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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177745 | Needle safety module comprising a locking mechanism and a user identification A needle safety module for being connected to an injection device for administering a liquid product to a patient, the module including a housing, a needle connected to the housing, and a needle protective sleeve having one end which can be placed on an injection po... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8128604 | Device and method for dosing a substance A device for dosing a substance, including at least one rotating element and at least one coding element associated with the rotating element, using which the rotational position of the rotating element can be identified, further including at least one reference ele... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122751 | Clamp and repair tool A tool for gripping, clamping or holding an object, wherein the tool has a handle portion, a linkage portion and a working portion, and wherein the working portion includes two workpiece contacting surfaces, at least one of the surfaces shaped to generally conform t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114046 | Fixing device for injection needles A device for connecting an injection needle to an injection apparatus, wherein the device provides a plurality of possible points of contact in at least two planes, and wherein the points of contact have associated spring forces for acting generally perpendicularly ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8075534 | Injection device with dose metering mechanism with multiple anti-rotation locking system A drive and dosing module for an injection device, and an injection device including the module, wherein the module includes a dosing member which can be displaced into one of several dosing positions in relation to a drive member to set a product dose, wherein one ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057895 | Polyethylene pipe patching systems and methods Film composites useful as adhesives for plastic piping are described. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052653 | Needle protection device comprising a distal protection element and a proximal protection element A needle protection device detachably fixed to an injection appliance includes a needle, a needle holder from which a needle injection section of the needle projects distally and a needle connection section of the needle projects proximally, a distal needle protecti... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048037 | Injection device comprising several coupling mechanisms An injection device including a drive unit, a delivery unit, a dosing unit, a trigger for triggering an injection, a first coupling mechanism between the drive unit and the delivery unit, and a second coupling mechanism between the dosing unit and the drive unit, wh... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043262 | Injection device with controlled needle retraction An injection device, in some embodiments an autoinjector, which includes a housing, an actuating sleeve carried by the device to be movable relative to the housing and which can be placed at a point of injection in a position of insertion, an injection needle extend... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043249 | Fixing device for injection needles A device for connecting an injection needle to an injection apparatus, wherein the device provides a plurality of possible points of contact in at least two planes, and wherein the points of contact have associated spring forces for acting generally perpendicularly ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038655 | Latching control device A dose metering mechanism for use in administering doses of an injectable product from an injection device, the dose metering mechanism including a rack with teeth, a feed sleeve displaceable relative to the rack, a first catch element associated with the feed sleev... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016797 | Needle protection device with a blocked protection position A needle protection device for use with an injection device, the needle protection device including a moveable needle protection element which moves through a release course of movement into a locking engagement position as a result of an elastic force, the locking ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012131 | Extractable dose setting knob An injection device for dispensing a dose of a substance, the device including a housing, a dispensing element which can be displaced relative to the housing and a locking element which can be coupled with the dispensing element during or after a substance dispensin... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007476 | Administering apparatus comprising a dosing device An administering apparatus having a casing including a reservoir for a product to be administered, a piston which can be shifted in the reservoir in an advancing direction towards a reservoir outlet to administer the product, a piston rod, a dosing and drive element... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7976494 | Device for the dosed administration of a fluid product, adapted for the replacement of a container A device for administering a fluid product, the device including a first housing part provided with a receiver for the product, a second housing part detachably connectable to the first housing part, a piston rod held such that it can be displaced for the exertion o... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7955303 | Injection device with a two-way slip coupling An injection device including casing with a reservoir for an injectable product, an operating button which can be moved relative to the casing in a dosing direction which increases the dosage and in a correcting direction to set a product dosage, a conveying member ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951113 | Device for the dosed administration of a fluid product comprising a torsion spring drive A device for administering a fluid product including a housing, a conveying device for the product, a coupling element provided for the drive of the conveying device and which can be rotated about a rotational axis, a first blocking element connected in a rotational... | 05/31/2011 |
