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Personal injector for liquid medicine

US6913591B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
6References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 13, 2002
Grant dateJul 5, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/8206
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Personal injector for liquid medicine comprises a housing provided with needle-mounting part, medicine container holder and connecting port to a personal computer; plunger arranged in housing; electric motor for driving plunger; limit switch for limiting the forward movement of plunger; starting point sensor for detecting return of plunger to the starting point; and substrate having display and mode-select switch mounted thereon. The plunger is movable between the starting point and forward limit point. Limit switch is arranged at the forward limit point. When limit switch is turned on, motor drives plunger in reverse to move it to the starting point thereof.

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