INJECTION DEVICE
First Claim
1. An injection device comprising:
- a housing adapted to receive a syringe having a discharge nozzle and a dispensing piston movable in the syringe to expel the contents of the syringe through the discharge nozzle;
a drive adapted on activation to act on the syringe to advance it from a retracted position in which the discharge nozzle is contained within the housing to an extended position in which the discharge nozzle extends from the housing;
a drive coupling for extending from the drive to the dispensing piston of the syringe so as to transfer movement of the drive to the piston,characterised in that the drive coupling comprises a fixed-length drive coupling and an interchangeable drive coupling.
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Abstract
An injection device (110) comprises a housing (112) adapted to receive a syringe (116) having a discharge nozzle (118) and dispensing piston (114) movable in the syringe to expel the contents of the syringe through the discharge nozzle. There is also a drive (130) adapted to act on the syringe to advance it from a retracted position in which the discharge nozzle is contained within the housing to an extended position in which the discharge nozzle extends from housing. A drive coupling (134) extends from the drive to the dispensing piston of the syringe so as to transfer movement of the drive to the piston. The drive coupling comprises a fixed-length drive-coupling and an interchangeable drive coupling. There is also a method of manufacturing an injection device by assembling a first sub-assembly (210) and second sub-assembly (220).
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16 Claims
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1. An injection device comprising:
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a housing adapted to receive a syringe having a discharge nozzle and a dispensing piston movable in the syringe to expel the contents of the syringe through the discharge nozzle; a drive adapted on activation to act on the syringe to advance it from a retracted position in which the discharge nozzle is contained within the housing to an extended position in which the discharge nozzle extends from the housing; a drive coupling for extending from the drive to the dispensing piston of the syringe so as to transfer movement of the drive to the piston, characterised in that the drive coupling comprises a fixed-length drive coupling and an interchangeable drive coupling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16)
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10. A method of manufacturing an injection device, comprising:
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inserting a syringe having a piston into a first sub-assembly; inserting an interchangeable drive coupling into the syringe to contact the piston; providing a second sub-assembly comprising a drive and a fixed-length drive coupling; and assembling the first sub-assembly and second sub-assembly together, wherein, on assembly, the fixed-length drive coupling and interchangeable drive coupling communicate in use to transfer movement of the drive to the piston. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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