| abstract |
A gas-powered, single-use, needle-less jet injection device ( 10, 210, 410 ) includes a hand-held injector ( 12, 212, 412 ), and a drug injection cartridge ( 14, 114, 414 ) which provides a volume of liquid medication to be injected, an injection orifice, and an injection piston. Forceful movement of the injection piston causes an injection jet of medication to be expelled from the injection orifice. The injection device also includes a hermetically sealed gas pressure cartridge ( 82, 182, 382 ) which remains sealed until the moment of injection and powers the jet injection after opening of this cartridge. |