WO2009040602A1 - Autoinject0r with deactivating means moveable by a safety shield - Google Patents

Autoinject0r with deactivating means moveable by a safety shield Download PDF

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WO2009040602A1
WO2009040602A1 PCT/IB2007/003972 IB2007003972W WO2009040602A1 WO 2009040602 A1 WO2009040602 A1 WO 2009040602A1 IB 2007003972 W IB2007003972 W IB 2007003972W WO 2009040602 A1 WO2009040602 A1 WO 2009040602A1
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safety shield
intermediate sleeve
container
housing
distal
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Frank Carrel
Frédéric PEROT
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Becton Dickinson France
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Priority to PCT/IB2007/003972 priority Critical patent/WO2009040602A1/en
Priority to JP2010526393A priority patent/JP5205460B2/en
Priority to ES08834650.7T priority patent/ES2594431T3/en
Priority to US12/679,706 priority patent/US8568359B2/en
Priority to CN200880116729.8A priority patent/CN101868272B/en
Priority to PCT/IB2008/003160 priority patent/WO2009040672A2/en
Priority to EP08834650.7A priority patent/EP2217308B1/en
Publication of WO2009040602A1 publication Critical patent/WO2009040602A1/en

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  • the present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a medicinal product.
  • distal end of a component or of a device is to be understood as meaning the end furthest from the user's hand and the proximal end is to be understood as meaning the end closest to the user's hand.
  • distal direction is to be understood as meaning the direction away from the user's hand
  • proximal direction is to be understood as meaning the direction toward the user's hand.
  • EP 1 349 590 A1 discloses an automatic self-injection device in which the trigger or activation means of the device is locked prior to use, and cannot be unlocked if the user pushes the trigger before the self-injection device is applied to the skin of the patient.
  • the present invention meets this need by providing a device for automatic injection of a medicinal product into an injection site, said device comprising a safety system that allows a safe and efficient injection, even if the user moves and/or removes the device from the skin once he has triggered the insertion of the needle.
  • the present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a product into an injection site, said device comprising:
  • a housing capable of receiving a container, said container being movable relative to said housing between an initial position, in which the container is in one of a passive state and an active state, to an insertion position, distally spaced relative to said initial position, movement of the container out of its initial position being prevented when the container is in its passive state, and being permitted when the container is in its active state, and
  • a safety shield coupled to and movable with respect to said housing between a first position and a second position, proximally spaced with respect to said first position, said safety shield having a free end that is distally spaced beyond a distal end of the needle when said safety shield is on said second position, movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position placing the container in its active state,
  • first deactivating means capable of rotating with respect to said first retaining means from a first position, in which said first retaining means maintain the container in its passive state, to a second position, in which said first retaining means are deactivated and allow the passage of the container in its active state, rotation of said first deactivating means from its first position to its second position being caused by movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position under distal pressure exerted on said housing.
  • the device of the invention is very simple to use. Moreover, as will appear more clearly from the description below, the device of the invention allows a complete and safe injection even if the user mis uses the device and performs mistakes during the use of the device. In particular, in case the user mis-uses the device of the invention, then the product is not lost and the injection may be correctly and safely completed in the end. [0016] In an embodiment of the invention, the device further comprises:
  • first biasing means coupled to said housing for biasing the container toward said insertion position, said first biasing means being in one of a compressed condition, in which the container is in its initial position, and an extended condition, in which the container is in its insertion position, and
  • first triggering means being activatable by application of a force on said triggering means to release said second retaining means, said first triggering means being in one of a passive state, in which application of said force on said first triggering means cannot cause the release of said second retaining means, and an active state in which application of said force on said first triggering means causes the release of said second retaining means, wherein movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position causes passage of said first triggering means from its passive state to its active state.
  • the device further comprises :
  • third retaining means for maintaining said first triggering means in its passive state
  • second deactivating means capable of rotating with respect to said third retaining means from a blocked position, in which said third retaining means maintain said first triggering means is in its passive state, to a free position, in which said third retaining means allow the passage of said first triggering means in its active state, rotation of said second deactivating means from its blocked position to its free position being caused by movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position.
  • part of said first and second deactivating means are formed on at least one intermediate sleeve received within said housing, said intermediate sleeve being movable in rotation from a first position to a second position in response to movement of said safety shield at least out of its first position.
  • said first retaining means comprising at least a ring received within said safety shield, said ring comprising at least an outer radial stop,
  • said first deactivating means comprises a window arranged in said intermediate sleeve, said window comprising an abutment surface
  • said radial stop being engaged on said abutment surface in the first position of said intermediate sleeve, and being disengaged from said abutment surface after rotation of said intermediate sleeve.
  • said third retaining means comprising at least a distal leg located on said first triggering means in regard of the proximal end of said intermediate sleeve,
  • said second deactivating means comprise a proximal recess arranged at the proximal end of said intermediate sleeve,
  • said distal leg being in spaced relation to the proximal end of said intermediate sleeve in the first position of said intermediate sleeve, and being in regard with said recess after rotation of the intermediate sleeve, thereby allowing distal movement of said triggering means by application of a force exerted on said triggering means.
  • the device further comprises guiding means designed for causing the rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said safety shield when distal pressure is exerted on said housing.
  • said guiding means include at least a peg located on said intermediate sleeve or on said safety shield and a first cam located respectively on said safety shield or on said intermediate sleeve and in which said peg is engaged so as to be able to move slidingly and reversibly within said first cam, said first cam being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of said device, the movement of said peg within said first cam when distal pressure is applied on said housing causing rotation of said intermediate sleeve.
  • the device comprises first return means designed for biasing said safety shield from its second position to its first position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released before activation of said first triggering means, said guiding means causing the intermediate sleeve to rotate back in its first position.
  • said first return means comprise at least a spring, said spring being in a compressed condition when said safety shield is in its second position.
  • said first return means further comprise a flexible tab located on said intermediate sleeve, said flexible tab being in a rest position when said intermediate sleeve is in its first position and being in a tangentially deflected position when said intermediate sleeve is in its second position, said intermediate sleeve being movable in rotation with respect to said housing, said flexible tab having a radial protrusion engaged in a window located on said housing, said flexible tab aiming at coming back to its rest position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released, thereby causing said intermediate sleeve to rotate back to its first position.
  • the device further comprises locking means designed for preventing the intermediate sleeve to rotate back to its first position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means but before the container reaches its insertion position, said locking means comprising a lateral wall of said recess, said distal leg being at least in abutment on said lateral wall after activation of said first triggering means, thereby preventing the rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said first triggering means.
  • said distal leg comprises at least one tooth and said lateral wall comprises at least one groove, said at least one tooth being caused to engage said at least one groove if distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position, so that further activation of said triggering means is prevented.
  • said safety shield being movable with respect to the container to a third position, in which the tip of the needle extends beyond a distal end of said safety shield, and to a fourth position, in which the tip of the needle does not extend beyond a distal end of said safety shield,
  • said device further comprises
  • second biasing means coupled to said safety shield for biasing said safety shield from its third position to its fourth position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released
  • first arresting means designed for maintaining said safety shield substantially in its third position, if distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position
  • third deactivating means designed for deactivating said arresting means when the container is in its insertion position.
  • said first arresting means comprise an abutment surface formed in said first cam, said peg coming in abutment on said abutment surface and thereby preventing further movement of said safety shield with respect to said intermediate sleeve when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position.
