The technical effect of these features is that the injector is reusable while the only parts to be discarded are the needle hub and the medicament cartridge . As a result a cheaper and friendlier to the environment system is achieved without an increased risk of needle injuries .
The European Patent Office , while examining the International Patent Application ( PCT / IB2016 / 051060 ) WO / 2016 / 142799
( WIPO ) on 15th September , 2016 as WO / 2016 / 142799 entitled “ A Fluid Injecting System with NEEDLE RETRACTION BY VACUUM ”
‘ Futuristic Safe Injection System-2020 ’ is a method and device for sustainable drug delivery system . It provides two variants of reusable ‘ injector ’,
18 variants of safely disposable ‘ drug-cartridge ’ and a ‘ fluidcollector ’. Drug-Cartridge provides a smart packaging material to pharmaceutical industry . It has an inbuilt piston and retractable needle along with a fixed dose of medicament , which is attachable with a frequently reusable injector embodying the retraction
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