Front-loading medical injector adapted to releasably engage a syringe regardless of the orientation of the syringe with respect to the injector

• Main Authors: COWAN KEVIN P, HITCHINS MARK W, PARKS ROBERT D, SCIULLI FRANCIS J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.06.2009
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

An injector for injecting fluid from a syringe mounted thereon includes a housing, a drive member at least partially disposed within the housing and operable to engage a plunger of the syringe, and a syringe retaining mechanism associated with the housing. The syringe retaining mechanism is adapted...