Abstract: A disposable needleless injection device includes an integral unit that is dimensioned and arranged to be grasped in the hand of a user. The system is spring-loaded and is manufactured and shipped with the spring in a pre-cocked condition. An integral ampule is fillable by manipulation of a thrust rod/shaft which extends longitudinally through the device and is able to be grasped by a user. Once the unit is filled with a selected medication, it is held proximate the skin in order to inject the selected dosage. The unit is constructed from a maximum of eight component parts and is assembled in a matter of moments by unskilled personnel.

Abstract: Multi-component ampules for use with re-useable and disposable jet injectors are described which have primary and secondary packaging components. The primary packaging component includes an inner glass cylinder, an elastomeric diaphragm, and an elastomeric plunger. The secondary packaging components include a plastic outer shell and a plastic adapter. The primary packaging components allow medications and injectable suspensions to be stored for prolonged periods while the secondary packaging components provide structural integrity and adaptability for the ampule. Exemplary methods of use are also disclosed.

Abstract: Multi-component ampules for use with re-useable and disposable jet injectors are described which have primary and secondary packaging components. The primary packaging component includes an inner glass cylinder, an elastomeric diaphragm, and an elastomeric plunger. The secondary packaging components include a plastic outer shell and a plastic adapter. The primary packaging components allow medications and injectable suspensions to be stored for prolonged periods while the secondary packaging components provide structural integrity and adaptability for the ampule. Optionally, thermoplastics having long term storage capability may also be used for the primary packaging components. Exemplary methods for using the jet syringe assembly and of making the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A disposable needleless injection device includes an integral unit that is dimensioned and arranged to be grasped in the hand of a user. The system is spring-loaded and is manufactured and shipped with the spring in a pre-cocked condition. An integral ampule is fillable by manipulation of a thrust rod/shaft which extends longitudinally through the device and is able to be grasped by a user. Once the unit is filled with a selected medication, it is held proximate the skin in order to inject the selected dosage. The unit is constructed from a maximum of eight component parts and is assembled in a matter of moments by unskilled personnel.

Abstract: A disposable needleless injection device includes an integral unit that is dimensioned and arranged to be grasped in the hand of a user. The system is spring-loaded and is manufactured and shipped with the spring in a pre-cocked condition. An integral ampule is fillable by manipulation of a thrust rod/shaft which extends longitudinally through the device and is able to be grasped by a user. Once the unit is filled with a selected medication, it is held proximate the skin in order to inject the selected dosage. The unit is constructed from a maximum of eight component parts and is assembled in a matter of moments by unskilled personnel.

Abstract: A disposable needleless injection device includes an integral unit that is dimensioned and arranged to be grasped in the hand of a user. The system is spring-loaded and is manufactured and shipped with the spring in a pre-cocked condition. An integral ampule is fillable by manipulation of a thrust rod/shaft which extends longitudinally through the device and is able to be grasped by a user. Once the unit is filled with a selected medication, it is held proximate the skin in order to inject the selected dosage. The unit is constructed from a maximum of eight component parts and is assembled in a matter of moments by unskilled personnel.

Abstract: A pill crusher having an elongated base, an anvil integrally fixed to the base, a movable handle and a compression link, pivotally coupled to the base and pivotally connected to the handle, for facilitating rotational movement of the handle relative to the base. A platen is coupled pivotally to an anchor block on the base and connected at the other end to the handle so that movement of the handle produces movement of the platen relative to the anvil, for crushing a pill between the two. A pouch is provided, for receiving a pill to be crushed. It is adapted to fit in a mouth defined by the anvil and the platen. The pill crusher includes a cover fixed to the base and disposed above the rear anchor block, the cover providing an onboard dispenser for a plurality of pouches.

Abstract: A sample of oral fluid is collected by an absorbent nonreactive collecting swab brought into contact with a favorable surface in the oral cavity. The fluid is interstitial transudate selectively collected from the vestibule region of the oral cavity at the junction of the superior labial mucous membrane and the superior gingivae between the upper canine teeth. The collecting swab is an open cell foam material with a fine (e.g., 0.3 mm diameter) cell size. The collecting swab is placed in a cylindrical concentrator and the fluid sample is squeezed through a small hole in the concentrator by pushing a plunger into the concentrator and squeezing the fluid from the collecting swab into a monitoring instrument located off site. A common electronic circuit in the instrument generates an electrical glucose representative readout for oral fluid or whole blood. A sheet of graph paper has rectangular coordinates one of which represents glucose level and the other which represents time of day.

Abstract: A system is provided that is useful for hypodermic injection of medication without piercing the skin with a needle. The system includes a gas pressure actuated needleless hypodermic injection device for injecting medication through the skin. The injection device includes an injector assembly having an injector body with a chamber for a compressed gas container and an ampule assembly mounted on the injector body for containing the liquid medication. The system also includes an adaptor assembly for use on a medication vial for transferring medication to the ampule assembly.