A reduced profile syringe assembly is provided that includes an overall profile that is substantially similar to a profile of a syringe barrel. The syringe assembly includes a plunger rod that is significantly disposed within the syringe barrel when filled for use, with the plunger rod adapted to be retracted from the syringe barrel during dispensing of contents of the syringe barrel.

A medicament delivery device is presented having a front-end device with a front-end housing and a delivery member cover that moves along a longitudinal axis between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the front-end housing, and a medicament container holder arranged in the front-end housing that receives a medicament container; and a reusable base device that is detachably connected to the front-end device, the base device has a plunger, a motor to drive the plunger inside the front-end housing, and wherein the motor drives the plunger from a second end position back to an initial end position, and a motor switch having a first switch position that changes to a default switch position by displacement of the delivery member cover when the delivery member cover is moved back from a retracted position to an extended position causing the motor to rotate in a reverse direction and drive the plunger from the second end position to the initial end position.

A reduced profile syringe assembly is provided that includes an overall profile that is substantially similar to a profile of a syringe barrel. The syringe assembly includes a plunger rod that is significantly disposed within the syringe barrel when filled for use, with the plunger rod adapted to be retracted from the syringe barrel during dispensing of contents of the syringe barrel.

A plunger for a syringe comprises a stem portion with a longitudinally extending groove that receives an extension portion. The extension portion sits at least partially within the groove when a space-saving, collapsed configuration is desired. When a user is ready to elongate the plunger and/or use a syringe containing the plunger, the extension portion can slide within the groove to lengthen the plunger until a locking mechanism is engaged.

A medicament delivery device is presented having a proximal disposable part arranged with a body and a delivery member cover telescopically arranged in relation to the body wherein the proximal disposable part is configured to receive a medicament container. A distal reusable power pack is detachably arranged with the proximal disposable part such that the delivery member cover has an extension position in which the delivery member cover is extended in the proximal direction to cover a medicament delivery member of the medicament container, and a retraction position in which the delivery member cover is retracted in the distal direction to expose said medicament delivery member. The distal reusable power pack can have a power unit, a rotational drive unit and a plunger unit, where the rotational drive unit is powered by the power unit and is configured to move the plunger unit upon being triggered.

A medicament delivery device includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, a container holder, an axially movable plunger adapted to be displaced along the longitudinal axis into the container holder, and an energy accumulating member arranged inside the housing and adapted for displacing the plunger along the longitudinal axis. The plunger includes an outer plunger rod and an inner plunger rod arranged at least partially inside the outer plunger rod, the inner plunger rod being threadedly engaged with the outer plunger rod and manually rotatable to displace the inner plunger rod along the longitudinal axis into the container holder.

Devices and methods for a compact injector are provided with a compact configuration for ease of carrying or storage, and an activated configuration ready for injection. In the compact configuration, a plunger and a needle are both retracted into the injector housing, and upon actuation to the activated configuration, the plunger extends proximally and the needle extends distally, ready for injection. An extendable needle shield is also provided to block visibility of the needle during injection, and to reduce the risk of inadvertent needle stick at other times, including disposal.

Devices and methods for use with syringes are disclosed. A plunger rod includes an outer housing having proximal and distal ends and a lumen between the ends, as well as an inner body axially slidable within the lumen between a first and second position. The inner body has a retention member extending therefrom. When the inner body is in the first position, the plunger rod has a first length, and, when the inner body is in the second position, the plunger rod has a second length greater than the first length. When the inner body is in the second position, the inner body is configured to be rotated relative to the outer housing until the retention member is received within the outer housing to preclude the inner body from moving in the axial direction.

A syringe includes a syringe body, a first plunger, a second plunger, and an inner tube. The syringe body defines a syringe port in fluid communication with a syringe cavity. The first plunger is disposed within the syringe cavity and defines a first chamber in the syringe cavity, wherein the first chamber is in fluid communication with the syringe port. The second plunger is disposed within the syringe cavity, the first plunger and the second plunger cooperatively defining a second chamber in the syringe cavity. The inner tube comprises an inner tube lumen, wherein the inner tube and a first plunger shaft lumen of a first plunger shaft define an annulus therebetween, the annulus in fluid communication with a first plunger channel of the first plunger and the annulus permits fluid communication between the syringe port and the first plunger channel.

A drug delivery device comprising a pumping system (4) and a liquid reservoir (7) fluidly connected to a delivery system outlet (12), the liquid reservoir comprising an elastic plunger (14) scalingly slidable within a container wall (13) of the liquid reservoir for expelling liquid out of the reservoir. The pumping system comprises a piston pump (5) comprising a plunger actuator arranged to displace the plunger (14), and a dosing unit (6) arranged downstream of the liquid reservoir (7) and fluidly connected to the liquid reservoir. The dosing unit (6) comprises a chamber portion (22) arranged between an inlet valve (24) and an outlet valve (26), the chamber portion (22) arranged to receive from the liquid reservoir a pump cycle volume of liquid under an operational pressure greater than ambient pressure generated by the piston pump, and to the deliver said pump cycle volume of liquid to the delivery system outlet, said pump cycle volume being dependent on the operational pressure.