Multi-cartridge medication injector

- Eli Lilly and Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a multi-cartridge medication injector with the actuator lever in a cocked position showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof as seen from the side opposite of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a multi-cartridge medication injector with the actuator lever closed;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a multi-cartridge medication injector with the cap removed;

FIG. 10 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a side view thereof as seen from the side opposite of FIG. 12 .

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Patent History
Patent number: D380827
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 13, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 8, 1997
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), David L. Karshmer (Menlo Park, CA), Christopher O. Lada (Palo Alto, CA), Stephen J. Schoenberg (Redwood City, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorneys: Michael T. Bates, David E. Boone
Application Number: 0/49,076