Pen-type injector having an electronic control unit
US8926553B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/01
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An injection device having a drive mechanism to expel selectively a dose of medicament from a medicament cartridge through a needle unit is disclosed. The injection device further comprises an electronic control unit to control the drive mechanism, and a dispense button to generate a dispense button signal to the electronic control unit indicative of the dose to be expelled in which an arm button causes a first arm button signal to be sent to the electronic control unit to permit the dose to be expelled.
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