EP1572270A1 - Injection apparatus comprising a needle-protecting device - Google Patents

Injection apparatus comprising a needle-protecting device

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EP1572270A1
EP1572270A1 EP03770836A EP03770836A EP1572270A1 EP 1572270 A1 EP1572270 A1 EP 1572270A1 EP 03770836 A EP03770836 A EP 03770836A EP 03770836 A EP03770836 A EP 03770836A EP 1572270 A1 EP1572270 A1 EP 1572270A1
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sliding sleeve
needle
needle guard
housing
sleeve
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Edgar Hommann
Benjamin Scherer
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Tecpharma Licensing AG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/31—Details
    • A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
    • A61M5/3205—Apparatus for removing or disposing of used needles or syringes, e.g. containers; Means for protection against accidental injuries from used needles
    • A61M5/321—Means for protection against accidental injuries by used needles
    • A61M5/3243—Means for protection against accidental injuries by used needles being axially-extensible, e.g. protective sleeves coaxially slidable on the syringe barrel
    • A61M5/326—Fully automatic sleeve extension, i.e. in which triggering of the sleeve does not require a deliberate action by the user
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/20—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
    • A61M5/2033—Spring-loaded one-shot injectors with or without automatic needle insertion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/20—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
    • A61M2005/206—With automatic needle insertion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/20—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
    • A61M2005/2073—Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically preventing premature release, e.g. by making use of a safety lock
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/31—Details
    • A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
    • A61M5/3205—Apparatus for removing or disposing of used needles or syringes, e.g. containers; Means for protection against accidental injuries from used needles
    • A61M5/321—Means for protection against accidental injuries by used needles
    • A61M5/3243—Means for protection against accidental injuries by used needles being axially-extensible, e.g. protective sleeves coaxially slidable on the syringe barrel
    • A61M5/3245—Constructional features thereof, e.g. to improve manipulation or functioning
    • A61M2005/3247—Means to impede repositioning of protection sleeve from needle covering to needle uncovering position
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/31—Details
    • A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
    • A61M5/3202—Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps

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  • the application relates to a device for injecting an active substance, with an injection needle, a housing, a container for the active substance and a syringe plunger which is displaceable in the container for the purpose of dispensing the active substance and with a needle guard which can be displaced relative to the housing.
  • a needle guard of the type mentioned is known in many designs, both in connection with manually operated syringes and in so-called auto-injectors.
  • Document W09714455 describes an auto-injector with a needle-protecting sleeve which can be moved in a housing and which rests on the patient's skin during the injection and is biased by a spring such that the needle-protecting sleeve pushes forward relative to the auto-injector when it is pulled back and covers the injection needle , Effective locking means between the needle protection and the housing ensure that the needle protection sleeve cannot be pushed back again and thus there can be no unwanted injury from the injection needle. Means to release the lock are not disclosed in this document.
  • the needle guard remains in a position which is essentially constant relative to the housing, and in the process a spring element is tensioned, which pushes the needle guard into a position surrounding the needle after removal of the injection needle from the skin.
  • a special embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the container is accommodated in a sliding sleeve which is displaced in the housing from a retracted position into an advanced position during skin penetration, that the needle guard is automatically locked in its advanced position by locking means, which locking means are arranged and designed such that they act between the needle guard and the sliding sleeve when the needle guard and the sliding sleeve are in their advanced position and that there are means for releasing the locking means which take effect when the sliding sleeve is at least approximately in their retracted position.
  • the needle guard is therefore not locked against the housing as in many known devices of this type, but the sliding sleeve and the means for releasing the locking only become effective when the sliding sleeve is at least approximately in its retracted position. This has the considerable advantage that the injection needle is already back in the housing when the lock is released. This ensures that the injection needle cannot be touched unintentionally in any operating state of the auto-injector.
  • the locking means have at least one essentially axially aligned spring tongue which is arranged on the sliding sleeve and which in its relaxed state forms an axial stop with a region of the needle guard and the means for releasing the locking have one in the housing arranged, inwardly projecting projection, which presses the spring tongue radially inward in the retracted position of the sliding sleeve, such that the part of the sliding sleeve containing the spring tongue can move into the area of the needle guard.
  • a spring element which urges the needle guard into its advanced position and which is tensioned by the sliding sleeve when it moves into its advanced position.
  • Another embodiment of the invention provides that there are entraining means which cause the needle guard to be taken along by the sliding sleeve when it is moved from its advanced position into the retracted position. This eliminates the need to manually push the needle guard back into the housing after unlocking. If, in addition, a return spring element is provided, which applies a restoring force to the sliding sleeve in the direction of its retracted position, both the sliding sleeve and the needle guard automatically assume the retracted starting position when the driving force ceases.
  • FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through an exemplary embodiment of an auto-injector according to the invention in the charged state
  • FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the same auto-injector after inserting the injection needle and pouring out the medicament, the cutting plane being offset by 90 ° with respect to that of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section through the same auto-injector after pulling out the injection needle, cut in the same plane as the illustration according to FIG. 1, and
  • the auto-injector consists of two main components, namely the reservoir part, shown on the left in the figures, which holds a filled syringe 50 and the power pack, shown on the right in the figures, in which the parts which are used for automatically inserting and dispensing the syringe are accommodated are.
  • the two main components are detachably connected to one another by a bayonet-like connection between a housing 16 and a power sleeve 1.
  • the side of the auto-injector on which the injection needle 37 is located is referred to as the front.
  • FIG. 1 shows the ready-to-use auto injector.
  • the parts for driving the auto injector are accommodated in the grip sleeve 14, at the rear end of which a display window 51 connects.
  • the display window 51 is, for example, made of transparent or translucent material, so that the display 12 slidably received in the display window 51 can be observed from the outside.
  • the display 12 allows the user to visually track the process of dispensing the medication.
  • the actuating head 13 is arranged, which is provided on its rear face with a cover plate 15.
  • the power sleeve 1 is received within the grip sleeve 14.
  • the power sleeve 1 is connected to a grid sleeve 8 by means of a snap connection.
  • the grid sleeve 8 receives a spring sleeve 10 slidably on the inside.
  • the spring sleeve 10 is coupled to the display 12 at the rear by a snap connection.
  • the transmission part 5 is slidably mounted in the power sleeve 1.
  • the transfer part 5 has the task of actuating the piston rod 52 of the syringe 50 in order to pour out the contents of the syringe, as will be described in more detail later.
  • a spring 9 is accommodated in the tensioned state within the spring sleeve 10, which is supported on the spring sleeve 10 at the front and presses against the grid sleeve 8 at the rear.
