| CPC A61M 5/28 (2013.01) [A61M 5/3134 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3204 (2013.01); A61M 5/34 (2013.01); B29C 33/12 (2013.01); B65D 1/36 (2013.01); B65D 5/503 (2013.01); B65D 21/0233 (2013.01); B65D 25/108 (2013.01); A61M 5/14248 (2013.01); A61M 5/1456 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1581 (2013.01); A61M 2005/312 (2013.01); A61M 2005/341 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7544 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method of manufacturing a cartridge, the method comprising:
positioning an injection needle within a mold;
stabilizing, with a gripping device, the injection needle in the mold;
filling the mold with a resin to form a barrel, the barrel having an open proximal end, an opposing distal end, an internal reservoir therebetween, and a longitudinal central axis extending in a direction from the distal end to the proximal end, and the barrel comprising an arm projecting distally and having a portion bent at a fixed angle relative to the longitudinal central axis, wherein the arm of the barrel is molded around the injection needle such that a proximal open end of the injection needle is in fluid communication with the internal reservoir; and
separating the gripping device from the injection needle upon hardening of the resin.
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