Medicament injection device and priming operation
First Claim
1. A hand-held insulin injection pen for the administration of one or more drug agents, the pen having at least a priming mode and a drug delivery mode for administering delivery of the one or more drug agents, wherein the pen comprisesa controller operative for controlling the pen to perform a priming operation, anda user interface for activation of the priming operation,wherein the controller is operative to perform the priming operation by way of a plurality of intermittent doses of medicament, the number of intermittent doses being dependent on the activation of the priming operation by the user interface, wherein the plurality of intermittent doses comprises a sequence of priming doses predetermined by the controller prior to activation of the priming operation by the user interface.
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Abstract
A medicament delivery device for the administration of one or more drug agents is described. The device has a priming mode and a drug delivery mode for administering delivery of the drug agents. The device includes a controller operative for controlling the device to perform a priming operation, and a user interface for activation of the priming operation. The controller is operative to perform the priming operation by way of a plurality of intermittent doses of medicament, the number of intermittent doses being dependent on the activation of the user interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand-held insulin injection pen for the administration of one or more drug agents, the pen having at least a priming mode and a drug delivery mode for administering delivery of the one or more drug agents, wherein the pen comprises
a controller operative for controlling the pen to perform a priming operation, and a user interface for activation of the priming operation, wherein the controller is operative to perform the priming operation by way of a plurality of intermittent doses of medicament, the number of intermittent doses being dependent on the activation of the priming operation by the user interface, wherein the plurality of intermittent doses comprises a sequence of priming doses predetermined by the controller prior to activation of the priming operation by the user interface.
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13. A method of controlling a hand-held insulin injection pen for the ejection of one or more drug agents, the pen having at least a priming mode and a drug delivery mode for administering delivery of the one or more drug agents, the method comprising:
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controlling the pen to perform a priming operation; and administering a plurality of intermittent doses of medicament in dependence on activation of the priming operation by a user interface, wherein the plurality of intermittent doses comprises a sequence of priming doses predetermined by the controller prior to activation of the priming operation by the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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16. A hand-held medicament injection pen for the administration of one or more drugs, comprising:
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a user interface having a priming button for controlling a priming operation; and a controller operative for; determining a sequence of intermittent priming doses; detecting activation of a priming button via the user interface; responsive to detecting activation of the priming button, starting the priming operation to dispense the intermittent priming doses according to the determined sequence; detecting release of the priming button via the user interface prior to completion of the sequence; and responsive to detecting release of the priming button, stopping the priming operation to stop dispensing the intermittent priming doses prior to completion of the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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