CPC A61M 5/20 (2013.01) [A61M 5/3134 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3204 (2013.01); A61M 5/326 (2013.01); A61M 2005/206 (2013.01); A61M 2005/208 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2026 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3142 (2013.01); A61M 2005/31588 (2013.01); A61M 2205/13 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3365 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6045 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. An injector for injecting a medicament into a patient, the injector comprising:
a surface configured to removably mount a cassette thereon, the cassette having a syringe containing the medicament movably disposed therein;
a housing;
a frame disposed with the housing, the frame including a cassette support portion providing the surface;
a motor driven link having a first end engageable with a portion of the cassette when the cassette is mounted on the surface, the link for moving the syringe from a first position to a second position;
a rack and pinion drive system,
wherein the rack and pinion drive system includes a rack member, the rack member having a distal end forming the link, and
wherein the link comprises a tab extending through an opening in the cassette support portion to engage the cassette.
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