Drug delivery system, injection device, transfer apparatus, vial holder and method of administering and transferring are disclosed. The system may include transfer apparatus and an injection device. The transfer apparatus may have receiving stations for a drug source, such as a vial or vial holder, and for an injection device, and fluid flow pathways for transferring drugs from the source into the injection device. The injection device may include an expandable elastic bladder and an injection cannula that is movable between a plurality of positions.

A medication delivery device is disclosed. The medication delivery device comprises a housing, a drug container holder arranged at least partly within the housing, wherein the drug container holder is configured to receive a plurality of single dose drug containers each of which is configured to contain a liquid, and an actuator element configured to separately administer a single dose of the liquid from each of the plurality of single dose drug containers. Further, a medication delivery assembly, a method for manufacturing a medication delivery device and a method for administration a single dose of a liquid using a medication delivery device are disclosed.

A drug delivery device includes a housing defining a shell and an inner volume, a cassette, a door coupled to the housing, a drive mechanism, and a latching assembly. The cassette is removably disposed within the inner volume and is adapted to contain a drug to be administered to a user. The door at least partially encloses the inner volume of the housing and includes a first end defining a latching portion. The drive mechanism is at least partially disposed within the housing and exerts a force to urge the drug out the cassette. The latching assembly is coupled to the drive mechanism and includes a first end and a second end. Upon actuating the drive mechanism, the drive mechanism causes the latching assembly to engage the latching portion of the door to secure the door to the housing.

An apparatus for tracking an amount of dispensed fluid, a system for fluid injection including the apparatus, and related methods of use are described. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a dosage meter shaped to couple with a leadscrew and a cartridge containing a fluid for injection, and configured to track fluid injection. In an embodiment, the dosage meter includes an index wheel including a plurality of teeth, wherein the index wheel is shaped to position coaxially with a major axis of the leadscrew and to receive rotational motion from the leadscrew; and a cantilevered protrusion positioned to deflect due to contact with the plurality of teeth as the index wheel rotates coaxially with the leadscrew inducing a strain in the cantilevered protrusion, wherein the dosage meter outputs a signal indicative of the strain.

Low-profile fluid injection systems and methods for injecting fluid into a tumor within a body comprising an elongate member, a plurality of fluid delivery members, and a plurality of fluid reservoirs. Each of the plurality of fluid reservoirs may be fluidly coupled to a single of fluid delivery lumen of a single fluid delivery member such that each of the fluid delivery members is fluidly independent of every other fluid delivery member. The plurality of fluid delivery members may be configured to extend out of a distal end of the elongate member into the tumor when the system is positioned in the body of a patient. A fluid delivery mechanism may be operably coupled to the plurality of fluid reservoirs in order to deliver fluids from the plurality of fluid reservoirs to the plurality of fluid delivery members and inject the fluids into the tumor.

In one aspect, a connector assembly includes a delivery conduit defining a conduit lumen and a securable connector configured to secure the delivery conduit to a medical device hub defining a medical device hub lumen. The conduit lumen includes a constant diameter region along a portion of the delivery conduit and a transition region extending from the delivery conduit to the distal end. A transition region diameter of the transition region gradually increases from the constant diameter region to a distal end of the delivery conduit. The securable connector is coupled to an outer surface of the delivery conduit and is slidable along a portion thereof. The securable connector is configured to receive the medical device hub. The securable connector is secured relative to the delivery conduit so as to fluidically couple the conduit lumen with the medical device hub lumen.

Drug delivery system, injection device, transfer apparatus, vial holder and method of administering and transferring are disclosed. The system may include transfer apparatus and an injection device. The transfer apparatus may have receiving stations for a drug source, such as a vial or vial holder, and for an injection device, and fluid flow pathways for transferring drugs from the source into the injection device. The injection device may include an expandable elastic bladder and an injection cannula that is movable between a plurality of positions.

The invention relates to an automatic drug delivery device (10), in particular automatic drug delivery device, for dispensing a fluid product, in particular a fluid medicament, including: a longitudinal housing (104) extending along a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end close to the dispensing site, a distal end opposite to the proximal end and a hollow interior; a removable cap (50) mountable to the proximal end of the housing (104); a syringe assembly (200) arranged a mounting position inside the housing (104) and having a hollow syringe body (204) and an injection needle (206) coupled to the hollow syringe body (204) including the fluid product; a drive mechanism (300) which can be triggered by a trigger element in order to initiate the dispensing of the fluid product; wherein the loaded drive mechanism is operatively coupled with a safety shield (102) movable within the longitudinal housing (104), wherein the safety shield (102) is biased into a proximal position in which it protrudes out of the proximal end of the longitudinal housing (104) in order to cover a needle tip (348) of the injection needle (206), and wherein the safety shield (104) is movable into a distal position in which the injection needle (206) is exposed for injection; wherein the syringe assembly is provided with a needle shield fixed to a proximal end of the hollow syringe body and covering the needle together with its sharpened needle tip; wherein the removable cap includes a flexible gripping element for engaging the needle shield on its outer circumferential surface such that removal of the removable cap results in removal of the needle shield, the flexible gripping element having a greater diameter than a proximal end of the safety shield.

The invention relates to an automatic drug delivery device (10), in particular automatic drug delivery device, for dispensing a fluid product, in particular a fluid medicament, including: •a longitudinal housing (104) •a removable cap (50) •a syringe assembly (200) •a drive mechanism (300) •wherein the loaded drive mechanism is operatively coupled with a safety shield (102) movable within the longitudinal housing (104), •wherein the safety shield (102) is biased into a proximal position in which it protrudes out of the proximal end of the longitudinal housing (104) in order to cover a needle tip (348) of the injection needle (206), and wherein the safety shield (104) is movable into a distal position in which the injection needle (206) is exposed for injection; •wherein the longitudinal housing provides an inner receiving component fixed thereto for receiving a syringe holder and providing a predetermined radial and axial position of the syringe holder within the longitudinal housing; •wherein the syringe assembly is a first syringe assembly and is received within the longitudinal housing by a first syringe holder, wherein the first syringe holder provides an interface between the longitudinal housing and the syringe assembly; and •wherein the longitudinal housing and receiving component is sized and configured to be able to receive a second syringe holder and a second syringe assembly, the second syringe assembly having a different diameter than the first syringe assembly.

The invention relates to an automatic drug delivery device (10), in particular automatic drug delivery device, for dispensing a fluid product, in particular a fluid medicament, including: a longitudinal housing (104) extending along a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end close to the dispensing site, a distal end opposite to the proximal end and a hollow interior; a removable cap (50) mountable to the proximal end of the housing (104); a syringe assembly (200) arranged a mounting position inside the housing (104) and having a hollow syringe body (204) and an injection needle (206) coupled to the hollow syringe body (204) including the fluid product; a drive mechanism (300) which can be triggered by a trigger element in order to initiate the dispensing of the fluid product; wherein the loaded drive mechanism is operatively coupled with a safety shield (102) movable within the longitudinal housing (104), wherein the safety shield (102) is biased into a proximal position in which it protrudes out of the proximal end of the longitudinal housing (104) in order to cover a needle tip (348) of the injection needle (206), and wherein the safety shield (104) is movable into a distal position which the injection needle (206) is exposed for injection; wherein the removable cap is axially retained on the proximal end of the longitudinal housing by engagement of retaining elements between the cap and the longitudinal housing, the retaining elements being disengaged by rotation of the cap relative to the longitudinal housing to allow axial movement of the cap relative to the housing to remove said cap, the axial movement of the cap relative to the housing being supported by the biasing force applied to the safety shield.