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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D628690 | Medicine injector | 12/07/2010 |
| 7749195 | Administration device with an insertion mechanism and a delivery mechanism A device for administering an injectable product including an insertion mechanism for inserting an injection needle into a tissue, the insertion mechanism including a first pressure element, a delivery mechanism for delivering the product from a product container, t... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744565 | Apparatus for subcutaneous administration of an injectable product An apparatus for subcutaneous administration of an injectable product including a housing, a container for the product to be injected, an injection needle and a needle protection sleeve surrounding the injection needle, wherein the apparatus also includes an indicat... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7727202 | Multi-component piston stopper A piston stopper for a medicine injector, wherein the stopper has a stopper body with a mesh section and at least one sealing element positioned at least partly around the circumference of the stopper body, wherein at least one of the sealing element and mesh sectio... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7727201 | Dosing device with priming function A device for the dosed administration of an injectable product, including a housing with a receptacle for the product and a drive mechanism movable via a dosing element supported displaceably in the housing, wherein the drive mechanism includes engagement elements s... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717890 | Fluid and bioaerosol management vacuum connector and system The present invention comprises a central vacuum producing system suitable for collecting both liquid and gaseous material, one or more end effectors for use at a site at which liquid and gaseous material are produced, and a coupling device or connector for operably... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7697538 | Data transfer method and automation system used in said data transfer method A method transmits data packets on a data transmission link between two communication subscribers. The data packets respectively contain a check character which is calculated from the other data in the data packet. One communication subscriber uses the check charact... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7654981 | Removing device for injection needles A device for removing a needle unit from an injection device, the device for removing including an opening for receiving the needle unit and a locking structure generally associated with the opening, the locking structure formed in at least one rim area along the ci... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7635350 | Auto-injector comprising a resettable releasing safety device An autoinjector including a housing, a receptacle for an active substance, which receptacle, together with a connected injection needle, is displaceable within the housing by spring force for inserting the injection needle into a patient, a piston displaceable withi... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7631463 | Stair hanger A concealed connection mechanism for connecting a pair of stair stringers to the front face of a rim joist. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628773 | Reservoir module comprising a piston rod A product dispensing apparatus including a reservoir module, a dosing module and a dose setting member. The reservoir module includes a front casing section, a block, a first connector, a piston, and a piston rod moveable in a dispensing movement and against the dis... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7613336 | Methods and apparatus for image recognition and dictation The present invention relates to methods of and apparatus for producing and digitizing a number of images to create a digital library of images, providing an image from outside the digital library, digitizing it and comparing it to the digital images in the digital ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7607050 | Method and control system for recognizing a fault when processing data in a processing system The invention relates to a method for recognizing a fault when processing input data in a processing system to form a data packet which contains output data and a test data item, the test data item being formed in order to confirm the validity of the output data. Th... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604619 | Ampoule recognition An ampoule for use with an administering device such as an injection or infusion apparatus, at least two recognition elements associated with the ampoule, each of which at least two recognition elements can be arranged in one of at least two predetermined positions ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7588186 | Container and device for administering a substance A container for a substance including a coupling element for coupling the container to an administering device for administering the substance, wherein the container has an associated identifying element, and wherein the administering device includes a coupling devi... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7566324 | Injection device comprising a needle cover An injection device including a needle cover, a casing, an injection mechanism, and a needle holder including an injection needle, wherein the needle cover is carried by the casing such that it can be moved, against a restoring force, from a protecting position, pas... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7566322 | Variable-length needle covering device of an injection device The invention relates to a needle covering device of an injection device, the injection device including a casing comprising a reservoir, in particular an ampoule, for a product fluid to be administered, and an injection needle for injecting the product fluid from t... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7534229 | Needle protection device for an injection unit A needle protecting device including: a sleeve-shaped base body which may be connected to a casing of the injection device or is formed by a casing of the injection device, a needle protecting sleeve which is mounted on the base body, wherein, in a proximal protecti... