US 11,883,633 B2
Autoinjector system
John B. Slate, Encinitas, CA (US); Michael W. Burk, San Marcos, CA (US); Richard J. Koerner, San Diego, CA (US); Corey M. Magers, Oceanside, CA (US); and Andrew C. Barnes, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to AVANT MEDICAL CORP., Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by AVANT MEDICAL CORP., Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/003,665.
Application 15/952,296 is a division of application No. 12/993,163, granted, now 9,974,904, previously published as PCT/US2009/044693, filed on May 20, 2009.
Application 17/003,665 is a continuation of application No. 15/952,296, filed on Apr. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,792,426.
Application 12/993,163 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/178,447, filed on Jul. 23, 2008, granted, now 8,052,645.
Application 12/178,447 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/123,888, filed on May 20, 2008, granted, now 8,177,749.
Prior Publication US 2020/0390976 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 5/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01)
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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.