Claims
- 1. A medication delivery device comprising a cartridge assembly having opposite ends and a dosing assembly for setting a desired dose and acting on the cartridge assembly to cause the desired dose to be delivered, wherein:the cartridge assembly includes a molded cartridge and a stopper disposed in the cartridge, wherein one end of the cartridge assembly is sealed with a pierceable sealing, wherein the one end includes a first coupling means for releasably mounting a needle assembly having a skin-piercing needle, and wherein the other end of the cartridge assembly includes a second coupling means for engaging the dosing assembly, wherein at least one of the coupling means is unitarily molded with the cartridge, and wherein the dosing assembly includes a housing, a plunger, and a mechanism for setting a desired dose and for moving the plunger relative to the housing in an axial direction for administering a set dose, and wherein the dosing assembly housing includes a coupling member for engaging the second coupling means of the cartridge assembly for securing the housing against axial movement relative to the cartridge assembly such that the plunger engages the stopper for moving the stopper in response to the plunger movement wherein the at least one coupling means of the cartridge assembly is a threaded coupling and wherein the second coupling means is an external threaded coupling.
- 2. The medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein both said coupling means of said cartridge assembly are unitarily molded with the cartridge.
- 3. The medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the said at least one coupling means of said cartridge assembly is an external coupling.
- 4. The medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge is molded of a plastic material.
- 5. The medication delivery device according to claim 4, wherein the cartridge is at least partly transparent.
- 6. The medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the dosing assembly further comprises a scale.
- 7. The medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the coupling means of the cartridge assembly are opposed.
Priority Claims (2)
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1998 00909 |
Jul 1998 |
DK |
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1998 01500 |
Nov 1998 |
DK |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 of Danish application nos. PA 1998 00909 filed Jul. 8, 1998 and PA 1998 01500 filed Nov. 17, 1998, and U.S. provisional application No. 60/098,702 filed Sep. 1, 1998, the contents of which are fully incorporated herein by reference.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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