US 12,350,480 B2
Autoinjector apparatus
Michael Denzer, Ringoes, NJ (US); Robert W. Swift, Fillmore, CA (US); Neal Johnston, Dallas, TX (US); Gabriele Ganzitti, Milan (IT); Kenneth R. Ewing, Fremont, CA (US); and Suhas Krishna, Simi Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to AMGEN INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by AMGEN INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/813,702.
Application 17/813,702 is a continuation of application No. 16/810,414, filed on Mar. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,419,990.
Application 16/810,414 is a continuation of application No. 16/026,294, filed on Jul. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,918,805.
Application 16/026,294 is a continuation of application No. 14/112,479, granted, now 10,092,706, previously published as PCT/US2012/034535, filed on Apr. 20, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/477,553, filed on Apr. 20, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0347396 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61J 1/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01); A61M 5/50 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/3204 (2013.01) [A61J 1/065 (2013.01); A61M 5/20 (2013.01); A61M 5/50 (2013.01); A61M 2005/206 (2013.01); A61M 2005/208 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2407 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2496 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3247 (2013.01); A61M 5/326 (2013.01); A61M 5/3271 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/121 (2013.01); A61M 2205/123 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2205/586 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6018 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6036 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6045 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cassette for use with an autoinjector, the cassette comprising:
a syringe containing a therapeutic product and comprising an injection needle, the syringe concealed within the cassette before and after a use thereof;
an inner sleeve, the syringe disposed within the inner sleeve;
an outer housing, the inner sleeve disposed within the outer housing; and
a pin disposed on the outer housing and being configured to facilitate insertion of the cassette into a door of the autoinjector in a correct orientation.