Injection Device
First Claim
1. An injection device for administering a fixed dose of a medication comprising:
- a housing wherein a drive mechanism comprising a drive member is at least partially enclosed,a dosing element for actuating the drive member,wherein when a movement of the drive member is actuated by the dosing element, the movement of the dosing element is equal to the movement of the drive member andwherein the dose can be set by rotating the dosing element relative to the housing in the dose set direction and the dose can be dispensed by pushing the dosing element towards the housing.
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Abstract
An injection device (1) for administering a fixed dose of a medication is provided. The injection device (1) comprises a housing (2) wherein a drive mechanism comprising a drive member (3) is at least partially enclosed and a dosing element (34) which is fixed relative to the drive member (3). Here, a dose can be set by rotating the dosing element (34) relative to the housing (2) in a dose set direction (105) and the dose can be dispensed by pushing the dosing element (34) towards the housing (2). Moreover, a method is provided for operating an injection device (1) for the administration of a fixed dose of a medication: A dose can be set by rotating a dosing element (34), a dose can be dispensed by pushing the dosing element (34) towards the housing (2) and a dose can be cancelled by rotating the dosing element (34) in a direction (106) opposite to the dose set direction (105).
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16 Claims
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1. An injection device for administering a fixed dose of a medication comprising:
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a housing wherein a drive mechanism comprising a drive member is at least partially enclosed, a dosing element for actuating the drive member, wherein when a movement of the drive member is actuated by the dosing element, the movement of the dosing element is equal to the movement of the drive member and wherein the dose can be set by rotating the dosing element relative to the housing in the dose set direction and the dose can be dispensed by pushing the dosing element towards the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Method of operating an injection device for the administration of a fixed dose of a medication, the injection device providing a single dose set direction, the method comprising the following steps, wherein the steps directly follow one after another:
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A) Setting a dose by rotating a dosing element relative to a housing of the injection device (1) in a dose set direction, B) pushing the dosing element towards the housing, wherein when a movement of a drive member is actuated by the dosing element, the movement of the dosing element is equal to the movement of the drive member, whereby during or at the end of step A) the dose can be cancelled by C) rotating the dosing element in a direction opposite to the dose set direction.
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