  • a second spring 11 is also located in the tensioned state on the outside of the spring sleeve 10 and is supported at the front on the transmission part 5 and presses against the spring sleeve 10 at the rear.
  • a part referred to as the piston guide 4 rests with its front, sleeve-shaped, slotted end 4 ′ on the collar of the syringe 50 and extends through the transmission part 5, the spring sleeve 10 and the grid sleeve 8 into the area of the actuating head 13.
  • the piston guide 4 is biased forward by a spring 7 which is supported on the grid sleeve 8 at the rear. At its rear end, the piston guide 4 is held in the position shown in FIG. 1 by two locking cams 31 formed on the grid sleeve 8 and engaging in a groove 32 formed on the rear end of the piston guide 4.
  • Locking elements for example balls 6 (only visible in FIG. 2), which are received in radial openings 33 of the piston guide 4 and engage in recesses 34 in the transmission part 5, ensure in this operating position that the transmission part 5 and the piston guide 4 only move together can.
  • balls 6 instead of balls 6, other bodies can also be used as locking elements, for example bolts.
  • the syringe 50 is accommodated in the housing 16, which can be connected to the power sleeve 1 as described.
  • a sliding sleeve 21 accommodates the syringe 50 with the interposition of a needle holder 22 (FIG. 2).
  • the needle holder 22 prevents the injection needle 37 from being pulled off the syringe as long as the latter is in the auto-injector.
  • the needle holder 22 lies against a support ring 24 connected to the sliding sleeve 21 at the front.
  • the sliding sleeve 21 is displaceable within the housing 16 and is forced into the operating position shown in FIG. 1 by a spring 20.
  • the spring 20 which is in its only slightly pretensioned state in the operating position according to FIG. 1, is supported at the front on a circumferential, inner shoulder 39 of the housing 16 and at the rear on an outwardly projecting rim of the sliding sleeve 21.
  • a sleeve-shaped needle guard 17 is slidable within the housing 16.
  • the needle guard 17 is closed at the front by a snap cover 23, which leaves a passage for the injection needle 37 and has an inwardly facing flange 35 at its rear end.
  • a spring 18 is supported at the front on the snap cover 23 and at the back on a driving ring 19, which in turn is supported on the flange 35 in the operating position according to FIG. 1. Consequently, the spring 18 has no effect in the operating position according to FIG. 1, in which it is only slightly pretensioned, because its remaining pretensioning force is absorbed by the needle guard 17.
  • the auto-injector must be unlocked before the injection can be triggered.
  • the actuating head 13 is moved backwards. At the front edge of the actuating head 13, an area of the display window 51 is cleared, on the inside of which a conspicuously colored warning sleeve 53 is visible, which clearly indicates that the auto-injector is now unlocked and ready for injection.
  • tongues 36 which are integrally formed on the cover plate 15 of the actuating head 13, move over the latching cams 31 formed on the grid sleeve.
  • the tongues 36 and the latching cams 31 are shaped in such a way that the tongues 36 yield radially resiliently while sliding over the ends of the locking cams 31, which hold the piston guide 4 by engaging in the grooves 32 mentioned.
  • the tongues 36 formed on the actuating head 13 stand like wedges between the locking cams 31.
  • the auto-injector is now ready for injection and is placed on the patient's skin at the desired location with the snap cover 23. Since the needle guard 17 has an axial play in the housing 16, it pushes backwards when it is placed on the skin until the flange 35 abuts the shoulder 39. The patient holds the auto-injector firmly on the grip sleeve 14 and moves the actuating head 13 forward, that is, in the direction towards his body. During this release movement, the tongues 36 penetrate between the locking cams 31 and spread them apart radially, as a result of which the piston guide 4 is released and pushed forward by the force of the spring 7. The piercing movement is also supported by the force of the springs 9 and 11, which act on the transmission part 5.
  • a spring system is formed, consisting of the springs 7, 9 and 11 with a relatively high initial force, which contributes to the injection needle being reliably advanced to the full penetration depth .
  • the force of the springs is transmitted via the sleeve-shaped front end 4 'of the piston guide 4 to the collar of the syringe 50 and pushes it together with the sliding sleeve 21 in which it is received in front, so that the injection needle 37 is advanced and penetrates the patient's skin.
  • the front end of the sliding sleeve 21 moves into the needle guard 17, the spring tongues 38 provided on it driving the driving ring 19 and thus tensioning the spring 18.
  • the sliding sleeve 21 also compresses the spring 20.
  • the penetration stroke is limited by the shoulder 40 of the piston guide 4 resting on an inner shoulder 41 of the power sleeve 1.
  • the openings 33 in the piston guide 4, which receive the balls 6, are aligned with recesses 42, which are provided in the power sleeve 1, the balls 6 can deflect outwards and the coupling between the piston guide 4 and the transmission part 5 is canceled.
  • the piston guide 4 is now locked against the power sleeve 1, so that the force of the spring 20 is absorbed by the power sleeve and does not counteract the force of the spring 7.
  • FIG. 2 shows the operating position of the auto-injector just described, in which the medicament has been completely poured out, as can be seen in the figure on the basis of the position of the piston rod of the syringe 50.
  • the user can clearly recognize this operating position on the basis of the position of the display 12 in the display window 51.
  • the reference number 57 denotes the body tissue of the patient in which the injection needle 37 is still inserted.
  • the user can now withdraw the auto-injector, which changes into the operating position shown in FIG. 3.
  • the spring 18, which was pretensioned during the puncturing process as described, ensures that the needle guard 17 remains in contact with the patient's skin during the retraction of the auto-injector.
  • the needle guard 17 moves forward relative to the housing 16 and the sliding sleeve 21 until it completely covers the injection needle 37.
  • the spring tongues 38 snap behind the flange 35 of the needle guard 17 and prevent it from being pushed back into the housing 16, as can be clearly seen in FIG. 3. This means that every further wanted injury from the hypodermic needle to be eliminated.
  • Small hooks 58 (FIG.
  • FIG. 4 shows the reservoir part in this operating position, in which the used syringe 50 can now be removed and replaced by a new one.

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Abstract

Disclosed is a receptacle (50) for an active substance, which is connected to an injection needle (37) and is accommodated inside a sliding sleeve (21) that can be displaced within a housing (16) by means of a driving force. A sleeve-shaped needle-protecting device (17) can be displaced within the housing (16) by means of the force of a spring (18) such that said needle-protecting device (17) slides forward and protrudes past the injection needle (37) in an axial direction when the injection needle (37) is withdrawn from the body tissue. Locking means (35, 38) prevent the needle-protecting device (17) from being able to be manually pushed backward. Said locking means (35, 38) are effective between the needle-protective device (17) and the sliding sleeve (21), the locking mechanism being automatically deactivated when the sliding sleeve (21) is at least approximately back in the retracted position thereof.

