Patent ID: 6245043
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An injector, comprising:an elongated body;a piston movable longitudinally in the body;a first motor for driving said piston in a longitudinal direction in the body, wherein the first motor has a drive shaft and is mounted between the body and the piston by at least one threaded part engaged in at least one threaded opening such that operation of the first motor threadably moves the piston longitudinally;a second motor mounted between the body and said piston, the second motor rotating said piston about a longitudinal axis;a cartridge defining a space for holding liquid, the cartridge being mounted in the body and closed in part by a movable end wall, the piston being engaged to move said end wall longitudinally relative to the body by operation of the first motor and to rotate the cartridge relative to the body by operation of the second motor, wherein said cartridge is fixed to the body in a longitudinal direction and is rotatable relative to the body;a controller comprising an electronic control card with a control stage, a monitoring stage, a selection button, a switch and at least one pedal controlling said first motor and said second motor wherein said electronic control card is coupled to a control and returns the piston after two successive operations of the control;wherein said first motor, said second motor, said cartridge, and said piston are located along a same longitudinal axis.