Patents
US 7678073 B2: Vortex feature for drug delivery system
- Granted
- 2010-03-16
- Filed
- 2007-08-29 application 11846601
- Type
- Utility · 35 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An automatic injector separately stores liquid and dry components in respective compartments. When the injector is activated, a fluid-directing member between the liquid and dry compartments causes the liquid component to form a vortex as the liquid flows into the dry compartment. This allows the two components to combine more thoroughly and quickly to form a liquid solution that is delivered to an injection site.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg100316.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. 17 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, MD | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Griffiths | Ellicott City, MD | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert L. Hill | Edgewood, MD | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew P. Robben | Pittsford, NY | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M5/2066 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2022-12-12 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 62089/698 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-04-19 | Correction Entity conversion | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2021-12-31 | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC COLUMBIA, MD | 59727/945 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-02-03 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CREDIT SUISSE AG signed 2011-01-31 | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COLUMBIA, MD | 25741/482 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-05-13 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2010-05-11 | CREDIT SUISSE AG NEW YORK, NY | 24379/816 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-05-11 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2010-05-11 | CREDIT SUISSE AG NEW YORK, NY | 24369/32 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-12-30 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2008-12-29 | CREDIT SUISSE, AS AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 22034/922 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-12-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROBBEN, MATTHEW P. signed 2007-11-30 GRIFFITHS, STEVEN M. signed 2007-12-03 HILL, ROBERT L. signed 2007-12-04 | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COLUMBIA, MD | 20231/485 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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