Auto-injector

• US 7,442,185 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2001
• Issued: 10/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Shl Medical AG
• Original Assignee: SHL Group AB
• Inventors: Amark, Mikael, Bergens, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Lucchesi; Nicholas D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stigell; Theodore J
• Application Number:
  US10/450,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20040039336A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,510 Days
• Field of Search: 604134-137, 604/117, 604/131, 604/110, 604197-199
• US Class Current: 604/137
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/206 With automatic needle insertion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/208 Release is possible only when device is pushed against the skin, e.g. using a trigger which is blocked or inactive when the device is not pushed against the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/2033 Spring-loaded one-shot injectors with or without automatic needle insertion multishot dosing syringes A61M5/31525, needle insertion only A61M5/3287

Abstract

A device for auto-injection of a dose of medicament, comprises a housing arranged to contain a medicament container therein and a contact part intended to be applied against an injection site, a needle cover surrounding a needle arranged to the medicament container and extending at least the length of the needle, spring elements for, upon activation, pushing the needle past the end of the cover as well as operating the medicament container to supply the dose of medicament, first locking elements for locking the spring elements in a pressurized state, first activating elements for, upon manual operation, releasing the spring elements for injection. There is a second locking element capable of locking the first activating element and a second activating element, capable of releasing the second locking element when the contact part is exposed to pressure.

Claims

1. Device for auto-injection of a dose of medicament, comprising:

a housing arranged to contain a medicament container therein and comprising a needle cover with a contact part intended to be applied against an injection site,

spring means capable of, upon activation, pushing the needle past the end of the needle cover as well as operating the medicament container to supply the dose of medicament,

first locking means capable of locking the spring means in a pressurized state,

first activating means capable of, upon manual operation, releasing the spring means for injection,

second locking means capable of locking the first activating means,

second activating means comprising the needle cover, capable of releasing the second locking means when the contact part is exposed to pressure,

wherein the first locking means is arranged and designed such that the second locking means is also capable of locking the first locking means for preventing the spring means from being released when the device is operated in a sequence in which the first activating means is depressed, held depressed, and then the second activating means is exposed to pressure.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the first locking means further is arranged and designed such that the second locking means is prevented from being released if the first activating means is operated at the same time as the second activating means is exposed to pressure.

3. Device according to claim 1, wherein the needle cover surrounds a needle arranged to the medicament container and extends at least the length of the needle.

4. Device according to claim 3, further comprising:

second spring means capable of pushing the needle cover over the needle after injection,

third locking means capable of locking the second spring means in a pressurized state during injection, and

third activating means capable of releasing the second spring means upon end of injection.

5. Device according to claim 4, further comprising a fourth locking means capable of locking the needle cover in a covering position after injection.

6. Device according to claim 1, wherein the needle cover completely encloses a needle and the needle is sterile.

7. Device according to claim 1, further comprising holding means capable of retardation of the movement of the medicament container.