Injection device having a dosing mechanism for limiting a dose setting
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Β· China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YPSOMED AG
- Publication Date
- 2012-11-28
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a mechanism for an injection device that prevents a dose being set beyond the amount of product to be administered in a product container of the injection device. The product to be administered may eg be liquid medicine, especially insulin. Background technique
[0002] Dosing mechanisms for injection devices are known in the prior art which prevent doses from being set beyond the amount of medicament in the reservoir of the injection device. Such devices generally have the problem that they take up a considerable amount of space in injection devices, however the market demands manageable injection devices.
[0003] Using injection devices known in the art, a dose can be set using the dose setting mechanism and then delivered from the product container. It may happen that a larger dose has been set with the dose setting element than can be delivered from the product container, eg because the product container contains less do...