Injection device

• US 6,595,962 B1
• Filed: 09/18/2001
• Issued: 07/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Union Medico
• Original Assignee: Union Medico
• Inventors: Perthu, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Casler, Brian L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAYNARD, JENNIFER J
• Application Number:
  US09/890,953
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• Field of Search: 604/131, 604/134, 604/136-138, 604/156, 604/157, 604/181, 604/117, 604/116, 604/144.12, 604/174, 604/187, 606/172
• US Class Current: 604/187
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3112 Incorporating self-aspirating means, e.g. to provide flashback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3287 Accessories for bringing the needle into the body; Automatic needle insertion A61M5/20, A61M5/31525 take precedence

Abstract

An injection device (1) has a slide (3) which can be displaced in relation to a housing (2) from a retracted position to an injection position, and which comprises a portion (8) situated within the housing (2) and a portion (6) situated outside the housing, both portions (6, 8) being interconnected through a groove (10) in the housing (2). The portion (6) situated outside the housing (2) has a syringe holder (5) for securing a hypodermic syringe (4), and the slide (3) is pretensioned toward the injection position. The housing (2) at the groove (10) is constituted by a tube part, the outer and/or inner surface (7, 9) of which forms a guide for the slide (3), and the slide (3) has one or more contact faces which are in contact with the guide at least at three areas distributed over more than the half of the circumference of the tube part.

Claims

1. An injection device (1) with a slide (3) which can be displaced in relation to a housing (2) from a retracted position to an injection position, where the slide (3) comprises a portion (8) situated within the housing (2) and a portion (6) situated outside the housing, both portions (6, 8) being interconnected through a groove (10) in the housing (2), where the portion (6) situated outside the housing (2) has a syringe holder (5) for securing of a hypodermic syringe (4), and where the slide (3) is pretensioned toward the injection position by a spring (29) situated in the housing (2), characterized in that the housing (2) at the groove (10) is constituted by a tube part, the outer and/or inner surface (7, 9) of which forms a guide for the slide (3), and that the slide (3) has one or more contact faces contacting the outer surface, the contacting being distributed over more than half of the circumference of the tube part.

2. An injection device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the slide portion (6) situated outside the housing (2) encircles the tube part along the entire circumference of the tube part.

3. An injection device (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the outside diameter of the tube part is at least 8 mm, and that as a consequence of additional thickness of material, the total weight of the device (1) is at least 40 g.

4. An injection device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that an elongated release mechanism extends coaxially with the tube part in the housing (2) and carries a pawl (39) which is spring-loaded to engage with and retain the slide (3) in the retracted position of the slide, that the release mechanism can at a first end of the housing (2) cooperate with a release button (34) such that when actuating the release button (34), the pawl (39) can be disengaged from the slide (3), and that the pretensioning spring (29) of the slide is arranged around the release mechanism.

5. An injection device (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the portion (8) of the slide (3) situated within the housing (2) encircles the release mechanism.

6. An injection device (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the release mechanism is provided with a locking mechanism which is spring loaded for locking the pawl (39) in the engagement position of the pawl with the slide (3) and which can release the pawl (39) for releasing by operation of a lock button (51).

7. An injection device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (2) has at its other end a lamp (66) which can be lit by actuation of an axially projecting push button (72).

8. An injection device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (2) has at its other end a bow (65) which can be pressed against and extend a skin surface where an injection is to be made, and that the bow (65) is made of a light transmitting material and can be illuminated by a lamp (66).

9. An injection device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the outside diameter of the tube part is at least 12 mm, and that as a consequence of additional thickness of material, the total weight of the device (1) is at least 60 g.

10. An injection device (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the portion (8) of the slide (3) situated within the housing (2) close a cavity between the release mechanism and the internal surface of the tube part.

