Injection device comprising a dosing mechanism for limiting a dosage setting

US9138543B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TecPharma Licensing AG · CH

Inventors

• Markus Frantz · Brandenburg an der Havel, DE
• Peter Stettler · Burgdorf, CH
• Malte Kladiwa · Bern, CH
• Patrick Hostettler · Burgdorf, CH
• Kevin Mori · Burgdorf, CH
• Aurèle Horisberger · Allschwil, CH
• Jürgen Wittmann · Burgdorf, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 28, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M5/31543
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An injection device including a dosage setting element and a first element which is coupled to the dosage setting element and can be rotated relative to another, second element when a dosage is being set and is rotationally fixed relative to the second element when a dosage is being delivered, wherein the first element and the second element are coupled via a coupling member, and a stop abutment, wherein when a dosage is being set, the coupling member performs a movement toward a stop position, wherein the coupling member prevents a dosage from being set when it is in the stop position.