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Medicine delivery device having detachable pressure sensing unit

US8672873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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75References

17Claims

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Assignee

Cequr SA · CH

Inventors

Peter Gravesen · Nordborg, DK
Heiko Arndt · Flensburg, DE
Serguei Chiriaev · Nordborg, DK

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2009
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/70
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fluid medicament delivery device includes a patient attachment unit and a separate indicator unit. The patient attachment unit includes a housing and a fluid channel located therein, wherein at least a portion of the fluid channel includes a flexible member substantially coterminous with the housing. The separate indicator unit is adapted to be detachably coupled to the housing of the patient attachment unit and includes a first sensing element for contacting the flexible member when the indicator unit is coupled to the housing to sense a flexure of the flexible member.

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