Patent · US Expired

Device for administering an injectable product

US6258068A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 1999
Grant dateJul 10, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/01
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a injection device for administering an injectable product, including a base section adapted to receive a container from which a product dose is dispensed through a needle by displacement of a piston in the container, and a drive unit including a driven member, a drive element and a damping arrangement, the drive unit for applying a force to advance the piston in the container to dispense a dose, wherein the damping arrangement generally counteracts the drive force and counter forces. The invention also encompasses a needle safety sleeve and a blocking structure for use with injection devices.

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