Owner Alza Corporation

Inventors De La Serna, Pedro; Gilbert, Scott, Jay

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-B-2002352562

PCT Number PCT/US02/35876

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/041770

Priority 60/337,681 09.11.01 US

Filing date 8 November 2002

Wipo publication date 26 May 2003

Acceptance publication date 2 August 2007

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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

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A61M 5/315 (2006.01) Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way - Pistons

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

A61M 5/46 (2006.01) Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way - having means for controlling depth of insertion