Autoinjector
AssigneeAptar France SAS
InventorDavid FABIEN
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Abstract
An autoinjector having a reservoir (100) containing fluid and a piston; a needle; a driver (200) having a body; a piston rod (210) movable between a rest position and an injection position; an injection spring (220); and a force control mechanism (280, 290) for causing the force exerted by the injection spring to vary in predetermined manner during injection, and a lever (280) and a cam (290), the lever (280) pivotally mounted on the piston rod, being connected to the injection spring (220), and co-operating with the cam; and an interface module (300) fastened to the driver that receives a reservoir (100) before each actuation. The interface module having a selector ring (310) mounted to turn on the driver module, and pivot elements (320) fastening the reservoir module in the interface module.
Claims9
An autoinjector, characterized in that it comprises:
- a reservoir module comprising a reservoir containing fluid and a piston, and including a needle;
- a driver module comprising:
- a body;
- a piston rod that co-operates with the piston of said reservoir, said piston rod being moved between a rest position and an injection position in which said piston rod has moved the piston of the reservoir so as to inject the fluid through said needle;
- an injection spring for urging said piston rod towards its injection position;
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- force control means, for causing the force exerted by said injection spring on said piston rod to vary in predetermined manner throughout the injection stage, said force control means comprising a lever and a cam, said lever being pivotally mounted at one end on said piston rod, being connected to said injection spring, and co-operating at its other end with said cam;
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- an interface module that is fastened to the driver module and that receives a reservoir module before each actuation, said interface module comprising a selector ring that is mounted to turn on the driver module, and pivot elements for fastening the reservoir module in the interface module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.