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Patent US8197450 - Injection device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn injection device for injection of set doses of medicine from a cartridge has a nut that is screwed up along a threaded piston rod during a dose setting operation. The nut is screwed along the piston rod by rotating a dose setting member. A rotational coupling mechanism includes an axially displaceable...http://www.google.com/patents/US8197450?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8197450 - Injection deviceAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8197450 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/571,721Publication dateJun 12, 2012Filing dateOct 1, 2009Priority dateApr 24, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101163514A, CN101163514B, EP1877121A1, EP1877121B1, US8641683, US20090043264, US20100016806, US20120157932, WO2006114396A1Publication number12571721, 571721, US 8197450 B2, US 8197450B2, US-B2-8197450, US8197450 B2, US8197450B2InventorsKristian Glejbol, Steven Linnebjerg, Claus Schmidt Moller, Michael Ejstrup HansenOriginal AssigneeNovo Nordisk A/SExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (380), Non-Patent Citations (120), Referenced by (6), Classifications (20), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInjection device
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