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Patent US8162887 - Automatic injection devices - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn injection device comprises a syringe extendible against a spring bias from a retracted position in a housing to a projecting injecting position. A spring biased plunger has collapsible elbows which, when the plunger is released, initially engage the end of the syringe to drive it to the projecting...http://www.google.com/patents/US8162887?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8162887 - Automatic injection devicesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8162887 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/072,289Publication dateApr 24, 2012Filing dateMar 25, 2011Priority dateJun 23, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2571571A1, CA2571571C, CA2776901A1, CN1980704A, CN102019012A, CN102019012B, CN103055381A, CN103083763A, CN103083763B, EP1758627A1, EP2612686A1, EP2612687A1, US7938802, US8668670, US9017287, US20080208125, US20110313398, US20120197209, US20140276444, US20150196712, WO2006000785A1Publication number072289, 13072289, US 8162887 B2, US 8162887B2, US-B2-8162887, US8162887 B2, US8162887B2InventorsStephen Bicknell, Joseph Julian, William RudzenaOriginal AssigneeAbbott Biotechnology Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (428), Non-Patent Citations (69), Referenced by (17), Classifications (12), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAutomatic injection devices
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