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Injektionsvorrichtung mit Nadelschutz Injection device with needle guard
Die Anmeldung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Injizieren eines Wirkstoffes, mit einer Injektionsnadel, einem Gehäuse, einem Behälter für den Wirkstoff und einem Spritzenkolben der zwecks Ausschüttens des Wirkstoffes im Behälter verschiebbar ist und mit einem relativ zum Gehäuse verschiebbaren Nadelschutz.The application relates to a device for injecting an active substance, with an injection needle, a housing, a container for the active substance and a syringe plunger which is displaceable in the container for the purpose of dispensing the active substance and with a needle guard which can be displaced relative to the housing.
Es ist primär eine Aufgabe des Nadelschutzes, Personen nach der Benutzung der Injektionsvorrichtung vor ungewollten Verletzungen durch die Injektionsnadel zu schützen. Ein Nebeneffekt des Nadelschutzes besteht zu- dem darin, dass dem Patienten der von vielen Leuten als unangenehm empfundene Anblick der Injektionsnadel erspart bleibt. Ein Nadelschutz der erwähnten Art ist in vielerlei Ausführungsarten bekannt, sowohl in Verbindung mit manuell zu betätigenden Spritzen als auch bei so genannten Autoinjektoren. Das Dokument W09714455 beschreibt einen Autoinjektor mit einer in einem Gehäuse verschiebbaren Nadelschutzhülse, die während der Injektion auf der Haut des Patienten anliegt und durch eine Feder so vorgespannt wird, dass sich die Nadelschutzhülse beim Zurückziehen des Autoinjektors relativ zu diesem nach vorne schiebt und die Injektionsnadel überdeckt. Zwischen dem Nadelschutz und dem Gehäuse wirksame Verriegelungsmittel sorgen dafür, dass die Nadelschutzhülse nicht wieder zurückgeschoben werden kann und es somit zu keiner ungewollten Verletzung durch die Injektionsnadel kommen kann. Mittel zum Aufheben der Verriegelung sind in diesem Dokument nicht offenbart.It is primarily a task of the needle guard to protect people from unwanted injuries from the injection needle after using the injection device. Another side effect of needle protection is that the patient is spared the sight of the injection needle, which many people find unpleasant. A needle guard of the type mentioned is known in many designs, both in connection with manually operated syringes and in so-called auto-injectors. Document W09714455 describes an auto-injector with a needle-protecting sleeve which can be moved in a housing and which rests on the patient's skin during the injection and is biased by a spring such that the needle-protecting sleeve pushes forward relative to the auto-injector when it is pulled back and covers the injection needle , Effective locking means between the needle protection and the housing ensure that the needle protection sleeve cannot be pushed back again and thus there can be no unwanted injury from the injection needle. Means to release the lock are not disclosed in this document.
Es ist eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine einfach aufgebaute und sicher funktionierende Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art vor- zuschlagen.It is an object of the present invention to propose a simply constructed and safely functioning device of the type mentioned at the beginning.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäss dadurch gelöst, dass während der Hautpenetration der Injektionsnadel der Nadelschutz in einer relativ zum Gehäuse im wesentlichen konstanten Stellung verharrt und dabei ein Federelement gespannt wird, welches nach Entfernen der Injektionsnadel aus der Haut den Nadelschutz in eine die Nadel umgebende Stellung vorschiebt. Eine besondere Ausführungsart der Erfindung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter in einer Schiebehülse aufgenommen ist, welche im Gehäuse während der Hautpenetration von einer zurückgezogenen Position in eine vorgeschobene Position verschoben wird, dass der Nadelschutz in seiner vorgeschobenen Position durch Verriegelungsmittel automatisch verriegelt wird, welche Verriegelungsmittel derart angeordnet und ausgebildet sind, dass sie zwischen dem Nadelschutz und der Schiebehülse wirksam werden, wenn der Nadelschutz und die Schiebehülse sich in ihrer vorgeschobenen Position befinden und dass Mittel zum Lösen der Verriegelungsmittel vorhanden sind, die wirksam werden, wenn die Schiebehülse sich mindestens annähernd in ihrer zurückgezogenen Position befindet. Der Nadelschutz wird also nicht wie bei vielen bekannten Vorrichtungen dieser Art gegen das Gehäuse verriegelt, sondern die Schiebehülse und die Mittel zum Lösen der Verriegelung werden erst wirksam, wenn die Schiebehülse sich mindestens annähernd in ihrer zurückge- zogenen Position befindet. Dies hat den erheblichen Vorteil, dass sich die Injektionsnadel bereits wieder im Gehäuse befindet, wenn die Verriegelung gelöst wird. Somit ist in jedem Betriebszustand des Autoinjektors gewährleistet, dass die Injektionsnadel nicht unbeabsichtigt berührt werden kann.This object is achieved according to the invention in that during the skin penetration of the injection needle, the needle guard remains in a position which is essentially constant relative to the housing, and in the process a spring element is tensioned, which pushes the needle guard into a position surrounding the needle after removal of the injection needle from the skin. A special embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the container is accommodated in a sliding sleeve which is displaced in the housing from a retracted position into an advanced position during skin penetration, that the needle guard is automatically locked in its advanced position by locking means, which locking means are arranged and designed such that they act between the needle guard and the sliding sleeve when the needle guard and the sliding sleeve are in their advanced position and that there are means for releasing the locking means which take effect when the sliding sleeve is at least approximately in their retracted position. The needle guard is therefore not locked against the housing as in many known devices of this type, but the sliding sleeve and the means for releasing the locking only become effective when the sliding sleeve is at least approximately in its retracted position. This has the considerable advantage that the injection needle is already back in the housing when the lock is released. This ensures that the injection needle cannot be touched unintentionally in any operating state of the auto-injector.