  • said third deactivating means comprise an inclined slope located in said window, said radial stop of said ring cooperating with said slope so as to cause a further rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said safety shield, when the container moves to its initial position to its insertion position, thereby causing said peg to disengage from said abutment surface and to engage the proximal end of a second cam formed on said intermediate sleeve or on said safety shield, said second cam extending longitudinally in the distal direction.
  • the device further comprises second arresting means for preventing the movement of said safety shield from its fourth position to its third position.
  • said second arresting means comprise a flexible tab located in the distal region of said second cam, said flexible tab being able to be overcome by said peg during the movement of said safety shield from its third position to its fourth position, said flexible tab forming a stop with respect to the proximal movement of said peg when said safety shield is in its fourth position.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a device according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a cross section view of the device of figure 1 in a ready to use position
  • Figure 3 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 2,
  • Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of the device of figures 2 and 3 with the housing taken out
  • Figure 6 is a cross section view of the device of figure 1 after removal of the needle shield
  • Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views of the device of figure 1 after deactivation of the first retaining means with the housing taken out
  • Figure 9 is a cross section view corresponding to the device of figure 2 after deactivation of the first retaining means and triggering means in an active state
  • Figure 10 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 9,
  • Figures 11 and 12 are perspective views of the device of figures 9 and
  • Figure 13 is a cross section view corresponding to the device of figure
  • Figure 14 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 13
  • Figures 15 and 16 are perspective views of the device of figure 1 during the injection with the housing taken out
  • Figure 17 is a cross section view corresponding to the device of figure
  • Figure 18 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 17,
  • Figure 19 is a cross section view corresponding to the device of figure
  • Figure 20 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 19,
  • Figures 21 and 22 are perspective views of the device of figure 1 once the safety shield has been activated with the housing taken out
  • Figure 23 is a partial perspective view of the safety shield and the intermediate sleeve of a variant of the device of the invention.
  • Figure 24 is a partial perspective view of the intermediate shield and the triggering means of the device of figure 23.
  • FIG. 1 a device 1 for automatic injection of a product.
  • the device 1 comprises a container 20 having an open proximal end
  • the device 1 further comprises a housing 30 comprising a top body
  • the housing 30 is intended to receive the container 20, said container 20 being movable relative to the housing 30 between an initial position (shown on figures 2 and 9 to an insertion position shown on figures 15-18.
  • the top body 30a comprises an inner cylinder 32 provided with a radial rim 31 and with flexible legs 33.
  • the device 1 further comprises a safety shield 40 : the safety shield 40 is received within the housing 30 and is movable with respect to said housing 30 as will appear later.
  • the safety shield 40 is provided with a peg 41 located on the outer wall of the safety shield at the proximal end of said shield. The function of this peg will be explained later.
  • the device 1 also comprises an intermediate sleeve 50 received between the housing 30 and the safety shield 40.
  • the intermediate sleeve 50 is coupled to the housing 30.
  • the intermediate sleeve 50 is provided with a window 51 cut within its wall: as can be seen more clearly on figures 4 and 5, the window 51 comprises a proximal region 51a, a distal region 51b and an intermediate region 51c linking said proximal and distal regions 51a and 51b, said proximal and distal regions 51a and 51b being tangentially spaced from one another.
  • the proximal region 51a of the window 51 comprises an abutment surface 52 and a rotational stop 53.
  • the intermediate region 51c of the window 51 is delimited by two inclined slopes 54.
  • the intermediate region 51c also comprises an abutment surface
  • the intermediate sleeve 50 further comprises a cam 56 cut in its wall, said cam 56 being tangentially spaced from the window 51.
  • the cam 56 is better seen on figure 4. It comprises a first portion which is an inclined proximal portion
  • proximal portion 56a a distal portion 56b and an intermediate portion 56c bridging said proximal and distal portions 56a and 56b together.
  • the junction between the proximal portion 56a and the intermediate portion 56c forms an elbow 56d defining an abutment surface.
  • the intermediate portion 56c is provided in its distal region with a flexible tab 59 reducing the width of said intermediate portion 56c at this point.
  • the intermediate sleeve 50 is provided at its proximal end with two diametrically opposed recesses 57 and with two diametrically opposed proximal projections 58, adjacent said recesses 57.
  • the device 1 further comprises a ring 60 received between the safety shield 40 and the intermediate sleeve 50.
  • the ring 60 comprises two radial stops 61 extending outwardly.
  • the ring 60 is also provided with two legs 62 extending distally.
  • the device 1 comprises a piston rod 70 and a push button 80.
  • the piston rod 70 is provided at its distal end with an outer rim 71 and at its proximal end with an abutment rim 72.
  • the push button 80 is provided with two distal legs 81.
  • the push button is also provided with two inner legs
  • the device 1 is further provided with a deshielder 90 intended to cover and to be coupled to the needle shield 21 before use.
  • the device 1 is further provided with two helical springs.
  • a first helical spring 100 is received between the piston rod 70 and the push button 80.
  • a second helical spring 110 is received between the container 50 and the safety shield 40.
  • the device is provided to the user in the before use position shown on figures 2-5.
  • the deshielder 90 is not shown on figures 4 and 5.
  • the container 20 is in its initial position : the distal end of the container 20 is provided with a needle 3.
  • the tip of the needle 3 does not extend beyond the distal end of the bottom body 30b of the housing 30.
  • the container 20 is in its passive state : movement of said container 20 out of its initial position is prevented by means of the radial stops 61 of the ring 60 being in abutment on the abutment surface 52 of the intermediate sleeve 50, as shown on figures 4 and 5.
  • the radial stops 61 of the ring 60 act as first retaining means for maintaining the container 20 in its passive state.
  • the proximal end of the first spring 100 bears on a radial rim 31 located on an inner cylinder 32 of top body 30a.
  • the distal end of the first spring 100 bears on an outer rim 71 provided at the distal end of the piston rod 70.
  • the first spring is in a compressed condition.
  • the radial rim 31 and the outer rim 71 act as second retaining means for maintaining the first spring in its compressed condition.
  • the distal end of the second spring 110 bears on the proximal face of a radial rim 42 provided on the inner wall of the safety shield 40, and the proximal end of the second spring 110 bears on an inner abutment surface 63 located on the ring 60.
  • the spring 110 In the before use position of the device 1 , the spring 110 is in a partially compressed condition.
  • the user grabs the device 1 by the housing 30 and he applies the distal end of the device 1 , namely the distal end of the safety shield 40 on the site of injection (not shown). He then applies a distal force on the housing, which causes the safety shield 40 to move in the proximal direction with respect to the housing 30.
  • the intermediate sleeve 50 being coupled to the housing 30, the proximal movement of the safety shield 40 has the consequence to cause the movement of the peg 41 in the proximal portion 56a of the cam 56 of the intermediate sleeve 50 as shown on figure 7.
  • a user need only use minimal force when applying the device 1 against his or her skin.
  • the user applies the device 1 against his or her skin, and with a low force, causes the safety shield 40 to move in the proximal direction.
  • the container 20 is thus placed in the active state and the device 1 is ready for use.
  • the container 20 is now in its active state.
  • the distal leg 81 of the push button 80 has rotated with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 but it still faces the proximal projection 58 of the intermediate sleeve 50.
  • Distal movement of the push button 80 is therefore still restricted by the distal leg 81 coming in abutment against the proximal projection 58 of the intermediate sleeve 50 and the push button 80 is therefore still in its passive state.
