Method for Ensuring Constant Speed of a Motor in an Injection Device

• US 20110264046A1
• Filed: 07/01/2011
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
• Original Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
• Inventors: Jensen, Bo Vestergård, Nyholm, Kim
• Granted Patent: US 8,382,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/154
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3365 Rotational speed
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/70 with testing or calibration facilities
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 7/2805 whereby the speed is regulated by measuring the motor speed and comparing it with a given physical value

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for ensuring a constant target speed of a battery driven electrical motor, the battery driven electrical motor being adapted to move a piston rod in an injection device so as to inject a set dose of medicine from the injection device, the method comprising the steps of setting a first target speed to be reached by the motor, determining whether the first target speed can be reached, and, if the first target speed can be reached, maintaining the first target speed until a set dose of medicine has been injected from the injection device, or if the first target speed cannot been reached, setting a second target speed.

Claims

1. A system for ensuring a constant target speed of a battery driven electrical motor, the system comprising

an electrical motor operatively coupled to a direction sensitive encoded unit, and

a control module comprising a user interface, a microprocessor, a memory module, a motor controller and at least one A/D converter for converting an incoming analogue signal to the control module into a digital format.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control module sets a first target speed to be reached by the piston rod,

determines whether the first target speed can be reached, and,

if the first target speed can be reached, maintaining the first target speed until the set dose of medicine has been injected from the injection device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the control module determines if the first target speed cannot been reached, setting a second target speed,

determining whether the second target speed can be reached, and

if the second target speed can be reached, maintaining the second target speed until the set dose of medicine has been injected from the injection device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the control module determines if the second target speed cannot be reached, setting a third target speed,

determining whether the third target speed can be reached, and,

if the third target speed can be reached, maintaining the third target speed until the set dose of medicine has been injected from the injection device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the control module shuts down the motor if the third target speed cannot be reached.

6. An injection device for injecting a set dose of medicine from a medicine containing ampoule, the injection device comprising a system comprising:

an electrical motor operatively coupled to a direction sensitive encoded unit, and

a control module comprising a user interface, a microprocessor, a memory module, a motor controller and at least one A/D converter for converting an incoming analogue signal to the control module into a digital format.