US 12,350,474 B2
Multiple use disposable injection pen
Michael Quinn, East Hanover, NJ (US); Richard Cronenberg, Mahwah, NJ (US); Jonathan Gabel, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US); and Evan Leibowitz, Linden, NJ (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/108,195.
Application 18/108,195 is a continuation of application No. 16/882,689, filed on May 25, 2020, granted, now 11,577,029.
Application 16/882,689 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/949,059, filed on Apr. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,661,021, issued on May 26, 2020.
Application 15/949,059 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/640,431, filed on Mar. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,937,294, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 14/640,431 is a continuation of application No. 14/005,222, granted, now 9,421,334, issued on Aug. 23, 2016, previously published as PCT/US2012/029308, filed on Mar. 15, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/457,391, filed on Mar. 16, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0181836 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/31541 (2013.01) [A61M 5/31528 (2013.01); A61M 5/31551 (2013.01); A61M 5/31575 (2013.01); A61M 5/31585 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2407 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3152 (2013.01); A61M 5/31535 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An injection method comprising:
providing an injection device comprising
a housing,
a dose set knob (DSK) comprising an internal key; and
a dose stop member rotationally engaged with said dose set knob; and
rotating said DSK to set a medication dose,
wherein
said rotating of said DSK causes relative rotation between said dose stop member and said DSK, and
when said rotating of said DSK causes said DSK to rotated to a last dose setting position, at least a portion of said dose stop member rotationally abuts said internal key thereby preventing further rotational movement of said DSK in a dose setting direction.