Medication injector

- Eli Lilly and Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the medication injector with the actuator lever closed showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof as seen from the side opposite FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the medication injector with the cap removed;

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a side view thereof as seen from the side opposite FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear end view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the medication injector showing the actuator lever in a cocked position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D351465
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1993
Date of Patent: Oct 11, 1994
Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventors: Christopher J. Stringer (San Francisco, CA), Gerhard E. F. Pawelka (Lexington, MA), Matthew Marsh (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Baker & Daniels
Application Number: 0/6,635