Dispenser and therapeutic package suitable for administering a therapeutic substance to a subject, along with method relating to same
AssigneeAktivpak, Inc.
InventorsAmir Genosar, Romi Genosar
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Abstract
A dispensing device comprises a sealed package including a collapsible compartment and an administration assembly. The administration assembly includes a delivery device in fluid communication with a substance within the sealed package. A compression panel collapses the compartment to dispense a substance through the delivery device. Embodiments for a single use dispenser for hypodermic administration of a unit dose of a therapeutic fluid, as well as therapeutic packages and methods for administering therapeutic substances to subjects, are also provided.
Claims16
A device for dispensing a dose of a substance to a subject, comprising:
- a. a sealed package including a collapsible compartment containing the substance;
- b. an administration assembly joined to said sealed package for relative movement therewith, said administration assembly including a delivery device movable from a pre-administration position wherein said delivery device is separated from the substance, to a ready position wherein said delivery device is in fluid communication with the substance;
- c. a reinforcement insert joined to a wall of said collapsible compartment to provide a backing for said seal as said delivery device is advanced toward the ready position;
- d. a seal interposed between the administration assembly and the substance;
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- e. at least one compression panel associated with said sealed package and movable into an engaged state wherein said compression panel collapses said compartment to cause said substance to be dispensed through said delivery device.
A single use dispenser for hypodermic administration of a unit dose of a therapeutic fluid to a subject, comprising:
- a. a hermetically sealed package including a collapsible first compartment containing a first therapeutic substance, said collapsible first compartment comprising a first flexible wall;
- b. a rigid backing supporting said hermetically sealed package to facilitate collapsing of the collapsible first compartment;
- c. an administration assembly associated with said hermetically sealed package, said administration assembly including:
- i. an elongate needle having a piercing end for penetrating the flexible wall of said first compartment, and extending from said piercing end toward a delivery end for administering the therapeutic fluid to the subject;
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- ii. a needle actuator for advancing at least a portion of said needle from a pre-administration position, wherein said piercing end is separated from the flexible wall of said first compartment, towards a ready position to cause said proximal end to breach the integrity of said flexible wall and establish fluid communication between the therapeutic substance and said delivery end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.