Patent ID: 8246571

Claim:
A device for storing a drug depot, the device comprising: a housing having a first end configured to receive a plunger, a second end configured to receive a cannula, an opening disposed in the housing between the first and second ends and configured to receive a drug cartridge containing a drug depot, and a delivery channel disposed within the housing and configured to receive the plunger and the drug depot from the drug cartridge, the drug cartridge having an opening, recess or projection and comprising a channel to receive the drug depot and the plunger and align with the delivery channel of the housing to allow delivery of the drug depot from the drug cartridge by the plunger; and a retaining member configured to attach to the housing and the opening, recess or projection of the drug cartridge to prevent alignment of the channel of the drug cartridge with the delivery channel of the housing so as to store the drug depot.