Conrad A Anstead

US Patent:

20070167907, Jul 19, 2007

Filed:

May 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/555742

Inventors:

John Deslierres - Fullerton CA, US
Conrad Anstead - San Juan Capistrano CA, US
Robert Brant - Satellite Beach FL, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/30

US Classification:

604068000

Abstract:

A needle free hypodermic injector comprising a hand manipulatable elongate housing, an impact impulse injection mechanism within the housing, a suction generating means within the housing and cooperable with the impact impulse injection mechanism, a safety interlock mechanism, at least one medicament containing ampule cooperable with the impact impulse injection mechanism and the suction generating means and having a jet orifice through which medicament is injectable through a skin surface in response to an impulse placed on the medicament by the impact impulse injection mechanism, and means to receive and hold the ampule on the injector in registration with the impact impulse injection mechanism and in communication with the suction generating means; whereby the injector is adapted to expel the medicament from the ampule in a jet stream of sufficient velocity to penetrate skin tissue held against the orifice by the suction generating means and to deposit the medicament intradermally, subcutaneously or intramuscularly based on the position and angle of the jet orifice.