11. An injection device (1) with a slide (3) which can be displaced in relation to a housing (2) from a retracted position to an injection position, where the slide (3) comprises a portion (8) situated within the housing (2) and a portion (6) situated outside the housing, both portions (6, 8) being interconnected through a groove (10) in the housing (2), where the portion (6) situated outside the housing (2) has a syringe holder (5) for securing of a hypodermic syringe (4), and where the slide (3) is pretensioned toward the injection position by a spring (29) situated in the housing (2), characterized in that the housing (2) at the groove (10) is constituted by a tube part, the outer and/or inner surface (7, 9) of which forms a guide for the slide (3), and that the slide (3) has one or more contact faces contacting the guide, the contacting being distributed over more than half of the circumference of the tube part,

characterized in that an elongated release mechanism extends coaxially with the tube part in the housing (2) and carries a pawl (39) which is spring-loaded to engage with and retain the slide (3) in the retracted position of the slide, that the release mechanism can at a first end of the housing (2) cooperate with a release button (34) such that when actuating the release button (34), the pawl (39) can be disengaged from the slide (3), and that the pretensioning spring (29) of the slide is arranged around the release mechanism, and

characterized in that the release mechanism comprises a release tube (22) with a rod (31) which can be displaced axially in the tube, and that the pawl (39) is pivotally journalled in a recess (36) in the rod (31) and has an end (42) which can project through a slit (43) in the release tube (22), and which at displacement of the rod (31) can be swung into the tube (22).

12. An injection device (1) with a slide (3) which can be displaced in relation to a housing (2) from a retracted position to an injection position, where the slide (3) comprises a portion (8) situated within the housing (2) and a portion (6) situated outside the housing, both portions (6, 8) being interconnected through a groove (10) in the housing (2), where the portion (6) situated outside the housing (2) has a syringe holder (5) for securing of a hypodermic syringe (4), and where the slide (3) is pretensioned toward the injection position by a spring (29) situated in the housing (2), characterized in that the housing (2) at the groove (10) is constituted by a tube part, the outer and/or inner surface (7, 9) of which forms a guide for the slide (3), and that the slide (3) has one or more contact faces contacting the guide, the contacting being distributed over more than half of the circumference of the tube part,

characterized in that an elongated release mechanism extends coaxially with the tube part in the housing (2) and carries a pawl (39) which is spring-loaded to engage with and retain the slide (3) in the retracted position of the slide, that the release mechanism can at a first end of the housing (2) cooperate with a release button (34) such that when actuating the release button (34), the pawl (39) can be disengaged from the slide (3), and that the pretensioning spring (29) of the slide is arranged around the release mechanism,

characterized in that the release mechanism is provided with a locking mechanism which is spring loaded for locking the pawl (39) in the engagement position of the pawl with the slide (3) and which can release the pawl (39) for releasing by operation of a lock button (51), and

characterized in that a rod (31) of the release mechanism has a circular groove (61) with which a lever (54) can engage when the rod (31) is in its inactivated position where the pawl (39) can engage with the slide (3), that the lock button is designed as a lock ring (51) which when turned coaxially about the rod (31) can lift the lever (54) out of engagement with the groove (61), and that the lock ring (51) is situated at the release button (34).

13. An injection device (1) with a slide (3) which can be displaced in relation to a housing (2) from a retracted position to an injection position, where the slide (3) comprises a portion (8) situated within the housing (2) and a portion (6) situated outside the housing, both portions (6, 8) being interconnected through a groove (10) in the housing (2), where the portion (6) situated outside the housing (2) has a syringe holder (5) for securing of a hypodermic syringe (4), and where the slide (3) is pretensioned toward the injection position by a spring (29) situated in the housing (2), characterized in that the housing (2) at the groove (10) is constituted by a tube part, the outer and/or inner surface (7, 9) of which forms a guide for the slide (3), and that the slide (3) has one or more contact faces contacting the guide, the contacting being distributed over more than half of the circumference of the tube part,

characterized in that the syringe holder (5) is detachably fastened on the slide (3), and that it can be fastened by insertion in a key slot (16) where it is retained by a resilient bow (19) in engagement with the slide (3).