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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Niels-Aage Hansen, Havdrup, DK;
Assignee:
Noro Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/20 ;
Abstract
An automatic needle insertion device for a pen shaped syringe comprising a cartridge holder ( ) wherein a cartridge with a drug can be accommodated, and a dose setting and injection part ( ) by which a wanted dose may be set an subsequently pressed out from the cartridge by pressing a button ( ) projecting from the dose setting and injection part ( ). The device comprises a mainly tubular housing ( ) in which a tubular pen holder ( ) in which a pen can be mounted can be axially displaced in a proximal direction to cock a spring ( ) which can thereafter be released to drive the pen holder ( ) with the pen a set distance in a distal direction.