US 11,944,798 B2
Drug cassette, autoinjector, and autoinjector system
R. Paul Mounce, Burbank, CA (US); Clinton Judd, Oxnard, CA (US); Suhas Krishna, Simi Valley, CA (US); Neal Johnston, Dallas, TX (US); Gordon Johnston, Dallas, TX (US); Giorgio Sardo, Milan (IT); Gabriele Ganzitti, Milan (IT); and Hong Jun Yeh, Newbury Park, CA (US)
Assigned to AMGEN INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by AMGEN INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/241,329.
Application 17/241,329 is a continuation of application No. 15/782,925, filed on Oct. 13, 2017, granted, now 11,020,537.
Application 15/782,925 is a continuation of application No. 14/777,255, granted, now 10,492,990, previously published as PCT/US2014/027950, filed on Mar. 14, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/800,000, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0393888 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61J 1/18 (2023.01); A61M 5/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01); A61M 5/42 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01); A61M 5/48 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/3271 (2013.01) [A61M 5/20 (2013.01); A61M 5/24 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61J 1/18 (2013.01); A61J 2205/60 (2013.01); A61M 2005/206 (2013.01); A61M 2005/208 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2407 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2414 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2481 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2496 (2013.01); A61M 5/3204 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3247 (2013.01); A61M 5/427 (2013.01); A61M 5/46 (2013.01); A61M 5/482 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/192 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6018 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6036 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6054 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6063 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6072 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6081 (2013.01); G09B 23/285 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cassette for an injector, the cassette comprising:
an outer housing having a first proximal end including a first aperture, a first distal end disposed opposite the first proximal end, and a bottom surface including an inner sleeve locking arrangement;
an inner sleeve having a second proximal end disposed within the outer housing and including a second aperture and a second distal end opposite the second proximal end, the second distal end disposed within the outer housing and adjacent the first distal end, the inner sleeve including a cantilever lock arm comprising an unbiased state and a biased state, the cantilever lock arm engaging the inner sleeve locking arrangement in the unbiased state; and
a cassette identification arrangement (cassette ID) defining a code containing information about the cassette, the code being detectable and decipherable by the injector, the cassette ID disposed on the outer housing, embedded within the outer housing, or provided on or in a separate structure contained within the outer housing.