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US 2011/0301548 A1Published application
Drug container and delivery mechanism
AssigneeOval Medical Technologies Limited
InventorMatthew Young
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Abstract
A device for storing and administering drug includes a housing, a sealing element (3) and a separate low friction plunger (4) which is substantially-permeable to gas over time. The sealing element (3) is typically broken to allow delivery of the drug. The housing (2) may be filled with the drug through an opening other than the opening through which the pusher (13) enters the housing to move the plunger so as to expel the drug during administration to a patient.
Claims24
1-77. (canceled)
A drug dispensing device comprising:
- a housing containing a drug to be dispensed, the housing having a first end defining a first opening;
- a plunger, positioned within the housing, in contact with the drug;
- a first sealing element providing a first closure seal across the first opening of the housing;
- and
- a pusher initially located on an opposite side of the first seal to the plunger, wherein the pusher is operable to break the first closure seal and move the plunger within the housing to dispense the drug;
- wherein the plunger does not form a closure seal with the housing.
3 more elements
A primary drug container comprising:
- a housing containing a drug, the housing having a first end defining a first opening;
- a plunger, positioned within the housing, in contact with the drug;
- and
- a first sealing element providing a first closure seal across the first opening of the housing, wherein the first sealing element is rupturable;
- wherein the plunger does not form a closure seal with the housing.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.