IP Library Granted Patent US 8,876,783
Granted Patent B2
US 8,876,783 · App. 13/139,295 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Medicament delivery device

Inventor: Anders Holmqvist (Värmdö, SE)
Assignee: SHL Group AB
A61M5/2033A61M2005/2086A61M5/31511
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Patent No.
US 8,876,783
App. No.
13/139,295
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing ( 12 ); a medicament container ( 14 ) arranged within said housing; medicament delivery drive means ( 22, 24 ); manually operable release means ( 38 ); and a movement speed control mechanism ( 44, 46, 48 ) comprising at least one fixed, flexible and elongated compartment ( 48 ) containing a liquid, and at least one flexible speed control member ( 44, 46 ) connected to the medicament delivery drive means; wherein said at least speed control member is arranged to be pressing on said at least one compartment for forcing said liquid past said member and thereby creating a movement speed control of said medicament delivery drive means when moved.

Claims (19)

1. A medicament delivery device, comprising:

a housing;

a medicament container arranged within the housing and having a front opening for a medicament dispenser for delivering a medicament therethrough and at least one movable stopper;

a medicament delivery driver, comprising an elongated plunger rod having a rear end and a front end, which is in contact with the stopper, and a power source arranged to drive the plunger rod, wherein the medicament delivery driver is movable from a cocked position to a released position within the medicament container, thereby exerting a pressure on the stopper for expelling the medicament through the medicament dispenser;

a manually operable release mechanism movable between a locked position, in which the manually operable release mechanism holds the medicament delivery driver in the cocked position, and an activated position, in which the manually operable release mechanism releases the medicament delivery driver; and

a movement speed control mechanism, comprising at least one elongated and flexible compartment fixedly attached to the housing and containing a volume of a viscous liquid, and at least one flexible speed control member extending from the plunger rod and having a contact surface arranged with longitudinal passages; wherein the contact surface is arranged to be pressed against the at least one compartment for forcing the viscous liquid past the at least one flexible speed control member and thereby controlling movement speed of the medicament delivery driver when the medicament delivery driver is moved from the cocked position to the released position;

wherein the at least one flexible speed control member extends radially outward from the plunger rod and has an inclination toward a front end of the plunger rod, such that a higher driving force produces a higher pressure from the contact surface against the flexible compartment.

2. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the power source is a compression spring arranged inside the plunger rod.

3. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the contact surface has a shape of a circle segment.

4. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compartment has a variable liquid volume, thereby creating different speeds.

5. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein altering a viscosity of the viscous liquid alters the speed control.

6. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the at least one flexible speed control member and the front end of the plunger rod is greater than about 45° and less than about 90°.

7. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the power source is a compression spring arranged inside the plunger rod.

8. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the contact surface has a shape of a circle segment.

9. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compartment has a variable liquid volume, thereby creating different speeds.

10. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein altering a viscosity of the viscous liquid alters the speed control.

11. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the manually operable release mechanism comprises an actuator having arms with ledges at free ends of the actuator, and the ledges contact protrusions of flexible arms arranged on the inner surface of the housing when the manually operable release mechanism is in the locked position.

12. The medicament delivery device of claim 11 , wherein the protrusions contact a groove of the plunger rod when the medicament delivery driver is in the cocked position.

13. The medicament delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the ledges are out of contact with the protrusions such that the protrusions are also out of contact with the groove when the manually operable release mechanism is in the activated position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2019
From: SHL GROUP AB
To: SHL MEDICAL AG
Reel/Frame 048211/0719 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 0850130-6 · Dec 12, 2008 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61122370 · Dec 13, 2008
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