Indication mechanism for an automatic applicator, particularly for insulin

• US 9,402,958 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2015
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nemera Szczecin Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia
• Original Assignee: Copernicus Sp. Z o.o.
• Inventors: Stefanski, Adam
• Primary Examiner(s): MEDWAY, SCOTT J
• Application Number:
  US14/972,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20160101237A1
• Time in Patent Office: 229 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/2026 Semi-automatic, e.g. user activated piston is assisted by additional source of energy
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3126 Specific display means related to dosing
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/20 Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically A61M5/142 , A61M5/46 take precedence; hypodermic projectiles F42B12/54
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31 Details
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3129 Syringe barrels A61M5/3205 and A61M5/50 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31528 by means of rotational movements, e.g. screw-thread mechanisms
• 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 5/3155 by rotational movement of dose setting member, e.g. during setting or filling of a syringe
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31553 without axial movement of dose setting member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31556 Accuracy improving means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31583 based on rotational translation, i.e. movement of piston rod is caused by relative rotation between the user activated actuator and the piston rod
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49 Method of mechanical manufacture

Abstract

The present disclosure concerns an indication mechanism for an automatic applicator, particularly for insulin or other liquid preparations, particularly for multiple injection administration of set doses of a medicine from an exchangeable container, for example for the self-application of insulin by diabetes patients. An indication mechanism for an automatic applicator, having an assembly of at least two barrels movably coupled to each other has an indication barrel mounted on the driving barrel contains only marking on its external surface and is co-axially connected to the pull-push control nut.

Claims

1. An applicator for liquid pharmaceutical preparations with a helical driving spring for administration of set doses of medicine, the applicator comprising:

an applicator housing;

a mechanism for medicine dose setting connected to the applicator housing;

wherein the mechanism for medicine dose setting comprises a clutch sleeve;

wherein the clutch sleeve is directly coupled by its first end portion with a turning knob and comprises a clutch element at its second end portion;

wherein the clutch sleeve passes by an internal space of and extends above a spring element block;

wherein at least half of the length of the clutch sleeve is covered by the driving helical spring;

wherein the driving helical spring is connected to the spring element block and to a driving barrel which covers at least half of the length of the driving helical spring;

wherein the spring element block is connected to the applicator housing and is topped by the turning knob which is rotatable, substantially axially immovable and mounted on the applicator housing;

wherein the driving barrel is moveably coupled to an indication barrel;

wherein the internal diameter of the indication barrel is bigger than external diameter of the driving barrel and the length of the driving barrel exceeds the length of the indication barrel and the indication barrel is able to cover at least half of the length of the driving barrel;

wherein the driving barrel is mounted rotatably within the applicator housing and is connected to the mechanism for medicine dose setting;

wherein the mechanism for medicine dose setting comprises a trigger used in conjunction with the driving helical spring.

2. The Applicator according to claim 1, wherein the turning knob, the clutch sleeve, the driving helical spring, the spring element block, the indication barrel and the driving barrel are mounted coaxially.

3. The Applicator according to claim 1, wherein the working range of the indication barrel is within the housing.

4. The Applicator according to claim 1, wherein the indication barrel contains a dose scale on an external surface to indicate the set dose at an inspection window fixed in the applicator housing.

5. The Applicator according to claim 1, wherein the spring element block is above the inspection window.

6. The Applicator according to claim 1, wherein the driving barrel and the indication barrel are coupled by a coupling which comprises at least one groove located on the external surface of the driving barrel and extending more than half of the length of the driving barrel, corresponding to at least one key located on the internal surface of the indication barrel and extending more than half of the length of the indication barrel.

7. The Applicator according to claim 1, wherein between the inspection window and the spring block element there is a section where the applicator housing covers at least a portion of the indication barrel, the indication barrel covers at least a portion of the driving barrel, the driving barrel covers at least a portion of the driving helical spring, the driving helical spring covers at least a portion of the clutch sleeve, the clutch sleeve comprises a portion with internal space adapted to cover at least a portion of a plunger.