Nach einer weiteren Ausführungsart der Erfindung weisen die Ver- riegelungsmittel mindestens eine an der Schiebehülse angeordnete, im Wesentlichen axial ausgerichtete Federzunge auf, die in ihrem entspannten Zustand mit einem Bereich des Nadelschutzes einen axialen Anschlag bildet und die Mittel zum Lösen der Verriegelung weisen einen im Gehäuse angeordneten, nach innen vorspringenden Vorsprung auf, der in der zurückgezogenen Position der Schiebehülse die Federzunge radial nach innen drückt, derart, dass der die Federzunge enthaltende Teil der Schiebehülse sich in den Bereich des Nadelschutzes hinein verschieben kann. Durch diese Massnahmen kann der Autoinjektor einfach und kostengünstig realisiert werden und beansprucht zudem eine relativ geringe Baulänge.According to a further embodiment of the invention, the locking means have at least one essentially axially aligned spring tongue which is arranged on the sliding sleeve and which in its relaxed state forms an axial stop with a region of the needle guard and the means for releasing the locking have one in the housing arranged, inwardly projecting projection, which presses the spring tongue radially inward in the retracted position of the sliding sleeve, such that the part of the sliding sleeve containing the spring tongue can move into the area of the needle guard. Through these measures, the auto-injector can be implemented simply and inexpensively and also requires a relatively short overall length.
Nach einer anderen Ausführungsart der Erfindung ist ein Federelement vorhanden, welches den Nadelschutz in seine vorgeschobene Position drängt und welches durch die Schiebehülse gespannt wird, wenn sich diese in ihre vorgeschobene Position bewegt. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass der Nadel- schütz in erwünschter Weise erst in Richtung der Haut des Patienten gedrückt wird, wenn die Nadel eingestochen wird.According to another embodiment of the invention, there is a spring element which urges the needle guard into its advanced position and which is tensioned by the sliding sleeve when it moves into its advanced position. This has the advantage that the needle Protect in the desired manner only in the direction of the patient's skin when the needle is inserted.
Eine weitere Ausführungsart der Erfindung sieht vor, dass Mitnahmemittel vorhanden sind, die bewirken, dass der Nadelschutz von der Schiebe- hülse mitgenommen wird, wenn diese von ihrer vorgeschobenen Position in die zurückgezogene Position geführt wird. Dadurch erübrigt es sich, den Nadelschutz nach erfolgter Entriegelung manuell in das Gehäuse zurück zu schieben. Wenn darüber hinaus ein Rückholfederelement vorgesehen ist, welche die Schiebehülse in Richtung ihrer zurückgezogenen Position mit einer Rückstell- kraft beaufschlagt, nimmt sowohl die Schiebehülse als auch der Nadelschutz automatisch die zurückgezogene Ausgangsposition ein, wenn die Antriebskraft wegfällt.Another embodiment of the invention provides that there are entraining means which cause the needle guard to be taken along by the sliding sleeve when it is moved from its advanced position into the retracted position. This eliminates the need to manually push the needle guard back into the housing after unlocking. If, in addition, a return spring element is provided, which applies a restoring force to the sliding sleeve in the direction of its retracted position, both the sliding sleeve and the needle guard automatically assume the retracted starting position when the driving force ceases.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung wird nachfolgend mit Bezugnahme auf die beiliegenden Zeichnungen beispielhaft näher erläutert. Dabei zeigt:An embodiment of the present invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It shows:
Figur 1 einen Längsschnitt durch ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungs- gemässen Autoinjektors in geladenem Zustand,FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through an exemplary embodiment of an auto-injector according to the invention in the charged state,
Figur 2 einen Längsschnitt durch den selben Autoinjektor nach dem Einstechen der Injektionsnadel und dem Ausschütten des Medikamentes, wobei die Schnittebene gegenüber jener von Figur 1 um 90° versetzt ist,FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the same auto-injector after inserting the injection needle and pouring out the medicament, the cutting plane being offset by 90 ° with respect to that of FIG. 1,
Figur 3 einen Längsschnitt durch den selben Autoinjektor nach dem Herausziehen der Injektionsnadel, in der gleichen Ebene geschnitten wie die Darstellung gemäss Figur 1 , und3 shows a longitudinal section through the same auto-injector after pulling out the injection needle, cut in the same plane as the illustration according to FIG. 1, and
Figur 4 einen Längsschnitt durch den vorderen Teil des Autoinjektors, nachdem die Spritze in die Ausgangslage zurückgekehrt und zum Herausnehmen bereit ist, in der gleichen Ebene geschnitten wie die Darstellung gemäss Figur 1. Der Autoinjektor besteht aus zwei Hauptkomponenten, nämlich dem Reservoirteil, in den Figuren links dargestellt, der eine gefüllte Spritze 50 aufnimmt und dem Power-Pack, in den Figuren rechts dargestellt, in dem die zum automatischen Einstechen und Ausschütten der Spritze dienenden Teile unter- gebracht sind. Die beiden Hauptkomponenten sind durch eine bajonettartige Verbindung zwischen einem Gehäuse 16 und einer Power-Hülse 1 miteinander lösbar verbunden. In der folgenden Beschreibung wird die Seite des Autoinjektors, an der sich die Injektionsnadel 37 befindet, als vorne bezeichnet.4 shows a longitudinal section through the front part of the auto-injector after the syringe has returned to the starting position and is ready for removal, cut in the same plane as the illustration according to FIG. 1. The auto-injector consists of two main components, namely the reservoir part, shown on the left in the figures, which holds a filled syringe 50 and the power pack, shown on the right in the figures, in which the parts which are used for automatically inserting and dispensing the syringe are accommodated are. The two main components are detachably connected to one another by a bayonet-like connection between a housing 16 and a power sleeve 1. In the following description, the side of the auto-injector on which the injection needle 37 is located is referred to as the front.
