Owner Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.

Inventors Mesa, C Michael; Wilmot, John G

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2002348148

PCT Number PCT/US02/35033

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/039632

Priority 60/350,972 25.01.02 US; 60/330,945 02.11.01 US

Filing date 1 November 2002

Wipo publication date 19 May 2003

Acceptance publication date 10 July 2008

A61M 5/28 (2006.01) Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way - Syringe ampoules or cartridges, i.e. ampoules or cartridges provided with a needle

A61J 1/06 (2006.01) Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes - Ampoules or cartridges

A61M 5/20 (2006.01) Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way - Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically

A61M 5/00 (2006.01) Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way

A61M 5/24 (2006.01) Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way - Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or cartridges, e.g. automatic

A61M 5/32 (2006.01) Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way - Needles

B65D 81/26 (2006.01) Containers, packaging elements, or packages, of special types or forms or specially adapted for organisms, articles, or materials presenting particular transport, storage, or dispensing problems - with provision for draining away, or absorbing, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents