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Administration device having a button with touch sensor

US8974435B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 2010
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2217/94052
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Administration devices for supplying an injectable or infusible product into an organism include a reservoir for storing the product, a supply device for supplying the product from the reservoir into the organism, a controller to control operation of the administration device, a button communicatively coupled to the controller to initiate at least one action of the administration device and a touch sensor that generates an activation signal, wherein the touch sensor is incorporated into the button or is disposed in the vicinity of the button and is communicatively coupled to the button and/or the controller.

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