Anhand der Figur 1 , welche den betriebsbereiten Autoinjektor zeigt, wird nun zuerst das Power-Pack beschrieben. Die Teile für den Antrieb des Autoinjektors sind in der Griffhülse 14 aufgenommen, an deren hinterem Ende sich ein Anzeigefenster 51 anschliesst. Das Anzeigefenster 51 ist beispielsweise aus durchsichtigem oder durchscheinendem Material hergestellt, so dass die im Anzeigefenster 51 verschiebbar aufgenommene Anzeige 12 von aussen beo- bachtet werden kann. Die Anzeige 12 erlaubt es dem Benutzer, den Vorgang des Ausschüttens des Medikamentes optisch zu verfolgen. Am hinteren Ende des Autoinjektors ist der Betätigungskopf 13 angeordnet, der auf seiner hinteren Stirnseite mit einer Abdeckscheibe 15 versehen ist. Innerhalb der Griffhülse 14 ist die Power-Hülse 1 aufgenommen. An ihrem hinteren Ende ist die Power- Hülse 1 mittels einer Schnapp-Verbindung mit einer Rasterhülse 8 verbunden. Die Rasterhülse 8 nimmt ihrerseits eine Federhülse 10 verschiebbar in ihrem Inneren auf. Die Federhülse 10 ist hinten mit der Anzeige 12 durch eine Schnapp-Verbindung gekoppelt. Auf der Vorderseite der Federhülse 10 ist der Übertragungsteil 5 verschiebbar in der Power-Hülse 1 gelagert. Der Übertra- gungsteil 5 hat die Aufgabe, die Kolbenstange 52 der Spritze 50 zu betätigen, um den Inhalt der Spritze auszuschütten, wie dies später noch genauer beschrieben wird. Innerhalb der Federhülse 10 ist eine Feder 9 in gespanntem Zustand aufgenommen, die sich vorne an der Federhülse 10 abstützt und hinten gegen die Rasterhülse 8 drückt. Eine zweite Feder 11 befindet sich, eben- falls in gespanntem Zustand, auf der Aussenseite der Federhülse 10 und stützt sich vorne am Übertragungsteil 5 ab und drückt hinten gegen die Federhülse 10. Ein als Kolbenführung 4 bezeichneter Teil liegt mit seinem vorderen, hülsenförmigen, geschlitzten Ende 4' am Bund der Spritze 50 an und erstreckt sich durch den Übertragungsteil 5, die Federhülse 10 und die Rasterhülse 8 hindurch bis in den Bereich des Betätigungskopfs 13. Die Kolbenführung 4 wird durch eine Feder 7 nach vorne vorgespannt, die sich hinten an der Rasterhülse 8 abstützt. An ihrem hinteren Ende wird die Kolbenführung 4 durch zwei an der Rasterhülse 8 angeformte Rastnocken 31, die in eine am hinteren Ende der Kolbenführung 4 angeformte Nut 32 eingreifen, in der in Figur 1 dargestellten Lage gehalten. Rastglieder, beispielsweise Kugeln 6 (nur in Figur 2 sichtbar), die in radialen Öffnungen 33 der Kolbenführung 4 aufgenommen sind und in Vertiefungen 34 im Übertragungsteil 5 eingreifen, sorgen in dieser Betriebslage dafür, dass sich der Übertragungsteil 5 und die Kolbenführung 4 nur gemeinsam bewegen können. Anstelle von Kugeln 6 können auch andere Körper als Rastglieder verwendet werden, beispielsweise Bolzen.The power pack will now be described first with reference to FIG. 1, which shows the ready-to-use auto injector. The parts for driving the auto injector are accommodated in the grip sleeve 14, at the rear end of which a display window 51 connects. The display window 51 is, for example, made of transparent or translucent material, so that the display 12 slidably received in the display window 51 can be observed from the outside. The display 12 allows the user to visually track the process of dispensing the medication. At the rear end of the auto-injector, the actuating head 13 is arranged, which is provided on its rear face with a cover plate 15. The power sleeve 1 is received within the grip sleeve 14. At its rear end, the power sleeve 1 is connected to a grid sleeve 8 by means of a snap connection. The grid sleeve 8 in turn receives a spring sleeve 10 slidably on the inside. The spring sleeve 10 is coupled to the display 12 at the rear by a snap connection. On the front of the spring sleeve 10, the transmission part 5 is slidably mounted in the power sleeve 1. The transfer part 5 has the task of actuating the piston rod 52 of the syringe 50 in order to pour out the contents of the syringe, as will be described in more detail later. A spring 9 is accommodated in the tensioned state within the spring sleeve 10, which is supported on the spring sleeve 10 at the front and presses against the grid sleeve 8 at the rear. A second spring 11 is also located in the tensioned state on the outside of the spring sleeve 10 and is supported at the front on the transmission part 5 and presses against the spring sleeve 10 at the rear. A part referred to as the piston guide 4 rests with its front, sleeve-shaped, slotted end 4 ′ on the collar of the syringe 50 and extends through the transmission part 5, the spring sleeve 10 and the grid sleeve 8 into the area of the actuating head 13. The piston guide 4 is biased forward by a spring 7 which is supported on the grid sleeve 8 at the rear. At its rear end, the piston guide 4 is held in the position shown in FIG. 1 by two locking cams 31 formed on the grid sleeve 8 and engaging in a groove 32 formed on the rear end of the piston guide 4. Locking elements, for example balls 6 (only visible in FIG. 2), which are received in radial openings 33 of the piston guide 4 and engage in recesses 34 in the transmission part 5, ensure in this operating position that the transmission part 5 and the piston guide 4 only move together can. Instead of balls 6, other bodies can also be used as locking elements, for example bolts.
Es folgt nun die Beschreibung des Reservoirteils. Die Teile für dieThe description of the reservoir part now follows. The parts for the
Aufnahme der Spritze 50 sind wie erwähnt im Gehäuse 16 untergebracht, welche wie beschrieben mit der Power-Hülse 1 verbindbar ist. Eine Schiebehülse 21 nimmt die Spritze 50 unter Zwischenlage eines Nadelhalters 22 (Figur 2) in sich auf. Der Nadelhalter 22 verhindert bei Luerslip Kupplungen, dass die Injek- tionsnadel 37 von der Spritze abgezogen werden kann, solange sich letztere im Autoinjektor befindet. Der Nadelhalter 22 liegt vorne an einem mit der Schiebehülse 21 verbundenen Stützring 24 an. Bei Spritzen und Nadeln mit Luerlock Kupplungen, bei denen also die Injektionsnadel mittels eines Gewindes mit der Spritze verbunden wird, ist kein Nadelhalter 22 vorhanden. Die Schiebehülse 21 ist innerhalb des Gehäuses 16 verschiebbar und wird durch eine Feder 20 in die in Figur 1 dargestellte Betriebslage gedrängt. Dazu stützt sich die Feder 20, welche sich in der Betriebslage gemäss Figur 1 in ihrem nur leicht vorgespannten Zustand befindet, vorne an einem umlaufenden, inneren Absatz 39 des Gehäuses 16 und hinten an einem nach aussen ragenden Bord der Schiebehülse 21 ab. Ein hülsenförmiger Nadelschutz 17 ist innerhalb des Gehäuses 16 verschiebbar. Der Nadelschutz 17 ist vorne durch einen Schnappdeckel 23 verschlossen, welcher einen Durchgang für die Injektionsnadel 37 frei lässt und hat an seinem hinteren Ende einen nach innen weisenden Flansch 35. Eine Feder 18 stützt sich vorne am Schnappdeckel 23 und hinten an einem Mitnahmering 19 ab, der sich seinerseits in der Betriebslage gemäss Figur 1 am Flansch 35 abstützt. Folglich hat die Feder 18 in der Betriebslage gemäss Figur 1 , in der sie nur leicht vorgespannt ist, keine Wirkung, weil ihre verbleibende Vorspannkraft vom Nadelschutz 17 aufgenommen wird. Bevor die Injektion ausgelöst werden kann, muss der Autoinjektor entsichert werden. Zu diesem Zweck wird der Betätigungskopf 13 nach hinten bewegt. Dabei wird am vorderen Rand des Betätigungskopfes 13 ein Bereich des Anzeigefensters 51 frei, auf dessen Innenseite eine auffällig gefärbte Warnhülse 53 sichtbar wird, die deutlich anzeigt, dass der Autoinjektor nun entsichert und zur Injektion bereit ist. Mit der Entsi- cherungsbewegung verschieben sich Zungen 36, die innen an der Abdeckscheibe 15 des Betätigungskopfs 13 angeformt sind, über die an der Rasterhülse angeformten Rastnocken 31. Die Zungen 36 und die Rastnocken 31 sind dabei so geformt, dass die Zungen 36 radial federnd nachgeben, während sie über die Enden der Rastnocken 31 gleiten, welche die Kolbenführung 4 festhal- ten, indem sie in die genannten Nuten 32 eingreifen. Nach der Entsicherungs- bewegung stehen die am Betätigungskopf 13 angeformten Zungen 36 wie Keile zwischen den Rastnocken 31.As mentioned, the syringe 50 is accommodated in the housing 16, which can be connected to the power sleeve 1 as described. A sliding sleeve 21 accommodates the syringe 50 with the interposition of a needle holder 22 (FIG. 2). In the case of Luerslip couplings, the needle holder 22 prevents the injection needle 37 from being pulled off the syringe as long as the latter is in the auto-injector. The needle holder 22 lies against a support ring 24 connected to the sliding sleeve 21 at the front. In the case of syringes and needles with Luerlock couplings, in which the injection needle is connected to the syringe by means of a thread, there is no needle holder 22. The sliding sleeve 21 is displaceable within the housing 16 and is forced into the operating position shown in FIG. 1 by a spring 20. For this purpose, the spring 20, which is in its only slightly pretensioned state in the operating position according to FIG. 1, is supported at the front on a circumferential, inner shoulder 39 of the housing 16 and at the rear on an outwardly projecting rim of the sliding sleeve 21. A sleeve-shaped needle guard 17 is slidable within the housing 16. The needle guard 17 is closed at the front by a snap cover 23, which leaves a passage for the injection needle 37 and has an inwardly facing flange 35 at its rear end. A spring 18 is supported at the front on the snap cover 23 and at the back on a driving ring 19, which in turn is supported on the flange 35 in the operating position according to FIG. 1. Consequently, the spring 18 has no effect in the operating position according to FIG. 1, in which it is only slightly pretensioned, because its remaining pretensioning force is absorbed by the needle guard 17. The auto-injector must be unlocked before the injection can be triggered. For this purpose, the actuating head 13 is moved backwards. At the front edge of the actuating head 13, an area of the display window 51 is cleared, on the inside of which a conspicuously colored warning sleeve 53 is visible, which clearly indicates that the auto-injector is now unlocked and ready for injection. With the unlocking movement, tongues 36, which are integrally formed on the cover plate 15 of the actuating head 13, move over the latching cams 31 formed on the grid sleeve. The tongues 36 and the latching cams 31 are shaped in such a way that the tongues 36 yield radially resiliently while sliding over the ends of the locking cams 31, which hold the piston guide 4 by engaging in the grooves 32 mentioned. After the unlocking movement, the tongues 36 formed on the actuating head 13 stand like wedges between the locking cams 31.
Der Autoinjektor ist nun zur Injektion bereit und wird mit dem Schnappdeckel 23 an der gewünschten Stelle auf die Haut des Patienten ge- setzt. Da der Nadelschutz 17 im Gehäuse 16 ein axiales Spiel hat, schiebt er sich beim Aufsetzen auf die Haut nach hinten, bis der Flansch 35 am Absatz 39 ansteht. Der Patient hält den Autoinjektor an der Griffhülse 14 fest und verschiebt den Betätigungskopf 13 nach vorne, also in Richtung zu seinem Körper hin. Bei dieser Auslösebewegung dringen die Zungen 36 zwischen die Rastno- cken 31 und spreizen diese radial auseinander, wodurch die Kolbenführung 4 freigegeben und durch die Kraft der Feder 7 nach vorne gestossen wird. Die Einstechbewegung wird auch durch die Kraft der Federn 9 und 11 unterstützt, welche auf den Übertragungsteil 5 wirken. Da der Übertragungsteil 5 durch die Kugeln 6 mit der Kolbenführung 4 verbunden ist, entsteht ein Federsystem, be- stehend aus den Federn 7, 9 und 11 mit einer relativ hohen Anfangskraft, welche dazu beiträgt, dass die Injektionsnadel sicher bis zur vollen Eindringtiefe vorgeschoben wird. Die Kraft der Federn wird über das hülsenförmige vordere Ende 4' der Kolbenführung 4 auf den Bund der Spritze 50 übertragen und schiebt diese mitsamt der Schiebehülse 21 , in der sie aufgenommen ist, nach vorne, so dass die Injektionsnadel 37 vorgeschoben wird und die Haut des Patienten durchdringt. Das vordere Ende der Schiebehülse 21 bewegt sich dabei in den Nadelschutz 17 hinein, wobei an ihr vorgesehene Federzungen 38 den Mitnahmering 19 mitnehmen und so die Feder 18 spannen. Bei dieser Ein- Stechbewegung drückt die Schiebehülse 21 auch die Feder 20 zusammen. Der Einstechhub wird durch Anlage der Schulter 40 der Kolbenführung 4 an einem inneren Absatz 41 der Power-Hülse 1 begrenzt. In dieser Endlage fluchten die Öffnungen 33 in der Kolbenführung 4, welche die Kugeln 6 aufnehmen, mit Vertiefungen 42, die in der Power-Hülse 1 vorgesehen sind, die Kugeln 6 können nach aussen ausweichen und die Koppelung zwischen der Kolbenführung 4 und dem Übertragungsteil 5 ist aufgehoben. Gleichzeitig wird nun die Kolbenführung 4 gegen die Power-Hülse 1 verriegelt, so dass die Kraft der Feder 20 von der Power-Hülse aufgenommen wird und nicht der Kraft der Feder 7 entgegenwirkt. Die Injektion beginnt jetzt automatisch, indem die Kolbenstange 52 der Spritze 50 durch den Übertragungsteil 5 unter der Kraft der Federn 11 und 9 weiter nach vorne gestossen und dadurch das in der Spritze 50 enthaltene Medikament ausgeschüttet wird. Die Figur 2 zeigt die soeben beschriebene Betriebslage des Autoinjektors, in welcher das Medikament vollständig ausgeschüttet worden ist, wie dies in der Figur anhand der Stellung der Kolbenstange der Spritze 50 zu sehen ist. Der Benutzer kann diese Betriebslage aufgrund der Stellung der Anzeige 12 im Anzeigefenster 51 eindeutig erkennen. Mit der Bezugszahl 57 ist das Körpergewebe des Patienten bezeichnet, in dem die Injektionsnadel 37 noch steckt.The auto-injector is now ready for injection and is placed on the patient's skin at the desired location with the snap cover 23. Since the needle guard 17 has an axial play in the housing 16, it pushes backwards when it is placed on the skin until the flange 35 abuts the shoulder 39. The patient holds the auto-injector firmly on the grip sleeve 14 and moves the actuating head 13 forward, that is, in the direction towards his body. During this release movement, the tongues 36 penetrate between the locking cams 31 and spread them apart radially, as a result of which the piston guide 4 is released and pushed forward by the force of the spring 7. The piercing movement is also supported by the force of the springs 9 and 11, which act on the transmission part 5. Since the transmission part 5 is connected to the piston guide 4 by the balls 6, a spring system is formed, consisting of the springs 7, 9 and 11 with a relatively high initial force, which contributes to the injection needle being reliably advanced to the full penetration depth , The force of the springs is transmitted via the sleeve-shaped front end 4 'of the piston guide 4 to the collar of the syringe 50 and pushes it together with the sliding sleeve 21 in which it is received in front, so that the injection needle 37 is advanced and penetrates the patient's skin. The front end of the sliding sleeve 21 moves into the needle guard 17, the spring tongues 38 provided on it driving the driving ring 19 and thus tensioning the spring 18. During this piercing movement, the sliding sleeve 21 also compresses the spring 20. The penetration stroke is limited by the shoulder 40 of the piston guide 4 resting on an inner shoulder 41 of the power sleeve 1. In this end position, the openings 33 in the piston guide 4, which receive the balls 6, are aligned with recesses 42, which are provided in the power sleeve 1, the balls 6 can deflect outwards and the coupling between the piston guide 4 and the transmission part 5 is canceled. At the same time, the piston guide 4 is now locked against the power sleeve 1, so that the force of the spring 20 is absorbed by the power sleeve and does not counteract the force of the spring 7. The injection now begins automatically in that the piston rod 52 of the syringe 50 is pushed further forward by the transmission part 5 under the force of the springs 11 and 9, and thereby the medicine contained in the syringe 50 is poured out. FIG. 2 shows the operating position of the auto-injector just described, in which the medicament has been completely poured out, as can be seen in the figure on the basis of the position of the piston rod of the syringe 50. The user can clearly recognize this operating position on the basis of the position of the display 12 in the display window 51. The reference number 57 denotes the body tissue of the patient in which the injection needle 37 is still inserted.
Ausgehend von der in Figur 2 dargestellten Betriebslage kann nun der Benutzer den Autoinjektor zurückziehen, wobei dieser in die in Figur 3 dargestellte Betriebslage übergeht. Die Feder 18, die wie beschrieben während des Einstichvorganges vorgespannt worden war, sorgt dafür, dass der Nadelschutz 17 während des Rückzuges des Autoinjektors in Kontakt mit der Haut des Patienten bleibt. Somit schiebt sich während des Herausziehens der Injek- tionsnadel 37 der Nadelschutz 17 relativ zum Gehäuse 16 und zur Schiebehülse 21 nach vorne, bis er die Injektionsnadel 37 vollständig abdeckt. Die Federzungen 38 schnappen hinter dem Flansch 35 des Nadelschutzes 17 nach aussen und verhindern, dass dieser zurück in das Gehäuse 16 geschoben werden kann, wie dies in Figur 3 deutlich zu sehen ist. Dadurch ist jede weitere unge- wollte Verletzung durch die Injektionsnadel eliminiert. Kleine Haken 58 (Figur 2), die vorne an der Schiebehülse 21 angeformt sind und an denen der Flansch 35 des Nadelschutzes ansteht, verhindern, dass der Nadelschutz 17 vorne aus dem Gehäuse 16 herausfallen kann. Versucht man, den Nadelschutz 17 bei- spielsweise durch Druck auf den Schnappdeckel 23 in das Gehäuse 16 zurück zu schieben, wird dies dadurch verhindert, dass der Druck über die Federzungen 38 an die Schiebehülse 21 , von dieser an die Spritze 50 und von dieser an die Kolbenführung 4 weitergegeben wird. Letztere ist wie erwähnt durch die Kugeln 6 mit der Power-Hülse 1 verriegelt, so dass der Nadelschutz 17 auch mit erheblichem Kraftaufwand nicht zurück in das Gehäuse 16 geschoben werden kann. Somit werden Personen, die mit dem benutzten Autoinjektor hantieren, zuverlässig davor geschützt, sich mit der Injektionsnadel 37 nach erfolgter Injektion unabsichtlich noch einmal zu verletzen.Starting from the operating position shown in FIG. 2, the user can now withdraw the auto-injector, which changes into the operating position shown in FIG. 3. The spring 18, which was pretensioned during the puncturing process as described, ensures that the needle guard 17 remains in contact with the patient's skin during the retraction of the auto-injector. Thus, while the injection needle 37 is being pulled out, the needle guard 17 moves forward relative to the housing 16 and the sliding sleeve 21 until it completely covers the injection needle 37. The spring tongues 38 snap behind the flange 35 of the needle guard 17 and prevent it from being pushed back into the housing 16, as can be clearly seen in FIG. 3. This means that every further wanted injury from the hypodermic needle to be eliminated. Small hooks 58 (FIG. 2), which are formed on the front of the sliding sleeve 21 and against which the flange 35 of the needle guard is in contact, prevent the needle guard 17 from falling out of the housing 16 at the front. If one tries to push the needle guard 17 back into the housing 16, for example by pressure on the snap cover 23, this is prevented by the pressure being applied via the spring tongues 38 to the sliding sleeve 21, from there to the syringe 50 and from there the piston guide 4 is passed on. The latter is, as mentioned, locked by the balls 6 with the power sleeve 1, so that the needle guard 17 cannot be pushed back into the housing 16 even with considerable effort. Thus, people who handle the used auto-injector are reliably protected from inadvertently injuring themselves again with the injection needle 37 after the injection has taken place.
