Automatic injection device with a top release mechanism
US8096978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/3126
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a handheld mechanical injection device by which set doses of a liquid medicament can be injected from a medical reservoir. The medicament is expelled through an injection needle by release of a power reservoir in the device, the power reservoir being fully or partially released by actuation of a user operable release member being positioned at or near an upper end of the injection device, the upper end being that end of the injection device which is opposite the injection needle.
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