  • the push button 80 is not locked in place nor prevented from being activated by the sequence of steps a user follows when using the device 1.
  • the proximal portion 56a of the cam 56 acts as guiding means for the rotation of the intermediate sleeve 50 with respect to the safety shield 40.
  • the second spring 110 has been slightly compressed with respect to its initial condition.
  • the figures 9-12 show the injection device 1 with both the container 20 and the push button 80 in their respective active state.
  • the force needed by the user in order to apply the device 1 on the injection site and in order to move safety shield 40 with respect to the housing 30 as described above is very low, in particular because the various deactivation of the retaining means is obtained by rotation of the intermediate sleeve 50 with respect to the safety shield 40.
  • the device 1 is therefore very simple to use for the user.
  • the injection step as such may now be triggered by pushing distally on the push button 80.
  • Another case of misuse by the user is the following one : after having done the necessary as described above in order to put both the container 20 and the push button 80 in their respective active state as shown on figures 11-14, the user may begin to push distally on the push button 80 and almost simultaneously he withdraws the device 1 from the injection site, for example on a distance of 1 mm. Usually, the user will not even notice he has withdrawn the device from the injection and he will carry on applying a force on the push button. In devices of the prior art, in such a case, the push button is allowed to move distally, the spring is freed as described above and the injection is completed although not at the right insertion depth.
  • such ring may then prevent the container to move distally : in such a case, the needle is not allowed to penetrate the injection site, yet the spring is freed and the product is expelled out of the injection site, for example on the skin of the user.
  • the device 1 of the present invention shown on figures 1-22 remedies this problem.
  • the container 20 and the push button 80 of the device 1 of the invention are in their respective active state as shown on figures 11 and 12, if the user begins to push distally on the push button 80, and then withdraws the device 1 from the injection site for about 1 mm, then the safety shield 40 is not allowed to rotate back because of the distal leg 81 of the push button 80 coming in abutment against the lateral wall 58a of the proximal projection 58, and thereby forming a rotational stop for the rotation of the safety shield 40 with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50.
  • the safety shield 40 will only be able to move back distally with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 under the action of the second spring 110 tending to come back to its initial condition, but only on a limited distance, corresponding the distance between the location of the peg 41 on figure 11 and the elbow 56d of the cam 56 formed by the junction of the proximal portion 56a and the intermediate portion 56c of the cam 56.
  • the ring 60 remains disengaged from the abutment surface 52 of the window 51 of the intermediate sleeve 50.
  • the container 20 is allowed to move distally : the penetration of the injection site by the needle 3 takes place and the injection can be completed in a correct way, although the user has misused the device 1 in the first place.
  • the injection is completed by virtue of spring 100 acting as a biasing means on the piston rod 70 and causing the distal movement of the piston rod 70, thereby causing the product to be expelled via the needle 3.
  • spring 100 acting as a biasing means on the piston rod 70 and causing the distal movement of the piston rod 70, thereby causing the product to be expelled via the needle 3.
  • the spring 100 is in its expanded state, the piston 4 has reached the distal end of the container 20 and all the product has been expelled.
  • the second spring 110 has been compressed, as shown on figures 17 and 18, due to the distal movement of the container 20.
  • the ring 60 has moved distally with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 and its radial stop 61 has moved within the intermediate region 51c of the window 51 guided by the inclined slope 54 of the window 51 , as shown on figure 16.
  • this distal and rotational movement of the ring 60 within the intermediate region of the window 51 has been possible regardless from the fact that the user has used the device correctly or not in the first place.
  • the peg 41 has rotated with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 and it is now at the proximal end of the intermediate portion 56c of the cam 56.
  • the intermediate portion 56c of the earn 56 is longitudinal.
  • the peg 41 has moved distally within the intermediate portion 56c of the cam 56 of the intermediate sleeve 50.
  • the cam 56 therefore acts as guiding means for the distal movement of the safety shield 40.
  • the safety shield is now locked in its extended position by means of peg 41 blocked in the distal portion 56b of the cam 56 of the intermediate sleeve 50. Indeed, during the distal movement of the peg 41 within the longitudinal intermediate portion 56c of cam 56, the peg has been able to overcome the flexible tab 59. Once the peg 41 has reached the very distal end of the intermediate portion 56c, the flexible tab 59 now acts as a stop and prevents the proximal movement of the peg 41 in said intermediate portion 56c. The safety shield 40 is therefore prevented to move back to a retracted position and the device 1 is totally safe and can disposed of.
  • FIG 23 are shown partially the housing 30, the safety shield 40 and the intermediate sleeve 50.
  • a peg 151 is provided on the inner wall of the intermediate sleeve 50 and a cam 141 is provided in the wall of the safety shield 40.
  • the peg 151 and the cam 141 cooperate in the same manner as described for the peg 41 and the cam 56 of the device 1 of figures 1-22 in order to rotate the safety shield 40 with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 when the user applies a distal force on the housing of the device once he has applied the distal end of the device on the injection site.
  • the embodiment of the device of the invention of figures 23 and 24 also comprises a flexible tab 152, provided in a window 153 cut in the wall of the intermediate sleeve 50 and able to be deflected tangentially.
  • the flexible tab 152 is also provided with an outer radial protrusion 154 which is engaged in a window 130 arranged in the wall of the housing 30 (see figure 23). In the initial position of the device, the tab 152 is in its rest or non deflected position as shown on figure 24.
  • the intermediate sleeve 50 has rotated with respect to the safety shield 40 and also with respect to the housing 30.
  • the outer radial protrusion 154 engaged in the window 130 of the housing 30 has followed the rotation of the window 130 together with the rotation of the housing 30 with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 and has therefore caused the flexible tab 152 to deflect.
  • the distal leg 81 of the push button 80 is provided with a plurality of teeth 181 and the lateral wall of the proximal projection 58 is provided with a plurality of grooves 158.
  • These teeth 181 and grooves 158 are intended to cooperate together in the case the user withdraws the device from the injection site after having triggered the push button 80 and before the container has reached its insertion position. Indeed, in such a case, the user has performed the necessary steps as described above in order to put both the container and the push button in their respective active state : the distal leg 81 of the push button therefore faces the recess 57 of the intermediate sleeve 50.
  • the user begins to push distally the push button 80 and, before the container has reached its insertion state, he releases the pressure he exerts on the housing and withdraws, for example on a distance of 1 mm, the device from the injection site : by way of the second spring and the flexible tab 152 tending to come back to their initial position, the intermediate sleeve 50 rotates back with respect to the push button 80 and the teeth 181 of the distal leg 81 engage the grooves 158 of the lateral wall 58 of the intermediate sleeve 50, thereby blocking further distal movement of the push button 80 and preventing an incorrect injection step.
  • the user In order to proceed with the injection, the user only needs to put the distal end of the device back on the injection site and to exert again a distal force on the housing : the intermediate sleeve 50 then rotates once again with respect to the safety shield 40 in the correct way and the teeth 181 disengage from the grooves 158, thereby allowing the user to continue to push distally on the push button 80 in order to complete a safe and correct injection step.
  • the device of the invention only requires a low force to be applied by the user on the housing at the time of injection. For example the needed force may be inferior to 5 Newton.
  • the device of the invention reduces the risk of potential mis-use by the user. In particular, in case the user mis-uses the device of the invention, then the product is not lost and the injection may be correctly and safely completed in the end.

Abstract

The invention relates to an autoinjector (1 ) comprising: - a housing (30, 30a, 30b), a container movable within said housing between an initial position and an insertion position, said movement being prevented when the container is in its passive state, and permitted when the container is in its active state, and - a safety shield (40) movable with respect to said housing between a first position and a second position, said movement placing the container in its active state, - first retaining means (61, 52) for maintaining said container in its passive state, characterized in that it comprises - first deactivating means (50, 51), capable of rotating with respect to said first retaining means from a first position, in which said first retaining means maintain said container in its passive state, to a second position, in which said first retaining means allow the passage of said container in its active state, said rotation being caused by movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position under distal pressure exerted on said housing.

Description

AUTOINJECTOR WITH DEACTIVATING MEANS MOVEABLE BY A SAFETY SHIELD
[001] The present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a medicinal product.
[002] In this application, the distal end of a component or of a device is to be understood as meaning the end furthest from the user's hand and the proximal end is to be understood as meaning the end closest to the user's hand. Likewise, in this application, the "distal direction" is to be understood as meaning the direction away from the user's hand, and the "proximal direction" is to be understood as meaning the direction toward the user's hand.
[003] Some illnesses necessitate regular injections of drugs or products, for instance on a daily basis. These injections may be made by the patient, and are thus referred to as self-injections. In order to enable such treatment, self-injection devices have been developed to allow the patient to perform the injection on its own. [004] Of course, since the patient is usually neither a nurse nor an educated person in medical devices, such self-injectors must prove to be very simple to use and also very safe. In particular, the insertion of the needle must be performed at the right depth, the correct dose of product must be injected, that is to say a complete injection must be performed, and the injector must be deactivated after use before it is disposed of. Preferably, the needle should not be exposed, before and after use, in order to prevent any accidental needlestick injury.
[005] An important requirement of these self-injection devices is that they must not be able to be activated inadvertently, before the patient is ready to perform the injection, and in particular before the device is correctly applied at the right injection site.
[006] Injections devices provided with safety systems preventing the triggering of the insertion of the needle as long as the device is not correctly positioned on the patient's skin have been described. For example, EP 1 349 590 A1 discloses an automatic self-injection device in which the trigger or activation means of the device is locked prior to use, and cannot be unlocked if the user pushes the trigger before the self-injection device is applied to the skin of the patient. [007] In some cases though, because the operation of self-injecting a product may be stressful for the user and also because it requires that a high force be applied on the skin at the injection site, the user may, inadvertently or not, remove the self-injection device from the skin, after having triggered the insertion of the needle but before the injection has started. If the injection device is provided with a safety system that covers the needle on displacement or removal of the injection device, the injection device is not usable anymore and the medicinal product is lost. [008] There is therefore a need for an injection device, in particular for automatic injection, that would reduce the force with which the injection device is to be applied on the skin and that would minimize the risks related to a misuse of the injection device by a non educated person in medical devices.
[009] The present invention meets this need by providing a device for automatic injection of a medicinal product into an injection site, said device comprising a safety system that allows a safe and efficient injection, even if the user moves and/or removes the device from the skin once he has triggered the insertion of the needle.
[0010] The present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a product into an injection site, said device comprising:
[0011] - a housing capable of receiving a container, said container being movable relative to said housing between an initial position, in which the container is in one of a passive state and an active state, to an insertion position, distally spaced relative to said initial position, movement of the container out of its initial position being prevented when the container is in its passive state, and being permitted when the container is in its active state, and
[0012] - a safety shield coupled to and movable with respect to said housing between a first position and a second position, proximally spaced with respect to said first position, said safety shield having a free end that is distally spaced beyond a distal end of the needle when said safety shield is on said second position, movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position placing the container in its active state,
[0013] - first retaining means for maintaining the container in its passive state, said device being characterized in that it comprises
[0014] first deactivating means, capable of rotating with respect to said first retaining means from a first position, in which said first retaining means maintain the container in its passive state, to a second position, in which said first retaining means are deactivated and allow the passage of the container in its active state, rotation of said first deactivating means from its first position to its second position being caused by movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position under distal pressure exerted on said housing.
[0015] The device of the invention is very simple to use. Moreover, as will appear more clearly from the description below, the device of the invention allows a complete and safe injection even if the user mis uses the device and performs mistakes during the use of the device. In particular, in case the user mis-uses the device of the invention, then the product is not lost and the injection may be correctly and safely completed in the end. [0016] In an embodiment of the invention, the device further comprises:
[0017] first biasing means coupled to said housing for biasing the container toward said insertion position, said first biasing means being in one of a compressed condition, in which the container is in its initial position, and an extended condition, in which the container is in its insertion position, and
[0018] second retaining means for maintaining said first biasing means in its compressed condition,
[0019] first triggering means being activatable by application of a force on said triggering means to release said second retaining means, said first triggering means being in one of a passive state, in which application of said force on said first triggering means cannot cause the release of said second retaining means, and an active state in which application of said force on said first triggering means causes the release of said second retaining means, wherein movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position causes passage of said first triggering means from its passive state to its active state.
[0020] In an embodiment of the invention, the device further comprises :
[0021] third retaining means for maintaining said first triggering means in its passive state,
[0022] second deactivating means, capable of rotating with respect to said third retaining means from a blocked position, in which said third retaining means maintain said first triggering means is in its passive state, to a free position, in which said third retaining means allow the passage of said first triggering means in its active state, rotation of said second deactivating means from its blocked position to its free position being caused by movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position.
[0023] In an embodiment of the invention, part of said first and second deactivating means are formed on at least one intermediate sleeve received within said housing, said intermediate sleeve being movable in rotation from a first position to a second position in response to movement of said safety shield at least out of its first position.
[0024] In an embodiment of the invention, said first retaining means comprising at least a ring received within said safety shield, said ring comprising at least an outer radial stop,
[0025] said first deactivating means comprises a window arranged in said intermediate sleeve, said window comprising an abutment surface,
[0026] said radial stop being engaged on said abutment surface in the first position of said intermediate sleeve, and being disengaged from said abutment surface after rotation of said intermediate sleeve. [0027] In an embodiment of the invention, said third retaining means comprising at least a distal leg located on said first triggering means in regard of the proximal end of said intermediate sleeve,
[0028] said second deactivating means comprise a proximal recess arranged at the proximal end of said intermediate sleeve,
[0029] said distal leg being in spaced relation to the proximal end of said intermediate sleeve in the first position of said intermediate sleeve, and being in regard with said recess after rotation of the intermediate sleeve, thereby allowing distal movement of said triggering means by application of a force exerted on said triggering means.
[0030] In an embodiment of the invention, the device further comprises guiding means designed for causing the rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said safety shield when distal pressure is exerted on said housing. [0031] In an embodiment of the invention, said guiding means include at least a peg located on said intermediate sleeve or on said safety shield and a first cam located respectively on said safety shield or on said intermediate sleeve and in which said peg is engaged so as to be able to move slidingly and reversibly within said first cam, said first cam being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of said device, the movement of said peg within said first cam when distal pressure is applied on said housing causing rotation of said intermediate sleeve.
[0032] In an embodiment of the invention, the device comprises first return means designed for biasing said safety shield from its second position to its first position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released before activation of said first triggering means, said guiding means causing the intermediate sleeve to rotate back in its first position.
[0033] In an embodiment of the invention, said first return means comprise at least a spring, said spring being in a compressed condition when said safety shield is in its second position.
[0034] In an embodiment of the invention, said first return means further comprise a flexible tab located on said intermediate sleeve, said flexible tab being in a rest position when said intermediate sleeve is in its first position and being in a tangentially deflected position when said intermediate sleeve is in its second position, said intermediate sleeve being movable in rotation with respect to said housing, said flexible tab having a radial protrusion engaged in a window located on said housing, said flexible tab aiming at coming back to its rest position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released, thereby causing said intermediate sleeve to rotate back to its first position. [0035] In an embodiment of the invention, the device further comprises locking means designed for preventing the intermediate sleeve to rotate back to its first position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means but before the container reaches its insertion position, said locking means comprising a lateral wall of said recess, said distal leg being at least in abutment on said lateral wall after activation of said first triggering means, thereby preventing the rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said first triggering means.
[0036] In an embodiment of the invention, said distal leg comprises at least one tooth and said lateral wall comprises at least one groove, said at least one tooth being caused to engage said at least one groove if distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position, so that further activation of said triggering means is prevented.
[0037] In an embodiment of the invention, said safety shield being movable with respect to the container to a third position, in which the tip of the needle extends beyond a distal end of said safety shield, and to a fourth position, in which the tip of the needle does not extend beyond a distal end of said safety shield,
[0038] said device further comprises
[0039] second biasing means coupled to said safety shield for biasing said safety shield from its third position to its fourth position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released,
[0040] first arresting means designed for maintaining said safety shield substantially in its third position, if distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position,
[0041] third deactivating means designed for deactivating said arresting means when the container is in its insertion position.
[0042] In an embodiment of the invention, said first arresting means comprise an abutment surface formed in said first cam, said peg coming in abutment on said abutment surface and thereby preventing further movement of said safety shield with respect to said intermediate sleeve when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position.
[0043] In an embodiment of the invention, said ring being coupled to the container,
[0044] said third deactivating means comprise an inclined slope located in said window, said radial stop of said ring cooperating with said slope so as to cause a further rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said safety shield, when the container moves to its initial position to its insertion position, thereby causing said peg to disengage from said abutment surface and to engage the proximal end of a second cam formed on said intermediate sleeve or on said safety shield, said second cam extending longitudinally in the distal direction.
[0045] In an embodiment of the invention, the device further comprises second arresting means for preventing the movement of said safety shield from its fourth position to its third position.
[0046] In an embodiment of the invention, said second arresting means comprise a flexible tab located in the distal region of said second cam, said flexible tab being able to be overcome by said peg during the movement of said safety shield from its third position to its fourth position, said flexible tab forming a stop with respect to the proximal movement of said peg when said safety shield is in its fourth position.
[0047] The invention and its advantages will appear more clearly in the light of the following description and the annexed drawing in which:
[0048] Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a device according to the invention,
[0049] Figure 2 is a cross section view of the device of figure 1 in a ready to use position,
[0050] Figure 3 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 2,
[0051] Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of the device of figures 2 and 3 with the housing taken out,
[0052] Figure 6 is a cross section view of the device of figure 1 after removal of the needle shield,
[0053] Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views of the device of figure 1 after deactivation of the first retaining means with the housing taken out,
[0054] Figure 9 is a cross section view corresponding to the device of figure 2 after deactivation of the first retaining means and triggering means in an active state,
[0055] Figure 10 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 9,
[0056] Figures 11 and 12 are perspective views of the device of figures 9 and
10 with the housing taken out,
[0057] Figure 13 is a cross section view corresponding to the device of figure
2 after the safety shield has reached the end of its stroke,
[0058] Figure 14 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 13, [0059] Figures 15 and 16 are perspective views of the device of figure 1 during the injection with the housing taken out,
[0060] Figure 17 is a cross section view corresponding to the device of figure
2 at the end of injection,
[0061] Figure 18 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 17,
[0062] Figure 19 is a cross section view corresponding to the device of figure
2 once the safety shield has been activated,
[0063] Figure 20 is a cross section view, taken after a rotation of 90° of the device of figure 19,
[0064] Figures 21 and 22 are perspective views of the device of figure 1 once the safety shield has been activated with the housing taken out,
[0065] Figure 23 is a partial perspective view of the safety shield and the intermediate sleeve of a variant of the device of the invention,
[0066] Figure 24 is a partial perspective view of the intermediate shield and the triggering means of the device of figure 23.
[0067] Referring now to the drawings, on Figure 1 is shown a device 1 for automatic injection of a product.
[0068] The device 1 comprises a container 20 having an open proximal end
20a and a substantially closed distal end, covered on figure 1 by a needle cap 21 in view of protecting the needle (not shown on figure 1) provided at said distal end.
[0069] The device 1 further comprises a housing 30 comprising a top body
30a and a bottom body 30b, said top and bottom bodies being coupled together after assembly of the device as shown on figure 2. As will appear hereinbelow, the housing 30 is intended to receive the container 20, said container 20 being movable relative to the housing 30 between an initial position (shown on figures 2 and 9 to an insertion position shown on figures 15-18.
[0070] As appears more clearly from figures 2 and 3, the top body 30a comprises an inner cylinder 32 provided with a radial rim 31 and with flexible legs 33.
[0071] The device 1 further comprises a safety shield 40 : the safety shield 40 is received within the housing 30 and is movable with respect to said housing 30 as will appear later. The safety shield 40 is provided with a peg 41 located on the outer wall of the safety shield at the proximal end of said shield. The function of this peg will be explained later.
[0072] The device 1 also comprises an intermediate sleeve 50 received between the housing 30 and the safety shield 40. The intermediate sleeve 50 is coupled to the housing 30. As appears on figure 1, the intermediate sleeve 50 is provided with a window 51 cut within its wall: as can be seen more clearly on figures 4 and 5, the window 51 comprises a proximal region 51a, a distal region 51b and an intermediate region 51c linking said proximal and distal regions 51a and 51b, said proximal and distal regions 51a and 51b being tangentially spaced from one another.
The proximal region 51a of the window 51 comprises an abutment surface 52 and a rotational stop 53. The intermediate region 51c of the window 51 is delimited by two inclined slopes 54. The intermediate region 51c also comprises an abutment surface
55.
[0073] The intermediate sleeve 50 further comprises a cam 56 cut in its wall, said cam 56 being tangentially spaced from the window 51. The cam 56 is better seen on figure 4. It comprises a first portion which is an inclined proximal portion
56a, a distal portion 56b and an intermediate portion 56c bridging said proximal and distal portions 56a and 56b together. The junction between the proximal portion 56a and the intermediate portion 56c forms an elbow 56d defining an abutment surface.
The intermediate portion 56c is provided in its distal region with a flexible tab 59 reducing the width of said intermediate portion 56c at this point.
[0074] The intermediate sleeve 50 is provided at its proximal end with two diametrically opposed recesses 57 and with two diametrically opposed proximal projections 58, adjacent said recesses 57.
[0075] The device 1 further comprises a ring 60 received between the safety shield 40 and the intermediate sleeve 50. The ring 60 comprises two radial stops 61 extending outwardly. The ring 60 is also provided with two legs 62 extending distally.
[0076] The device 1 comprises a piston rod 70 and a push button 80. As shown on figures 2 and 3, the piston rod 70 is provided at its distal end with an outer rim 71 and at its proximal end with an abutment rim 72. The push button 80 is provided with two distal legs 81. The push button is also provided with two inner legs
82 visible on figure 3.
