Locking-tensioning mechanism for a miniaturised high pressuriser

US7726588B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Gilbert Wuttke · Dortmund, DE
• Michael Schyra · Wuppertal, DE
• Andreas Fiol · Norderstedt, DE
• Joachim Eicher · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2005
• Grant date: Jun 1, 2010
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M15/0065
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A locking tensioning mechanism for a miniaturised high pressure generator is disclosed, which mechanism will allow delivery of a set volume of a liquid, and the volume to be delivered by a high pressure generator can be altered subsequently by adjusting one of the stops of the spring component, which locking tensioning mechanism may be used in a high pressure generator for producing an inhalable aerosol or in a needleless injector for injecting a volume of a liquid into animal or plant tissue.