Systems and methods for drug delivery to ocular tissue
AssigneeRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsBibiana IGLESIAS, Carmelo ROMANO
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices and methods for facilitating directed delivery of a medicament into a human organ of a patient. An apparatus to facilitate directed delivery of a medicament into a human organ of a patient may include: a needle with a sharp distalmost tip; a needle hub connected to a proximal end of the needle; and an adaptor surrounding at least a portion of the needle; wherein the sharp distalmost tip may be configured to move from a retracted position in which the sharp distalmost tip is within the adaptor to a deployed position in which the sharp distalmost tip protrudes from the adaptor.
Claims20
A medicament delivery device apparatus comprising:
- a needle with a sharp distalmost tip;
- a needle hub connected to a proximal end of the needle;
- and
- an adaptor surrounding a portion of the needle;
- wherein the sharp distalmost tip is configured to move from a retracted position in which the sharp distalmost tip is within the adaptor to a deployed position in which the sharp distalmost tip protrudes from the adaptor.
A medicament delivery device apparatus comprising:
- a needle with a sharp distalmost tip;
- a needle hub connected to a proximal end of the needle;
- an adaptor surrounding a portion of the needle;
- one or more sensors;
- and
- a microprocessor configured to receive signals from the one or more sensors and, based on the signals, determine a position of the sharp distalmost tip or adaptor relative to a human organ.
A kit, comprising:
- a needle with a sharp distalmost tip;
- a container enclosing an ophthalmic drug;
- and
- an adaptor configured to be coupled to the needle such that the sharp distalmost tip is moveable from a retracted position in which the sharp distalmost tip is positioned within the adaptor to a deployed position in which the sharp distalmost tip protrudes from the adaptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.