[0077] At its distal end, the device 1 is further provided with a deshielder 90 intended to cover and to be coupled to the needle shield 21 before use.
[0078] The device 1 is further provided with two helical springs. A first helical spring 100 is received between the piston rod 70 and the push button 80. A second helical spring 110 is received between the container 50 and the safety shield 40.
[0079] The operation of the device 1 according to the invention will now be described in reference to figures 2 to 22.
[0080] The device is provided to the user in the before use position shown on figures 2-5. The deshielder 90 is not shown on figures 4 and 5.
[0081] With reference to figures 2 to 5, the container 20 is in its initial position : the distal end of the container 20 is provided with a needle 3. The tip of the needle 3 does not extend beyond the distal end of the bottom body 30b of the housing 30. On these figures, the container 20 is in its passive state : movement of said container 20 out of its initial position is prevented by means of the radial stops 61 of the ring 60 being in abutment on the abutment surface 52 of the intermediate sleeve 50, as shown on figures 4 and 5. The radial stops 61 of the ring 60 act as first retaining means for maintaining the container 20 in its passive state.
[0082] On figures 2 and 3 the proximal end of the first spring 100 bears on a radial rim 31 located on an inner cylinder 32 of top body 30a. The distal end of the first spring 100 bears on an outer rim 71 provided at the distal end of the piston rod 70. On these figures and in this ready to use position of the device 1, the first spring is in a compressed condition. The radial rim 31 and the outer rim 71 act as second retaining means for maintaining the first spring in its compressed condition. [0083] On these figures, the distal end of the second spring 110 bears on the proximal face of a radial rim 42 provided on the inner wall of the safety shield 40, and the proximal end of the second spring 110 bears on an inner abutment surface 63 located on the ring 60. In the before use position of the device 1 , the spring 110 is in a partially compressed condition.
[0084] On figures 2 and 3, the flexible legs 33 of the inner cylinder 32 of the top body 30a are engaged in the abutment rim 72 of the piston rod 70. [0085] As can be seen on figures 4 and 5, in the ready to use position of the device 1 , the distal leg 81 of the push button 80 faces the proximal projection 58 of the intermediate sleeve 50. In consequence, if a user wishes to push on the push button 80, the distal movement of the push button 80 is restricted by way of leg 81 coming in abutment against the proximal projection 58. The push button is therefore in a passive state, in which application of a distal force on the push button does not cause the release of the second retaining means.
[0086] Once the user is ready to use the device 1 of the invention, he removes the deshielder 90 as shown on figure 6. By removing the deshielder 90, he also removes the needle shield 21 and the device 1 is ready to be used. As appears from figure 6, after removing of the deshielder 90, the distal end of the safety shield 40 protrudes out of the bottom body 30b of the housing.
[0087] In order to proceed with the injection, the user grabs the device 1 by the housing 30 and he applies the distal end of the device 1 , namely the distal end of the safety shield 40 on the site of injection (not shown). He then applies a distal force on the housing, which causes the safety shield 40 to move in the proximal direction with respect to the housing 30. The intermediate sleeve 50 being coupled to the housing 30, the proximal movement of the safety shield 40 has the consequence to cause the movement of the peg 41 in the proximal portion 56a of the cam 56 of the intermediate sleeve 50 as shown on figure 7. The movement of the peg 41 in the inclined proximal portion 56a of the cam 56 causes the intermediate sleeve 50 to rotate with respect to the safety shield 40, to the push button 80 and with respect to the ring 60. As shown on figure 8, this rotation of the intermediate sleeve 50 with respect to the ring 60 causes the radial stop 61 of the ring 60 to disengage from the abutment surface 52.
[0088] Due to the advantageous design of the present invention, a user need only use minimal force when applying the device 1 against his or her skin. To cause the safety shield 40 to move in the proximal direction and place the container 20 in the active state, the user applies the device 1 against his or her skin, and with a low force, causes the safety shield 40 to move in the proximal direction. The container 20 is thus placed in the active state and the device 1 is ready for use. [0089] In consequence, the container 20 is now in its active state. In this position, as shown on figure 7, the distal leg 81 of the push button 80 has rotated with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 but it still faces the proximal projection 58 of the intermediate sleeve 50. Distal movement of the push button 80 is therefore still restricted by the distal leg 81 coming in abutment against the proximal projection 58 of the intermediate sleeve 50 and the push button 80 is therefore still in its passive state.
[0090] The user then continues to apply a small distal force on the housing and in the same way as described above, this causes the peg 41 to further move within the proximal portion 56a of the cam 56 of the intermediate sleeve 50 as shown on figure 11. This further movement of the peg 41 within the proximal portion 56a of the cam 56 causes further rotation of the intermediate sleeve 50 with respect to the push button 80. As shown on figure 11, the distal leg 81 of the push button 80 now faces the recess 57 located at the proximal end of the intermediate sleeve 50. In consequence, the distal movement of the push button 80 is now allowed and the push button 80 is now in its active state. However, even if a user applies pressure to the push button 80 before placing the device 1 at the injection site, it is possible to activate the device 1 and effect an injection. The push button 80 is not locked in place nor prevented from being activated by the sequence of steps a user follows when using the device 1.
[0091] In the steps described above, the proximal portion 56a of the cam 56 acts as guiding means for the rotation of the intermediate sleeve 50 with respect to the safety shield 40. During these steps, the second spring 110 has been slightly compressed with respect to its initial condition.
[0092] The figures 9-12 show the injection device 1 with both the container 20 and the push button 80 in their respective active state. [0093] The force needed by the user in order to apply the device 1 on the injection site and in order to move safety shield 40 with respect to the housing 30 as described above is very low, in particular because the various deactivation of the retaining means is obtained by rotation of the intermediate sleeve 50 with respect to the safety shield 40. The device 1 is therefore very simple to use for the user. [0094] Nevertheless, if the user misuses the device 1 by withdrawing it from the injection site at this moment, before triggering the injection by applying a force on the push button 80, the intermediate sleeve 50 simply rotates back under the action of the second spring 110 tending to come back to its initial condition and the device 1 is put back in its initial position as shown on figures 4-6.
[0095] With reference to figures 13 and 14, the injection step as such may now be triggered by pushing distally on the push button 80.
[0096] With reference to figure 13 and 14, by pushing distally on the push button 80, the inner legs 82 of the push button 80 deflect the flexible legs 33 of the top body 30a and therefore free the spring 100 which extends in the distal direction in view of returning to an uncompressed condition. By extending, the spring 100 draws with him the container 20 which, because it is in its active state, is allowed to move distally, thereby causing the penetration of the needle 3 in the injection site. As shown on figures 15 and 16, the needle 3 now extends beyond the distal end of the safety shield 40 and the proper injection of the product 2 can take place. [0097] Another case of misuse by the user is the following one : after having done the necessary as described above in order to put both the container 20 and the push button 80 in their respective active state as shown on figures 11-14, the user may begin to push distally on the push button 80 and almost simultaneously he withdraws the device 1 from the injection site, for example on a distance of 1 mm. Usually, the user will not even notice he has withdrawn the device from the injection and he will carry on applying a force on the push button. In devices of the prior art, in such a case, the push button is allowed to move distally, the spring is freed as described above and the injection is completed although not at the right insertion depth. In some devices of prior art comprising a ring such as the one described above, such ring may then prevent the container to move distally : in such a case, the needle is not allowed to penetrate the injection site, yet the spring is freed and the product is expelled out of the injection site, for example on the skin of the user. [0098] The device 1 of the present invention shown on figures 1-22 remedies this problem. When the container 20 and the push button 80 of the device 1 of the invention are in their respective active state as shown on figures 11 and 12, if the user begins to push distally on the push button 80, and then withdraws the device 1 from the injection site for about 1 mm, then the safety shield 40 is not allowed to rotate back because of the distal leg 81 of the push button 80 coming in abutment against the lateral wall 58a of the proximal projection 58, and thereby forming a rotational stop for the rotation of the safety shield 40 with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50. In consequence, the safety shield 40 will only be able to move back distally with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 under the action of the second spring 110 tending to come back to its initial condition, but only on a limited distance, corresponding the distance between the location of the peg 41 on figure 11 and the elbow 56d of the cam 56 formed by the junction of the proximal portion 56a and the intermediate portion 56c of the cam 56. In such a configuration, as can been easily understood from figures 11 and 12, the ring 60 remains disengaged from the abutment surface 52 of the window 51 of the intermediate sleeve 50. In consequence, because the ring 60 remains disengaged from the abutment surface 52, when the user continues applying a distal force on the push button 80, the container 20 is allowed to move distally : the penetration of the injection site by the needle 3 takes place and the injection can be completed in a correct way, although the user has misused the device 1 in the first place.
[0099] With reference to figures 17 and 18, the injection is completed by virtue of spring 100 acting as a biasing means on the piston rod 70 and causing the distal movement of the piston rod 70, thereby causing the product to be expelled via the needle 3. On figures 17 and 18, the spring 100 is in its expanded state, the piston 4 has reached the distal end of the container 20 and all the product has been expelled. [00100] During the insertion and injection steps, the second spring 110 has been compressed, as shown on figures 17 and 18, due to the distal movement of the container 20. During this movement, the ring 60 has moved distally with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 and its radial stop 61 has moved within the intermediate region 51c of the window 51 guided by the inclined slope 54 of the window 51 , as shown on figure 16. As explained above, this distal and rotational movement of the ring 60 within the intermediate region of the window 51 has been possible regardless from the fact that the user has used the device correctly or not in the first place. In consequence, as shown on figure 15, the peg 41 has rotated with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 and it is now at the proximal end of the intermediate portion 56c of the cam 56. As is clear from figure 15, the intermediate portion 56c of the earn 56 is longitudinal.
[00101] In consequence, at the end of the injection, because of the peg 41 being now in regards with the longitudinal intermediate portion 56c of the cam 56, the withdrawal of the device 1 from the injection site causes the distal movement of the safety shield 40 drawn by the second spring 110 tending to come back to an extended condition. As shown on figures 19-22, the safety shield 40 now covers the needle 3 and the injection device 1 can be safely handed. As can be seen on figure
21 , during the distal movement of the safety shield 40, the peg 41 has moved distally within the intermediate portion 56c of the cam 56 of the intermediate sleeve 50. The cam 56 therefore acts as guiding means for the distal movement of the safety shield 40.
[00102] As shown on figure 21, the safety shield is now locked in its extended position by means of peg 41 blocked in the distal portion 56b of the cam 56 of the intermediate sleeve 50. Indeed, during the distal movement of the peg 41 within the longitudinal intermediate portion 56c of cam 56, the peg has been able to overcome the flexible tab 59. Once the peg 41 has reached the very distal end of the intermediate portion 56c, the flexible tab 59 now acts as a stop and prevents the proximal movement of the peg 41 in said intermediate portion 56c. The safety shield 40 is therefore prevented to move back to a retracted position and the device 1 is totally safe and can disposed of.
[00103] With reference to figures 23 and 24 is shown a variant of the device 1 of the invention. The references designating the same elements as in the device of figures 1-22 have been maintained.
[00104] On figure 23 are shown partially the housing 30, the safety shield 40 and the intermediate sleeve 50. As can be seen on this figure, in this variant of the device of the invention, a peg 151 is provided on the inner wall of the intermediate sleeve 50 and a cam 141 is provided in the wall of the safety shield 40. The peg 151 and the cam 141 cooperate in the same manner as described for the peg 41 and the cam 56 of the device 1 of figures 1-22 in order to rotate the safety shield 40 with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 when the user applies a distal force on the housing of the device once he has applied the distal end of the device on the injection site.
[00105] The embodiment of the device of the invention of figures 23 and 24 also comprises a flexible tab 152, provided in a window 153 cut in the wall of the intermediate sleeve 50 and able to be deflected tangentially. The flexible tab 152 is also provided with an outer radial protrusion 154 which is engaged in a window 130 arranged in the wall of the housing 30 (see figure 23). In the initial position of the device, the tab 152 is in its rest or non deflected position as shown on figure 24. Once the user has performed the steps necessary to put the push button and the container in their respective active state, as explained for the device 1 of figures 1-
22, the intermediate sleeve 50 has rotated with respect to the safety shield 40 and also with respect to the housing 30. The outer radial protrusion 154 engaged in the window 130 of the housing 30 has followed the rotation of the window 130 together with the rotation of the housing 30 with respect to the intermediate sleeve 50 and has therefore caused the flexible tab 152 to deflect.
[00106] Therefore, after the user has exerted a distal force on the housing 30 of the device in order to put the container and the push button in their active state, if the user at this time decides to withdraw the device from the injection site before triggering the injection by pushing distally the push button, then the device is put back in its initial position by virtue of both the second spring (as explained for the device of figures 1-22) and the flexible tab 152 tending to come back to their initial position : under the combined action of the second spring and the flexible tab 152 tending to come back to their initial condition, the intermediate sleeve 50 rotates back to its initial position.
[00107] With reference to figure 24, the distal leg 81 of the push button 80 is provided with a plurality of teeth 181 and the lateral wall of the proximal projection 58 is provided with a plurality of grooves 158. These teeth 181 and grooves 158 are intended to cooperate together in the case the user withdraws the device from the injection site after having triggered the push button 80 and before the container has reached its insertion position. Indeed, in such a case, the user has performed the necessary steps as described above in order to put both the container and the push button in their respective active state : the distal leg 81 of the push button therefore faces the recess 57 of the intermediate sleeve 50. The user begins to push distally the push button 80 and, before the container has reached its insertion state, he releases the pressure he exerts on the housing and withdraws, for example on a distance of 1 mm, the device from the injection site : by way of the second spring and the flexible tab 152 tending to come back to their initial position, the intermediate sleeve 50 rotates back with respect to the push button 80 and the teeth 181 of the distal leg 81 engage the grooves 158 of the lateral wall 58 of the intermediate sleeve 50, thereby blocking further distal movement of the push button 80 and preventing an incorrect injection step. In order to proceed with the injection, the user only needs to put the distal end of the device back on the injection site and to exert again a distal force on the housing : the intermediate sleeve 50 then rotates once again with respect to the safety shield 40 in the correct way and the teeth 181 disengage from the grooves 158, thereby allowing the user to continue to push distally on the push button 80 in order to complete a safe and correct injection step. [00108] The device of the invention only requires a low force to be applied by the user on the housing at the time of injection. For example the needed force may be inferior to 5 Newton. Moreover, the device of the invention reduces the risk of potential mis-use by the user. In particular, in case the user mis-uses the device of the invention, then the product is not lost and the injection may be correctly and safely completed in the end.

