Sanofi
A Medical Pump

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a medical pump for dispensing a liquid. The medical pump comprises a housing, a receptacle and a piston. The housing comprises an inlet for receiving said liquid and an outlet for dispensing said liquid. The receptacle comprises a chamber and a passage that is in fluid communication with the chamber. The receptacle is received in the housing and is axially movable relative to the housing from a filling position, wherein the passage fluidly communicates the chamber with the inlet, to a dispensing position, wherein the passage fluidly communicates the chamber with the outlet. The piston is received in the chamber and is configured such that when the receptacle is in the filling position the piston is axially moveable relative to the receptacle and when the receptacle is in the dispensing position the piston is axially moveable relative to the receptacle.