Um den Autoinjektor für eine weitere Benutzung vorzubereiten, wer- den das Gehäuse 16 und die Power-Hülse 1 durch Lösen der bajonettartigen Verbindung voneinander getrennt. Dadurch fällt sowohl die über den Übertragungsteil 5 durch die Federn 9 und 11 auf die Kolbenstange 52 der Spritze 50 als auch die über die Kolbenführung 4 durch die Feder 7 auf den Bund der Spritze 50 ausgeübte Kraft weg, so dass nun die während des Einstechens ge- spannte Feder 20 die Schiebehülse 21 relativ zum Gehäuse 16 in ihre hintere Endlage zurück schiebt. Dabei nimmt die Schiebehülse 21 über ihre Haken 58 auch den Nadelschutz 17 mit. Figur 4 zeigt den Reservoirteil in dieser Betriebslage, in der nun die verbrauchte Spritze 50 herausgenommen und durch eine Neue ersetzt werden kann. In order to prepare the auto-injector for further use, the housing 16 and the power sleeve 1 are separated from one another by loosening the bayonet-type connection. As a result, both the force exerted on the transmission part 5 by the springs 9 and 11 on the piston rod 52 of the syringe 50 and the force exerted on the piston guide 4 by the spring 7 on the collar of the syringe 50 are eliminated, so that now the ge during the piercing - Tensioned spring 20 pushes the sliding sleeve 21 relative to the housing 16 back into its rear end position. The sliding sleeve 21 also takes the needle guard 17 along with its hooks 58. FIG. 4 shows the reservoir part in this operating position, in which the used syringe 50 can now be removed and replaced by a new one.

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1. Vorrichtung zum Injizieren eines Wirkstoffes, mit einer Injektionsnadel (37), einem Gehäuse (16), einem Behälter (50) für den Wirkstoff und einem Spritzenkolben (52) der zwecks Ausschüttens des Wirkstoffes im Behälter (50) verschiebbar ist und mit einem relativ zum Gehäuse verschiebbaren Nadelschutz (17), dadurch gekennzeichnet dass, während der Hautpenetration der Injektionsnadel (37) der Nadelschutz (17) in einer relativ zum Gehäuse (16) im wesentlichen konstanten Stellung verharrt und dabei ein Federelement (18) gespannt wird, welches nach Entfernen der Injektionsnadel (37) aus der Haut den Nadelschutz (17) in eine die Nadel umgebende Stellung vorschiebt.1. Device for injecting an active substance, with an injection needle (37), a housing (16), a container (50) for the active substance and a syringe plunger (52) which can be moved in the container (50) for the purpose of dispensing the active substance and with a Relative to the housing movable needle guard (17), characterized in that during the skin penetration of the injection needle (37) the needle guard (17) remains in a substantially constant position relative to the housing (16) and thereby a spring element (18) is tensioned, which after removing the injection needle (37) from the skin, push the needle guard (17) into a position surrounding the needle.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter (50) in einer Schiebehülse (21) aufgenommen ist, welche im Gehäuse (16) während der Hautpenetration von einer zurückgezogenen Position in eine vorgeschobene Position verschoben wird, dass der Nadelschutz (17) in seiner vorgeschobenen Position durch Verriegelungsmittel (35, 38) automatisch verriegelt wird, welche Verriegelungsmittel (35, 38) derart angeordnet und ausgebildet sind, dass sie zwischen dem Nadelschutz (17) und der Schiebehülse (21) wirksam werden, wenn der Nadelschutz (17) und die Schiebehülse (21) sich in ihrer vorgeschobenen Position befinden und dass Mittel (39) zum Lösen der Verriegelungsmittel (35, 38) vorhanden sind, die wirksam werden, wenn die Schiebehülse (21) sich mindestens annähernd in ihrer zurückgezogenen Position befindet.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the container (50) is received in a sliding sleeve (21) which is displaced in the housing (16) during the skin penetration from a retracted position into an advanced position, that the needle guard (17th ) is automatically locked in its advanced position by locking means (35, 38), which locking means (35, 38) are arranged and designed such that they become effective between the needle guard (17) and the sliding sleeve (21) when the needle guard ( 17) and the sliding sleeve (21) are in their advanced position and there are means (39) for releasing the locking means (35, 38) which take effect when the sliding sleeve (21) is at least approximately in its retracted position ,
3. Autoinjektor nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsmittel mindestens eine an der Schiebehülse (21) angeordnete, im Wesentlichen axial ausgerichtete Federzunge (38) aufweisen, die in ihrem entspannten Zustand mit einem Bereich (35) des Nadelschutzes (17) einen axialen Anschlag bildet und dass die Mittel zum Lösen der Verriegelung einen im Gehäuse (16) angeordneten, nach innen vorspringenden Vorsprung (39) aufweisen, der in der zurückgezogenen Position der Schiebehülse (21) die Federzun- ge (38) radial nach innen drückt, derart, dass der die Federzunge (38) enthaltende Teil der Schiebehülse (21) sich in den Bereich (35) des Nadelschutzes hinein verschieben kann. 3. Auto injector according to claim 2, characterized in that the locking means have at least one on the sliding sleeve (21) arranged, substantially axially aligned spring tongue (38), which in its relaxed state with a region (35) of the needle guard (17) forms an axial stop and that the means for releasing the locking have an inwardly projecting projection (39) which is arranged in the housing (16) and which in the retracted position of the sliding sleeve (21) presses the spring tongues (38) radially inwards, such that the part of the sliding sleeve (21) containing the spring tongue (38) can move into the area (35) of the needle guard.
4. Autoinjektor nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Federelement (18) vorhanden ist, welches den Nadelschutz (17) in seine vorgeschobene Position drängt und welches durch die Schiebehülse (21) gespannt wird, wenn sich diese in ihre vorgeschobene Position bewegt.4. Auto injector according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a spring element (18) is present which urges the needle guard (17) into its advanced position and which is tensioned by the sliding sleeve (21) when it moves into its advanced position emotional.
5. Autoinjektor nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Mitnahmemittel (58) vorhanden sind, die bewirken, dass der Nadelschutz (17) von der Schiebehülse (21) mitgenommen wird, wenn diese von ihrer vorgeschobenen Position in die zurückgezogene Position geführt wird.5. Autoinjector according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that entrainment means (58) are present which cause the needle guard (17) to be entrained by the sliding sleeve (21) when it moves from its advanced position to the retracted position to be led.
6. Autoinjektor nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5, dadurch gekenn- zeichnet, dass ein Rückholfederelement (20) vorgesehen ist, welches die Schiebehülse (21) in Richtung ihrer zurückgezogenen Position beaufschlagt. 6. Auto injector according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that a return spring element (20) is provided which acts on the sliding sleeve (21) in the direction of its retracted position.
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