Medication delivery pen

• US 6,936,032 B1
• Filed: 07/31/2000
• Issued: 08/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Original Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Inventors: Nguyen, Tuan V., Burbank, John E. III, Paddock, Douglas, Gabel, Jonathan B., Bush, Charles L. Jr., Sharifi-Mehr, Amir Ali
• Primary Examiner(s): SIRMONS, KEVIN C
• Application Number:
  US10/049,655
• Time in Patent Office: 1,856 Days
• Field of Search: 604/181, 604/186, 604/187, 604/188, 604/192, 604/221, 604/232, 604/218, 604/224, 604/234, 222 46- 48, 222/309
• US Class Current: 604/187
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/582 by tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/583 by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/585 having magnification means, e.g. magnifying glasses
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/24 Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or carpules, e.g. automatic ampoules or carpules A61J1/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3146 Priming, e.g. purging, reducing backlash or clearance
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31543 piston rod reset means, i.e. means for causing or facilitating retraction of piston rod to its starting position during cartridge change
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31551 including axial movement of dose setting member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31585 performed by axially moving actuator, e.g. an injection button

Abstract

A medication delivery pen having a magnifier, a spring biased leadscrew and a mechanism to allow the user to easily reset the dose on the medication delivery pen if the user requires a smaller dose than has been set.

Claims

1. A medication delivery pen comprising:

a body having opposing proximal and distal ends;

a dose control mechanism disposed in the proximal end of the body for setting and administering a dosage of medication;

a cartridge holder having a cartridge with a pierceably sealed distal end, an open proximal end removably attachable to the distal end of the body, and a plunger in sliding, fluid tight engagement within said cartridge;

a drive mechanism coupled between the dose control mechanism and the cartridge to exert an axial force on the plunger to inject the set dosage of medication, wherein the dose control mechanism triggers the drive mechanism to administer the injection of medication held in the cartridge; and

a mechanism that automatically disengages the drive mechanism from the dose control mechanism when the dose control mechanism is rotated past a maximum value to a predetermined position, such that the dose control mechanism is free to rotate back to an initial dose position where the drive mechanism and dose control mechanism are then re-engaged to permit the user to set a new dosage on the medication delivery pen,

wherein the mechanism for automatically disengaging the drive mechanism from the dose control mechanism comprises a plurality of stops on the drive mechanism that interact with the dose control mechanism when the dose control mechanism is at the predetermined position to disengage ratchet fingers on the dose control mechanism from a ratchet on the drive mechanism.

2. The medication delivery pen of claim 1, further comprising a magnifier on the body for viewing and setting of the desired dosage using the dose control mechanism.

3. The medication delivery pen of claim 1, wherein the predetermined position identifies a reset condition for the medication delivery pen.

4. The medication delivery pen of claim 1, wherein an indicator on the dose control mechanism identifies the predetermined position.