Patent ID: 8545440

Claim:
An injection system for delivering at least two different medicaments into a patient using a single needle penetration, comprising: a fluid delivery module comprising a first loading area configured to receive a first container and a second loading area configured to receive a second container; a handpiece assembly in fluid communication with the fluid delivery module; wherein the handpiece assembly is configured to receive a needle assembly at a distal end of the handpiece assembly, said needle assembly comprising a needle; wherein the handpiece assembly comprises at least one conduit that is configured to attach to the fluid delivery module, wherein when the at least one conduit is properly coupled to the fluid delivery module, the at least one conduit places the handpiece assembly and the needle assembly in fluid communication with the fluid delivery module; and a control module comprising at least one controller, said at least one controller configured to regulate, at least in part, a transfer of at least one of the first medicament and the second medicament to the patient via the at least one conduit and the needle; wherein the first container comprises a first medicament; wherein the second container comprises a second medicament; wherein the injection system is configured to receive instructions for delivering at least one of the first medicament and the second medicament through the at least one conduit and to the needle; wherein the fluid delivery module is configured to transfer at least a portion of the first medicament from the first container to a first reservoir of the fluid delivery module; wherein the fluid delivery module is configured to transfer at least a portion of the second medicament from the second container to a second reservoir of the fluid delivery module; wherein the handpiece assembly is maneuverable to position the needle within the patient in order to facilitate delivery of at least one of the first medicament and the second medicament into said patient with a single penetration of said needle; wherein, once a container is secured to the first loading area or the second loading area, said container comprises a longitudinal axis that is non-parallel with an adjacent exterior surface of the fluid delivery module.