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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Stefan Burren, Bremgarten, CH;
Philippe Kohlbrenner, Kaltacker, CH;
Juergen Wittmann, Burgdorf, CH;
Martin Wittwer, Bowil, CH;
Stefan Burren, Bremgarten, CH;
Philippe Kohlbrenner, Kaltacker, CH;
Juergen Wittmann, Burgdorf, CH;
Martin Wittwer, Bowil, CH;
TecPharma Licensing AG, Burgdorf, CH;
Abstract
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 for delivering the dosage set, a slip coupling comprising a latching element and a co-operating latching element which latch to each other in a latching engagement and couple the operating button to the casing in a positive and non-positive fit in discrete latching positions during a movement in the dosing direction or the correcting direction, and a spring member which opposes the movement of the operating button in at least one of the directions with a spring force, wherein the latching element or co-operating latching element are shaped such that in the latching engagement they offer a lower resistance to the movement in the at least one of the directions than to the movement in the other direction.