Inventors:
- Ewing NJ, US
Matthew H. Rust - Hudson WI, US
Paul M. Goudreau - St. Paul MN, US
Peter A. Hoeft - Seattle WA, US
Julius C. Sund - Plymouth MN, US
Peter L. Sadowski - Woodbury MN, US
Michael Travanty - S. Minneapolis MN, US
Patrick Madsen - Litchfield MN, US
Assignee:
Antares Pharma, Inc. - Ewing NJ
International Classification:
A61M 5/20
A61M 5/30
A61M 5/50
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of an injector includes a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger mechanism can include a floating trigger member having a retaining portion, a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a floating trigger engagement member configured to engage the retaining portion of the floating trigger member when the floating trigger member is in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation of the floating trigger member from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the floating trigger engagement member is released from the retaining portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram.