Syringe system

• US 5,462,535 A
• Filed: 10/14/1994
• Issued: 10/31/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
• Original Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
• Inventors: Jorgensen, Peter N., Bonnichsen, Frits F.
• Primary Examiner(s): YASKO JR, JOHN D
• Application Number:
  US08/323,401
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: 604/187, 604/264, 604/272, 604/273, 604/274, 604/232, 604/239, 604/51, 604/52
• US Class Current: 604/272
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/28 Insulins
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/32 Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub infusion needles A61M5/158; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body A61M5/42, A61M5/46 take precedence; guide needles for catheters A61M25/065; Devices for protection of needles apparatus specially adapted for cleaning or sterilising needles A61M5/001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/46 having means for controlling depth of insertion

Abstract

An insulin injection system comprises a pen shaped syringe with a cartridge containing insulin, and an injection needle. The needle is a G30 needle and the insulin is a type which may freely flow through a G30 needle. When the insulin is the type comprising suspended crystals the maximal dimension of any crystal is 15 μm.

Claims

1. An insulin injection system comprising a pen shaped syringe comprising a cartridge with insulin and an injection needle, wherein the needle is a G30 needle and the cartridge contains an insulin type which may freely flow through the G30 needle.

2. An insulin injection system according the claim 1, wherein the insulin the cartridge has a maximal crystals size of 15 μ

m.

3. An insulin injection system according to claim 1, wherein the pen syringe is a disposable device prefilled with insulin.

4. An insulin injection system according to claim 1, wherein the pen syringe is a durable device designed to receive only cartridges containing insulin which may pass freely through a G30 needle.

5. An insulin injection system according to claim 1, wherein the needle has attaching means for cooperation with attaching means on the pen syringe.

6. An insulin injection system according to claim 5, wherein the needle attaching means is a needle hub having a thread cooperating with a corresponding thread on the pen syringe.

7. An insulin injection system according to claim 6, wherein the needle hub has a central protrusion covering part of the length of the needle.

8. An insulin injection system according to claim 7, wherein the length of the injection part of the needle is 8-12 mm.

9. An insulin injection system according to claim 2, wherein the pen syringe is a disposable device prefilled with insulin.

10. An insulin injection system according to claim 2, wherein the pen syringe is a durable device designed to receive only cartridges containing insulin which may pass freely through a G30 needle.