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Injection device

US5273544A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1992
Grant dateDec 28, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2005/3109
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an injection device for the automatic injection of at least one injection liquid, comprising an assembly of a discharge mechanism, a cartridge holder and a cartridge slidably accommodated in the cartridge holder, the discharge mechanism comprising an outer sleeve wherein the cartridge holder is slidably adapted. A protective cover is provided on the front of the device, covering the front portions of the cartridge holder and the outer sleeve in such a manner, that unintentional backward movement of the cartridge holder in the outer sleeve, resulting in activation of the device, is prevented.

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