EP Patent

EP1294418A1 — An injection device with a gearbox

Assigned to Novo Nordisk AS · Expires 2003-03-26 · 23y expired

What this patent protects

An injection device for injection of set doses of medicine from a cartridge, in which device a dose is set by screwing a nut (13) up along a threaded piston rod (4), whereby a dose setting drum (17), which carries on its cylindrical surface along a helix a scale of which a number…

USPTO Abstract

An injection device for injection of set doses of medicine from a cartridge, in which device a dose is set by screwing a nut (13) up along a threaded piston rod (4), whereby a dose setting drum (17), which carries on its cylindrical surface along a helix a scale of which a number corresponding to the set dose is shown in a window in the housing (1) of the device, and an injection button (19), which is elevated over the end of the device, are moved axially a distance which is larger than the axial movement of the nut. A gear wheel gear transmission (9) is established between the nut and the injection button. <IMAGE>

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP1294418A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
2003-03-26
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Novo Nordisk AS
Source
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