Injection device
First Claim
1. A drive mechanism for an injection device in which a piston is successively moved in relation to a first end of a medicament cartridge containing a medicament selectively to drive a bung closing a first end of the medicament cartridge into the medicament cartridge to expel medicament through a delivery member located at a second end of the medicament cartridge, in which the drive mechanism comprises a piston member, a semi rigid belt connected at a first end to the piston member, a belt drive means to drive the semi rigid belt and a dose setting mechanism to control the driving of the semi rigid belt is characterised in that the belt drive means comprises a first cable means connected at a first end to a second end of the semi rigid belt and at a second end to a first spool.
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Abstract
Injection devices are known for the self administration of a medicament by patients. The medicament is typically contained within a cartridge located within an injection device. It is a problem that injection devices should be small enough to fit into a jacket pocket or a hand bag without difficulty. Concurrently, the injection device must be of a size that enables a piston used to drive a cartridge bung within the cartridge to both to a maximum dispense position within the cartridge and to be fully withdrawn from the cartridge to allow for replacement of the cartridge. A drive mechanism for an injection device is disclosed comprising a piston member (10), a semi rigid belt (12) connected at a first end to the piston member (10), a belt drive means to drive the semi rigid belt (12) and a dose setting mechanism to control the driving of the semi rigid belt (12) in which the belt drive means comprises a first cable means (22) connected at a first end to a second end of the semi rigid belt (12) and at a second end to a first spool (24). An injection device comprising such a drive mechanism is also disclosed.
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- 1. A drive mechanism for an injection device in which a piston is successively moved in relation to a first end of a medicament cartridge containing a medicament selectively to drive a bung closing a first end of the medicament cartridge into the medicament cartridge to expel medicament through a delivery member located at a second end of the medicament cartridge, in which the drive mechanism comprises a piston member, a semi rigid belt connected at a first end to the piston member, a belt drive means to drive the semi rigid belt and a dose setting mechanism to control the driving of the semi rigid belt is characterised in that the belt drive means comprises a first cable means connected at a first end to a second end of the semi rigid belt and at a second end to a first spool.
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