Delay mechanism for automatic injection device
US8409138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/3143
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delay mechanism for staging the operation of an automatic injection apparatus (20) to ensure medication contents are properly delivered prior to the needled syringe (32) of the apparatus being retracted. In one form, the delay mechanism includes a shuttle (50), a follower (110), a locking member, a damping compound, and a driver and a driver biasing element (44). The shuttle is for a needled syringe of the apparatus and includes a first latching element. The follower includes a second latching element and a cammable surface, which second latching element is for cooperating with the first latching element to limit motion of the shuttle relative to the follower in a second direction opposite the first direction. The locking member is movable from a locking position to a release position by engagement with the syringe plunger during an injection, the locking member, when in the locking position, preventing rotation of the follower relative to the shuttle, the locking member, when in the release position, allowing rotation of the follower relative to the shuttle. The damping compound is between the follower and a supporting surface to dampen rotation of the follower relative to the s…
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