Device for adjusting a dosage with a limiting mechanism for a device for administering a product

• US 10,518,035 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2017
• Issued: 12/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ypsomed AG (Ypsomed Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG (Ypsomed Holding AG)
• Inventors: Hirschel, Jurg, Moser, Ulrich
• Primary Examiner(s): Stiles, Amber R
• Application Number:
  US15/694,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20170361024A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3126 Specific display means related to dosing
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31541 Means preventing setting of a dose beyond the amount remaining in the cartridge
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3155 by rotational movement of dose setting member, e.g. during setting or filling of a syringe
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31551 including axial movement of dose setting member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3156 using volume steps only adjustable in discrete intervals, i.e. individually distinct intervals

Abstract

Dosing device for an administration device with a limiting mechanism, comprising a first limiting means (50) with a first stop means (52), a second limiting means (30) with a second stop means (32), wherein the second limiting means follows movements of the first limiting means during dosing movements with a defined transmission ratio, and wherein the first and the second stop means each describe a path curve by their movements in such a manner that the two path curves intersect in at least one point or come so close together that the stop means contact one another in a stop position, whereby a blocking of the movement of the limiting means relative to each other during dosing movements can be effected in that the respective path curves described by the first and second stop means are closed and can be run through preferably multiple times by the first stop means, by the second stop means or by both stop means until the stop means contact one another at the stop position.

Claims

1. A dosing device for a device for liquid product administration with a dose limiting mechanism, comprising:

a first rotating limiter with a first stop formed in circumferential toothing on a surface of the first rotating limiter,

a second rotating limiter with a second stop formed in circumferential toothing on a surface of the second rotating limiter,

wherein the toothing of the second rotating limiter engages and follows movement of the toothing of the first rotating limiter during dosing movements with a transmission ratio defined,

wherein the second rotating limiter does not move relative to the first rotating limiter during liquid product administration, and

wherein the first stop and the second stop each perform rotating movements in such a manner that at least one of the first and second rotating limiters performs multiple rotations in engagement until the first and second stops come into blocking contact with one another in a stop position, whereby a blocking of the movement of the first and second rotating limiters relative to each other is effected and further rotating of the first and second rotating limiters in a dose-increasing direction is prevented.

2. The dosing device of claim 1 wherein the rotating movements of the first and second rotating limiters cause movement of the first and second stops along respective path curves that are closed and can be run through multiple times by the first stop, by the second stop or by both stops until the stops come into blocking contact with one another at the stop position.

3. The dosing device according to claim 2 wherein the first stop moves on a circular path curve whereby the second limiter comprises circumferential toothing and is axially arranged in such a manner that its circumferential toothing meshes with circumferential toothing of the first limiter and, due to the relative movement of the dosing member and a coupling sleeve, the second stop moves on its path curve.

4. The dosing device according to claim 3, wherein the second limiter comprises a stop wheel that is rotatably received by bearing points in the coupling sleeve.

5. The dosing device according to claim 4 wherein at least one of the numerator or denominator of the transmission ratio defined by the toothings of the first and second rotating limiters is a prime number.

6. The dosing device according to claim 3, wherein the blocking of relative movement of the first limiter and the second limiter is done indirectly by means of a force that appears in a mutual striking of the first stop and the second stop against an elastic restoring force and/or via a gearing that brings a first limit stop on the coupling sleeve into engagement with a second limit stop on the second limiter in a stop position.

7. The dosing device according to claim 6, wherein the force between the first stop and the second stop is able to deform a rotational axis and/or a spoke on the second limiter elastically, whereby the second limiter is translated or pivoted transversely to its axis of rotation.

8. The dosing device according to claim 6, wherein the second limit stop is supported movably in the transverse direction and fixed rotationally and axially relative to the rotational axis of the stop wheel that is rotatably received by bearing points in the coupling sleeve.

9. The dosing device according to claim 8, wherein the second limit stop is supported in a transverse guide in the stop wheel and is held in a normal position by a spring.

10. The dosing device according to claim 6, wherein returning the second limit stop from its stop position into a normal position is effected by a gear guidance, which borders on a radial limit stop as a curved surface on the coupling sleeve in a limit stop zone and moves the second limit stop radially in its transverse guide during return rotation of the stop wheel, in which case the dosing sleeve turns in the dosage-reducing direction.

11. The dosing device of claim 1 wherein the first rotating limiter comprises a dosing sleeve with internal toothing and the second rotating limiter comprises a gear with external toothing that engages the internal toothing of the first limiter and rotates with rotation of the dosing sleeve whereby the movement of the dosing sleeve for dose setting requires multiple dose setting actions totaling to a dosage limitation before first and second stops come into blocking contact with one another at the stop position.

12. A dosing device according to claim 1, further comprising a sleeve-like dosing member with an inner wall, an outer wall and a longitudinal axis, the sleeve-like dosing member comprising:

the first limiter constructed as toothing with teeth and teeth interstices, and the first stop formed by a wedge that fills out at least a part of an interstice between teeth.

13. A dosing device according to claim 12, wherein the second limiter comprises a stop wheel with a longitudinal axis.

14. The dosing device according to claim 6, wherein returning the second limit stop wheel at least in part or is adjacent thereto.

15. A dosing device according to claim 14, wherein the longitudinal axes of the stop wheel and of the dosing member are arranged parallel to one another.

16. A dosing device according to claim 15,

wherein the stop wheel comprises an outer surface which has a proximal end and a distal end,

and wherein the outer surface can be subdivided axially into at least two regions, wherein toothing of the stop wheel complementary to the toothing on the dosing member is applied in a first of the at least two regions, wherein a stop rib is formed in the second of the at least two regions, and wherein a dosing movement is blocked by interaction of the wedge and the stop rib.

17. An injection device comprising a housing with a receptacle for an injectable product, a conveying device for conveying the injectable product, the conveying device comprising a piston rod, which is moveable relative to the housing in a conveyance direction in order to eject the set product dosage in a conveyance stroke corresponding to the set product dosage, in combination with the dosing device according to claim 1 for setting an injectable product dosage to be administered and for displaying the set injectable product dosage.

18. The injection device according to claim 17, the dosing device further comprising a coupling device operatively connecting the dosing device to the conveying device, wherein the coupling device is designed in such a manner that a dosage to be administered is set and/or corrected independently from the conveying device and that the dosing device is selectively operatively coupled to the conveying device during the administration of the dosage.

19. A dosing device for a device for liquid product administration with a dose limiting mechanism, comprising:

a first rotating limiting means with a first stop formed in circumferential toothing on a surface of the first rotating limiting means,

a second rotating limiting means with a second stop formed in circumferential toothing on a surface of the second rotating limiting means,

wherein the toothing of second rotating limiting means engages and follows movement of the toothing of the first rotating limiting means during dosing movements with a transmission ratio defined,

wherein the second rotating limiting means does not move relative to the first rotating limiting means during liquid product administration, and

wherein the first stop and the second stop each perform rotating movements in such a manner that at least one of the first and second rotating limiting means performs multiple rotations in engagement until the first and second stop come into blocking contact with one another in a stop position, whereby a blocking of the movement of the first and second rotating limiting means relative to each other is effected and further rotating of the first and second rotating limiting means in a dose-increasing direction is prevented.

20. The dosing device of claim 19 wherein the rotating movements of the first and second rotating limiting means cause movement of the first and second stop along respective path curves that are closed and can be run through multiple times by the first stop, by the second stop or by both stop until the stop come into blocking contact with one another at the stop position.