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7513889 | Device for dispensing an injectable product in doses A device for dispensing a product in doses including a casing element, a dosing device shiftable relative to the casing element in a dispensing direction, a setting device for setting the position of the dosing device, and a restoring element for returning the dosin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7511480 | Non-contact scanning using magneto-resistive sensor A device for administering a fluid product includes a measuring assembly for measuring a position between spaced apart elements of the apparatus that can be moved relative to each other. The measuring assembly includes at least one magneto-resistive sensor that is f... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7500966 | Administering apparatus with a resettable activating block An administering apparatus for administering an injectable substance in doses is provided. The apparatus includes a casing with a reservoir for the substance, a conveying mechanism which acts to deliver a selected dose of the substance from the reservoir, a dosing a... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7445613 | Product delivery device with rapid piston rod setting A substance delivery device including a casing formed by a first casing portion for a substance reservoir including a piston, a piston rod movable in an advancing direction to move the piston toward an outlet of the reservoir to deliver the substance, a dosing eleme... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7377908 | Insertion device for inserting an injection needle An insertion device for inserting an injection needle into a tissue including a needle holder carrying the injection needle and a protection device for covering the injection needle after the removal thereof from the tissue wherein the needle holder is mounted to mo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377912 | Latching block for connecting casing sections of an administering apparatus An administering apparatus for delivering a dosage of product including a casing with a reservoir for the product, a piston within the reservoir to deliver the product, a piston rod for engaging the piston, a drive device for driving the piston rod, and a dosage set... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377913 | Adjustment block for a device for administering a settable dosage of an injectable product A plug-on body which can be plugged onto a device for administering a settable dose of an injectable product, the plug-on body including a first body section extending axially in the direction of a plug-on body axis for fixing the plug-on body to a casing of the dev... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374558 | Injection device comprising a sterilely attached injection needle and a needle support and ampoule for such an injection device An injection device including a sterile injection needle, the injection device including a container for an injectable product including an outlet for the product at a front end sealed by a membrane, the injection needle, which has a front needle portion facing away... | 05/20/2008 |
| D568988 | Injection device | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370759 | Device for temporarily retaining a protective needle cap of an injection apparatus A device and method for removing and replacing a needle-protecting cover associated with an injection apparatus, the device comprising a housing, a receptacle in the housing for accommodating the injection apparatus, and a holding mechanism, wherein the receptacle i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361160 | Injection apparatus comprising a needle-protecting device An injection device including a receptacle for an active substance, which is connected to an injection needle and is accommodated inside a sliding sleeve that can be displaced within a housing by a driving force. A sleeve-shaped needle-protecting device is displacab... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361166 | Cannula protecting cover A cannula cover for use with an injector or injection device, wherein the injector or injection device includes a dosing section and a cannula support, and wherein the cover is attached to the cannula support and can be retracted against a bias in order to expose a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357791 | Device for administering an injectable product The invention provides a injection device for administering an injectable product, including a base section adapted to receive a container from which a product dose is dispensed through a needle by displacement of a piston in the container, and a drive unit includin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7326185 | Variable-length needle covering device of an injection device The invention relates to a needle covering device of an injection device, the injection device including a casing comprising a reservoir, in particular an ampoule, for a product fluid to be administered, and an injection needle for injecting the product fluid from t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322957 | Angioplasty device and method of making same An angioplasty device and particle trap for use in removal of a particle from a small diameter vessel or vessel-like structure is disclosed. One embodiment includes a catheter for insertion into a vessel-like structure, the catheter having a catheter wall and a mova... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316670 | Administering apparatus comprising a dosage display An administering apparatus with a dosage display, including a casing, a reservoir for a fluid product, a driven device which acts on the product, a dosing means for selecting a product dosage to be delivered which includes a dosage scale including a number of dosage... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309327 | Administering apparatus comprising a rotational block An administering apparatus for delivering a dosage of product including a casing with a reservoir for the product, a conveying device, a dosage setting member mechanically coupled to the conveying device and a stopper for the dosage setting member. The conveying dev... | 12/18/2007 |
| D555609 | Injection device | 11/20/2007 |
| D551341 | Injection device | 09/18/2007 |
| 7254919 | Truss anchor A unitary, one-piece anchor for connecting a roof truss or other building structural member to a cementitious wall to resist uplift and lateral forces. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| D548835 | Injection device | 08/14/2007 |
| D548336 | Injection device | 08/07/2007 |