disease (e.g., PNH or aHUS), or any other desired alteration of a biological system. In one illustrative example, an “effective amount” is the amount of anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, that alleviates at least one symptom of PNH (e.g., fatigue, abdominal pain, dyspnea, dysphagia, chest pain, or erectile dysfunction) or at least one symptom of aHUS (e.g., severe hypertension, proteinuria, uremia, lethargy/fatigue, irritability, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and renal function impairment (e.g., acute renal failure)). An effective amount can be administered in one or more administrations. 
     The frequency of administration of an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, using a device as described herein for treatment of a complement associated condition can vary depending on a variety of factors such as the condition to be treated, the subject to be treated (e.g., age, health), etc. For example, for treatment of PNH and/or aHUS, an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, e.g., ravulizumab, can be administered once per week, such as once per week for 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 months, 3, months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, or 8 months or more. In those embodiments in which an anti-C5 antibody, e.g., ravulizumab is co-formulated or co-administered with a recombinant human hyaluronidase enzyme (e.g., ENHANZE®), the dosing interval for treatment of PNH and/or aHUS can be extended to once every two weeks or once per month for 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 month, 7 months, or 8 months or more. 
     It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes could be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the broad inventive concept thereof. It is understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but it is intended to cover modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention, as set forth in the appended claims. 
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                 SEQ ID NO: 
                 Description 
                 Sequence 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                  1 
                 HCDR1 
                 GHIFSNYWIQ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  2 
                 HCDR2 
                 EILPGSGHTE YTENFKD 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  3 
                 HCDR3 
                 YFFGSSPNWY FDV 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  4 
                 LCDR1 
                 GASENIYGAL N 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  5 
                 LCDR2 
                 GATNLAD 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  6 
                 LCDR3 
                 QNVLNTPLT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  7 
                 VH 
                 QVQLVQSGAE VKKPGASVKV SCKASGHIFS NYWIQWVRQA PGQGLEWMGE 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ILPGSGHTEY TENFKDRVTM TRDTSTSTVY MELSSLRSED TAVYYCARYF 
               
               
                   
                   
                 FGSSPNWYFD VWGQGTLVTV SS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  8 
                 VL 
                 DIQMTQSPSS LSASVGDRVT ITCGASENIY GALNWYQQKP GKAPKLLIYG 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ATNLADGVPS RFSGSGSGTD FTLTISSLQP EDFATYYCQN VLNTPLTFGQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                 GTKVEIK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  9 
                 Heavy 
                 QVQLVQSGAE VKKPGASVKV SCKASGHIFS NYWIQWVRQA PGQGLEWMGE 
               
               
                   
                 chain 
                 ILPGSGHTEY TENFKDRVTM TRDTSTSTVY MELSSLRSED TAVYYCARYF 
               
               
                   
                   
                 FGSSPNWYFD VWGQGTLVTV SSASTKGPSV FPLAPCSRST SESTAALGCL 
               
               
                   
                   
                 VKDYFPEPVT VSWNSGALTS GVHTFPAVLQ SSGLYSLSSV VTVPSSNFGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                 QTYTCNVDHK PSNTKVDKTV ERKCCVECPP CPAPPVAGPS VFLFPPKPKD 
               
               
                   
                   
                 TLMISRTPEV TCVVVDVSQE DPEVQFNWYV DGVEVHNAKT KPREEQFNST 
               
               
                   
                   
                 YRVVSVLTVL HQDWLNGKEY KCKVSNKGLP SSIEKTISKA KGQPREPQVY 
               
               
                   
                   
                 TLPPSQEEMT KNQVSLTCLV KGFYPSDIAV EWESNGQPEN NYKTTPPVLD 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SDGSFFLYSR LTVDKSRWQE GNVFSCSVLH EALHSHYTQK SLSLSLGK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 10 
                 Light chain 
                 DIQMTQSPSS LSASVGDRVT ITCGASENIY GALNWYQQKP GKAPKLLIYG 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ATNLADGVPS RFSGSGSGTD FTLTISSLQP EDFATYYCQN VLNTPLTFGQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                 GTKVEIKRTV AAPSVFIFPP SDEQLKSGTA SVVCLLNNFY PREAKVQWKV 
               
               
                   
                   
                 DNALQSGNSQ ESVTEQDSKD STYSLSSTLT LSKADYEKHK VYACEVTHQG 
               
               
                   
                   
                 LSSPVTKSFN RGEC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 11 
                 Heavy 
                 ASTKGPSVFP LAPCSRSTSE STAALGCLVK DYFPEPVTVS WNSGALTSGV 
               
               
                   
                 chain 
                 HTFPAVLQSS GLYSLSSVVT VPSSNFGTQT YTCNVDHKPS NTKVDKTVER 
               
               
                   
                 constant 
                 KCCVECPPCP APPVAGPSVF LFPPKPKDTL MISRTPEVTC VVVDVSQEDP 
               
               
                   
                 region 
                 EVQFNWYVDG VEVHNAKTKP REEQFNSTYR VVSVLTVLHQ DWLNGKEYKC 
               
               
                   
                   
                 KVSNKGLPSS IEKTISKAKG QPREPQVYTL PPSQEEMTKN QVSLTCLVKG 
               
               
                   
                   
                 FYPSDIAVEW ESNGQPENNY KTTPPVLDSD GSFFLYSRLT VDKSRWQEGN 
               
               
                   
                   
                 VFSCSVLHEA LHSHYTQKSL SLSLGK