Needleless hypodermic injection device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5312335
SERIAL NO

07714892

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A needleless injection device has a housing containing a pilot valve connectable to a compressed gas source. A two stage power amplifying valve includes a main valve operatively connected to the pilot valve. The pilot valve and main valve form a two-stage valve with the pilot valve activatable to open the main valve utilizing gas pressure. Compressed gas in a reservoir flows through the open main valve to drive a plunger into an ampule to inject an injectant through a patient's skin. Interlocks are provided to resist inadvertent actuation of the device and a indicator indicates whether there is sufficient gas pressure in the device for another injection. An ampule for needleless injection has a nozzle length to nozzle diameter ratio of from 2.0 to 5.0 and a throat cone flair angle of from 10-14 degrees.

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BIOJECT INC AN OR CORP7620 S W BRIDEGPORT ROAD PORTLAND OR 97224

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McKinnon, Charles M Laguna Niguel, CA 3 1663
Nakagawa, Takaaki Tigard, OR 60 3420
Wilcox, Carl E Portland, OR 3 1663

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