Injection device
US6716198B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/202
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An injection device for injecting set doses from an ampoule (2) mounted in the device, which doses are set by operation of a dose setting button (7) by which operation elastic torsion rods (14) positioned parallel with the longitudinal axis of the device are twisted. By the dose setting a torque is transmitted from the dose setting button (7) to the rods (14) through gear transmissions comprising a toothing (11) carried by a tubular (8) part coupled to the dose setting button (7) to rotate with this button. The toothing (11) engages pinions (13) fixed to the proximal ends of the torsion rods (14), which are made from a super elastic material, which can stand a deformation larger than 2% without being permanently deformed.
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