Pharmaceutical injection device

• US 9,526,831 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2012
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PHC Corporation (PHC Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Panasonic Healthcare Company Limited (PHC Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kondoh, Tsuguhiro, Kikuchi, Seiji, Hanada, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sirmons, Kevin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): STILES, AMBER R.
• Application Number:
  US14/343,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20140228763A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,569 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/206 With automatic needle insertion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3125 specific display means, e.g. to indicate dose setting
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/31588 electrically driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/14 Detection of the presence or absence of a tube, a connector or a container in an apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/215 Tilt detection, e.g. for warning or shut-off
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/59 Aesthetic features, e.g. distraction means to prevent fears of child patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• 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 5/2066 comprising means for injection of two or more media, e.g. by mixing
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/2448 comprising means for injection of two or more media, e.g. by mixing
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31546 Electrically operated dose setting, e.g. input via touch screen or plus/minus buttons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31568 Means keeping track of the total dose administered, e.g. since the cartridge was inserted
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

This pharmaceutical injection device comprises a main body case (2) that has an injection needle insertion and retraction opening (1); pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion (3) that is provided within the main body case (2); a piston (5) that is provided movably with respect to a pharmaceutical syringe (4) that is mounted to the pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion (3); a drive mechanism (6) that drives the piston (5); a controller (7) that is electrically connected to the drive mechanism (6); and a display section (35) that is electrically connected to the controller (7). The controller (7) updates the display content that is displayed on the display section (35) according to the number of times the drive mechanism (6) has been driven, and saves this updated display content in a memory (51), so that when the drive mechanism (6) has been driven a specific number of times, the display contents during the various instances of drive that were saved in the memory (51) are combined.

Claims

1. A pharmaceutical injection device, comprising:

a main body case that has an injection needle insertion and retraction opening;

a pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion that is provided within the main body case;

a piston that is provided movably with respect to a pharmaceutical syringe mounted to the pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion;

a drive mechanism configured to drive the piston;

a controller that is electrically connected to the drive mechanism; and

a display section that is electrically connected to the controller,

wherein the controller updates a display content displayed on the display section according to a number of times the drive mechanism has been driven, and saves the updated display content in a memory, so that when the number of times the drive mechanism has been driven reaches a specific number, the display contents during the various instances of drive that were saved in the memory are combined, and

when the drive mechanism is driven again within a specific length of time, the controller puts the display content displayed on the display section in a non-updated state.

2. The pharmaceutical injection device according to claim 1,

wherein, when the drive mechanism is driven again within a specific length of time, the controller displays the display content from the previous update.

3. The pharmaceutical injection device according claim 1,

wherein the controller saves in the memory a finished product display obtained by combining the display contents for the various instances of drive.

4. The pharmaceutical injection device according to claim 3,

wherein the controller selectively displays the finished product display saved in the memory, and the display content from the last update.

5. A pharmaceutical injection device, comprising:

a main body case that has an injection needle insertion and retraction opening;

a pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion that is provided within the main body case;

a piston that is provided movably with respect to a pharmaceutical syringe mounted to the pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion;

a drive mechanism configured to drive the piston;

a controller that is electrically connected to the drive mechanism; and

a display section that is electrically connected to the controller,

wherein the controller updates a display content displayed on the display section according to a number of times the drive mechanism has been driven, and saves the updated display content in a memory, so that when the number of times the drive mechanism has been driven reaches a specific number, the display contents during the various instances of drive that were saved in the memory are combined, and

when the number of times the drive mechanism has been driven within a specific length of time does not reach a specific number, the controller causes the display section to display a message to the effect that a finished product display in which the display contents for the various instances of drive are combined cannot be given.

6. The pharmaceutical injection device according to claim 5,

wherein, when the number of times the drive mechanism has been driven within a specific length of time does not reach a specific number, the controller deletes the display content saved in the memory.

7. The pharmaceutical injection device according claim 5,

wherein the controller saves in the memory a finished product display obtained by combining the display contents for the various instances of drive.

8. The pharmaceutical injection device according to claim 7,

wherein the controller selectively displays the finished product display saved in the memory, and the display content from the last update.