| abstract |
A fluid dispensing device is provided for dispensing a measured amount of fluid into a living organism. The device has a needle having a first end and a second end. The needle is adapted for interfacing, on the first end, with a septum of a flexible hollow membrane, and at a second end thereof, for subcutaneously inserting into a living organism. The needle is guided by a guide to permit an injection into the living organism at a substantially non-orthogonal angle with respect to a surface of the living organism. The first and second ends of the needle pierce their respective piercing surface while translating together in a common direction. In other embodiments, the dispensing device includes a main housing, a flexible fluid reservoir, an injection assembly and a trigger mechanism. The main housing houses the operative components of the device. The flexible fluid reservoir is located inside the main housing, and encloses a fluid reservoir. The injection assembly having a needle is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. The trigger mechanism triggers the injection assembly to release the needle to inject fluid into the living organism. The fluid dispensing device is retained (via the user, an elastic band or an adhesive or adhesive pad) against the skin of the living organism and may be manually, automatically or remotely actuated to inject a fluid into the living organism. |