Kenneth C Ewing

US Patent:

20150045729, Feb 12, 2015

Filed:

Apr 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/112479

Inventors:

Michael Denzer - Ringoes NJ, US
Robert W. Swift - Fillmore CA, US
Neal D. Johnston - Dallas TX, US
Gabriele Ganzitti - Milan, IT
Kenneth R. Ewing - Fremont CA, US
Suhas Krishna - Simi Valley CA, US

Assignee:

AMGEN, INC. - Thousand Oaks CA

International Classification:

A61M 5/32
A61M 5/50
A61J 1/06

US Classification:

604110, 604198, 206365, 604189

Abstract:

An autoinjector apparatus is disclosed which comprises a single-use cassette and an autoinjector. The cassette comprises a housing and a sleeve movably disposed in the housing. A syringe may be disposed in the sleeve and secured therein with a lock cap. The lock cap is affixed to a distal end of the sleeve and contacts the distal end of the syringe. A shield remover extends through an opening in a proximal end of the housing for removing a needle shield which covers a needle of the syringe. A cassette identification arrangement is provided on a surface of the housing to enable the autoinjector to identify the cassette. The autoinjector is provided with a detector for reading the cassette identification arrangement.