| RE42355 | Disposable injector cap An injector cap including a sleeve and a blocking means, wherein the sleeve is mounted slidably on a portion of an injection device, e.g., on an ampoule support, is forced by a pre-tensioning means into a first position in which it covers a cannula carried by the in... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931626 | 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... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931625 | 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... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7879007 | Injection device guide spring An injection appliance including a housing, a product container received by the housing and containing a product, a piston received in the housing in such a way that it can be displaced in a forward direction to dispense the product, a piston rod which acts on the p... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867202 | Threaded rod and dose setting mechanism for an injection device A threaded rod for an injection device, wherein the rod includes a thread on an external surface, the thread supporting or carrying, at least partially, engaging elements and/or teeth. In one embodiment, the present invention encompasses a dosing mechanism for an in... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7850648 | Needle protecting device comprising a lock A needle unit for an injection device comprising an injection needle and a needle holder, the needle unit coupled to the injection device and comprising: a needle protector comprising a guide which guides the needle protector such that it can move axially, at least ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842016 | 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... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828779 | Injection apparatus with an end position-blocked dosage setting member An injection device including a housing with a reservoir for an injectable product, a delivery device used to dispense a product dose from the reservoir, and a dose metering member which, in order to select the product dose, can carry out a rotational displacement i... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815598 | Auto-pen for a two-chamber ampoule An injection device for use with a two-chamber ampoule, wherein the device includes a front casing part with which the two-chamber ampoule can be associated, a rear casing part, a threaded drive accommodated by the rear casing part, a piston rod which, during a blen... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811263 | Dose metering mechanism for an injection device A dose metering mechanism for setting a dose to be administered from an injection device, the mechanism including a setting sleeve marked with dose amounts by which a dose to be administered is set by rotation, and a rotating sleeve which can be rotated out of the d... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806866 | Device for automatically injecting an active agent A device for automatically injecting an active agent, the device involving a syringe filled with an active agent and carrying an injection needle, the syringe displaceable in a receiver by the tension of a spring. A transmission displaceable by at least one spring t... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7789858 | Device for administering a fluid product An administering device for a fluid product includes a product receptacle that accommodates the product to be administered, a fluid reservoir for a driving fluid, a driving means, a product chamber, and a fluid connection. The product receptacle includes an opening ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7771399 | Injection device with dose metering mechanism with multiple anti-rotation locking system A drive and dosing module for an injection device, and an injection device including the module, wherein the module includes a dosing member which can be displaced into one of several dosing positions in relation to a drive member to set a product dose, wherein one ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758550 | Injection device with a time-constant delivery signal An injection device for administering a liquid product, the device including a drive mechanism, an engaging member and a catch including a number of latching elements, wherein at least one of the engaging member and the number of latching elements is relatively move... | 07/20/2010 |
| D619702 | Medicine injector | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749201 | Device for administering an injectable product with a lockable dose metering mechanism A device for administering an injectable product including a housing with a reservoir for the product, a delivery device, which can be displaced out of a release position and into an activating position and, from the activating position, executes a delivery movement... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749200 | Administration device comprising a priming function An administering apparatus for administering a fluid product, including a casing, a reservoir for the product, a driven device which acts on the product contained in the reservoir to deliver the product, and a drive device which acts on the driven device and perform... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749186 | Service life timer for a device for administering a product in doses An injection device including at least one sensor for detecting an operating process of the injection device, an electronic circuit connected to the sensor for establishing the beginning and elapsed time of a service life, based on one or more sensor signals, and an... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731698 | Device for administering an injectable product in doses A device for administering an injectable product in doses including a casing having a receptacle for a container which contains the product and accommodates a piston such that the piston can advance towards an outlet for delivering a selected product dosage, a dosin... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7699816 | Injection device with priming stroke A device for administering metered doses of an injectable product, including a housing, a drive member with a plunger, a drive button which, when displaced, moves the drive member relative to the housing, and at least one delaying member, which can be moved from a f... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686782 | Multi-chamber ampoule with bypass and piston seal A multi-chamber ampoule including a housing with a longitudinal axis, at least one bypass operably associated with the housing, at least one front and one rear piston both of which can engage with the housing in a sealing manner outside the vicinity of the bypass an... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7678085 | Injection device An injection device for injecting selectable amounts of a substance includes an activating mechanism including an axially moveable operating button which can rotated in a resting position only, a tubular drive element non-rotatably connected to the operating button,... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7670321 | Sealing element A sealing element for isolating or sealing off a component or structure of an injection or administering device from other components or structures of the device or from the surroundings, wherein the isolated component or structure is an electrical component. The in... | 03/02/2010 |