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Auto-injector comprising a resettable releasing safety device

US7118553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 19, 2005
Grant dateOct 10, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/583
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An autoinjector including a housing, a receptacle for an active substance, which receptacle, together with a connected injection needle, is displaceable within the housing by spring force for inserting the injection needle into a patient, a piston displaceable within the receptacle by spring force for expelling the active substance, a transfer mechanism for transferring the spring force to the receptacle and/or to the piston, a holding mechanism for holding the transfer mechanism, a releasing mechanism for causing the holding mechanism to release the transfer mechanism when the releasing mechanism is moved from a first position into a second position, and a resetting mechanism for moving the releasing mechanism from the first position into the second position without during the move causing the transfer mechanism to be released.

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