Claims

1. A device (1) for automatic injection of a product (2) into an injection site, said device comprising:
- a housing (30, 30a, 30b) capable of receiving a container, said container being movable relative to said housing between an initial position in which the container is in one of a passive state and an active state, to an insertion position, distally spaced relative to said initial position, movement of the container out of its initial position being prevented when the container is in its passive state, and being permitted when the container is in its active state, and
- a safety shield (40) coupled to and movable with respect to said housing between a first position and a second position, proximally spaced with respect to said first position, said safety shield (40) having a free end that is distally spaced beyond a distal end of the needle when said safety shield (40) is on said second position, movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position placing the container in its active state,
- first retaining means (61 , 52) for maintaining the container in its passive state, said device being characterized in that it comprises
- first deactivating means (50, 51), capable of rotating with respect to said first retaining means from a first position, in which said first retaining means maintain the container in its passive state, to a second position, in which said first retaining means are deactivated and allow the passage of the container in its active state, rotation of said first deactivating means from its first position to its second position being caused by movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position under distal pressure exerted on said housing.
2. Device (1) according to claim 1 , wherein it further comprises:
- first biasing means (100) coupled to said housing for biasing the container toward said insertion position, said first biasing means being in one of a compressed condition, in which the container is in its initial position, and an extended condition, in which the container is in its insertion position, and
- second retaining means (33, 72) for maintaining said first biasing means in its compressed condition,
- first triggering means (80) being activatable by application of a force on said triggering means to release said second retaining means, said first triggering means being in one of a passive state, in which application of said force on said first triggering means cannot cause the release of said second retaining means, and an active state in which application of said force on said first triggering means causes the release of said second retaining means, wherein movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position causes passage of said first triggering means from its passive state to its active state.
3. Device (1 ) according to claim 2, wherein it further comprises :
- third retaining means (58, 81) for maintaining said first triggering means in its passive state,
- second deactivating means (50, 57), capable of rotating with respect to said third retaining means from a blocked position, in which said third retaining means maintain said first triggering means is in its passive state, to a free position, in which said third retaining means allow the passage of said first triggering means in its active state, rotation of said second deactivating means from its blocked position to its free position being caused by movement of said safety shield from its first position to its second position.
4. Device (1) according to claim 3, wherein part of said first and second deactivating means are formed on at least one intermediate sleeve (50) received within said housing, said intermediate sleeve (50) being movable in rotation from a first position to a second position in response to movement of said safety shield at least out of its first position.
5. Device (1) according to claim 4, wherein said first retaining means comprising at least a ring (60) received within said safety shield, said ring comprising at least an outer radial stop (61), said first deactivating means comprises a window (51) arranged in said intermediate sleeve (50), said window comprising an abutment surface (52), said radial stop being engaged on said abutment surface in the first position of said intermediate sleeve, and being disengaged from said abutment surface after rotation of said intermediate sleeve.
6. Device (1) according to claim 4, wherein: said third retaining means comprising at least a distal leg (81) located on said first triggering means (80) in regard of the proximal end (58) of said intermediate sleeve (50), said second deactivating means comprise a proximal recess (57) arranged at the proximal end of said intermediate sleeve (50), said distal leg being in spaced relation to the proximal end (58) of said intermediate sleeve in the first position of said intermediate sleeve, and being in regard with said recess (57) after rotation of the intermediate sleeve, thereby allowing distal movement of said triggering means by application of a force exerted on said triggering means.
7. Device (1) according to claim 6, wherein it further comprises guiding means (41 , 56, 56a; 141 , 151) designed for causing the rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said safety shield when distal pressure is exerted on said housing.
8. Device (1) according to claim 7, wherein said guiding means include at least a peg (41 ; 151) located on said intermediate sleeve or on said safety shield and a first cam (56a; 141) located respectively on said safety shield or on said intermediate sleeve and in which said peg is engaged so as to be able to move slidingly and reversibly within said first cam, said first cam being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of said device, the movement of said peg within said first cam when distal pressure is applied on said housing causing rotation of said intermediate sleeve.
9. Device (1) according to claim 6, wherein it comprises first return means (110; 152) designed for biasing said safety shield from its second position to its first position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released before activation of said first triggering means, said guiding means causing the intermediate sleeve to rotate back in its first position.
10. Device (1) according to claim 9, wherein said first return means comprise at least a spring (110), said spring being in a compressed condition when said safety shield is in its second position.
11. Device (1) according to claim 9 or 10, wherein said first return means further comprise a flexible tab (152) located on said intermediate sleeve, said flexible tab being in a rest position when said intermediate sleeve is in its first position and being in a tangentially deflected position when said intermediate sleeve is in its second position, said intermediate sleeve being movable in rotation with respect to said housing, said flexible tab having a radial protrusion (154) engaged in a window (130) located on said housing, said flexible tab aiming at coming back to its rest position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released, thereby causing said intermediate sleeve to rotate back to its first position.
12. Device (1) according to claim 6, wherein it further comprises locking means designed for preventing the intermediate sleeve to rotate back to its first position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means but before the container reaches its insertion position, said locking means comprising a lateral wall (58a) of said recess, said distal leg being at least in abutment on said lateral wall after activation of said first triggering means, thereby preventing the rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said first triggering means.
13. Device (1) according to claim 12, wherein said distal leg comprises at least one tooth (181) and said lateral wall comprises at least one groove (158), said at least one tooth being caused to engage said at least one groove if distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position, so that further activation of said triggering means is prevented.
14. Device (1) according to claim 12, wherein: said safety shield being movable with respect to the container to a third position, in which the tip of the needle extends beyond a distal end of said safety shield, and to a fourth position, in which the tip of the needle does not extend beyond a distal end of said safety shield, said device further comprises
- second biasing means (110) coupled to said safety shield for biasing said safety shield from its third position to its fourth position when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released,
- first arresting means (56d) designed for maintaining said safety shield substantially in its third position, if distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position,
- third deactivating means (60) designed for deactivating said arresting means when the container is in its insertion position.
15. Device (1) according to claim 14, wherein said first arresting means comprise an abutment surface (56d) formed in said first cam (56a), said peg (41) coming in abutment on said abutment surface and thereby preventing further movement of said safety shield with respect to said intermediate sleeve when distal pressure exerted on said housing is released after activation of said first triggering means and before the container reaches its insertion position.
16. Device (1) according to claims 5 and 15, wherein said ring being coupled to the container, said third deactivating means comprise an inclined slope (54) located in said window (51), said radial stop (61) of said ring cooperating with said slope so as to cause a further rotation of said intermediate sleeve with respect to said safety shield, when the container moves to its initial position to its insertion position, thereby causing said peg to disengage from said abutment surface and to engage the proximal end of a second cam (56c) formed on said intermediate sleeve or on said safety shield, said second cam extending longitudinally in the distal direction.
17. Device (1) according to claim 16, wherein it further comprises second arresting means (59) for preventing the movement of said safety shield from its fourth position to its third position.
18. Device according to claim 17, wherein said second arresting means comprise a flexible tab (59) located in the distal region of said second cam (56c), said flexible tab being able to be overcome by said peg during the movement of said safety shield from its third position to its fourth position, said flexible tab forming a stop with respect to the proximal movement of said peg when said safety shield is in its fourth position.
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