Drug infusion device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12403247-B2
Application number	US-201917432096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2019
Priority date	May 17, 2019
Publication date	Sep 2, 2025
Grant date	Sep 2, 2025

Abstract

This invention discloses a drug infusion device, including: a drug storage unit; a piston and a driving wheel respectively connected with a screw, the driving wheel drives the screw to move by rotation, the piston is arranged in the drug storage unit, the screw advances the piston to move; a driving unit cooperating with the driving wheel, the driving unit includes more than two driving arms, the driving unit, through the multiple pivoting movement modes, drives driving arms to perform tooth number adjustable driving on the driving wheel for increment-adjustable infusion; and a power unit connected to the driving unit, the power unit exerts a force on the driving unit to lead the driving unit to perform a plurality of pivot steps. More than two driving arms are stalled on the driving unit, thereby achieving multi-level engagement on the driving wheel, and finally achieving the purpose of increment-adjustable infusion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An infusion device, comprising:
a drug storage unit;
a screw, a piston and a driving wheel respectively connected with the screw, the driving wheel drives the screw to move by rotation, the piston is arranged in the drug storage unit, the screw advances the piston to move;
a driving unit cooperating with the driving wheel, the driving unit comprises more than two driving arms which drive the driving wheel to rotate, the driving unit, through multiple-mode pivot, drives the driving arms to perform a driving mechanism that uses any number of teeth and is adjustable on the driving wheel for increment-adjustable infusion; and
a power unit connected to the driving unit, the power unit exerts a force on the driving unit to lead the driving unit to perform multiple-mode pivot,
wherein the driving arms are respectively installed on two sides of the driving unit, each of the two sides of the driving unit is installed with two driving arms of the driving arms, distances between the two driving arms on each side of the driving unit become smaller along a direction towards two driving ends of the two driving arms, wherein the two driving ends of the two driving arms contact the driving wheel,
wherein the multiple-mode pivot of the driving unit includes:
after pivoting one or more steps in one direction in a single time, the driving unit starts pivoting one or more steps in another direction until an end of the pivot in this direction, the driving unit completes an alternating pivot in both directions to perform multiple-mode driving on the driving wheel.

2. The drug infusion device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving wheel includes:
a plurality of sub-wheels, a circumferential surface of each of the plurality of sub-wheels is provided with gear teeth, and the driving arms drive the driving wheel by engaging the gear teeth.

3. The drug infusion device according to claim 2 , wherein
when the driving arms on one side of the two sides of the driving unit engage the gear teeth of the driving wheel, lines representing engaging directions of the driving arms each occurring on the one side of the two sides intersect each other, and the engaging directions are directions that the two driving arms are oriented in when engaged with the gear teeth, respectively.

4. The drug infusion device according to claim 3 , wherein the two driving arms on each of the two sides of the driving unit are oriented along a first direction, or are oriented along a second direction, the first direction is not parallel to the second direction.

5. The drug infusion device according to claim 4 , wherein
the two driving arms on each of the two sides of the driving unit are oriented along the first direction, and when the two driving arms on each of the two sides of the driving unit engage the gear teeth of the driving wheel, an angle between the lines representing driving directions of the two driving arms is α, 0°≤α≤7°, the driving directions are directions that the driving arms are oriented in when driving the gear teeth, respectively.

6. The drug infusion device according to claim 5 , wherein 3.1°≤α≤4.1°.

7. The drug infusion device according to claim 6 , wherein α=3.5°.

8. The drug infusion device according to claim 4 , wherein a horizontal distance between driving ends of the two driving arms on the one side of the two sides of the driving unit is h, a pitch of the gear teeth of the driving wheel is s, 0.1s≤h≤2.5s.

9. The drug infusion device according to claim 8 , wherein 0.5s≤h≤1.5s.

10. The drug infusion device according to claim 2 , wherein the gear teeth of the driving wheel are ratchet teeth, and during a whole process of the driving unit pivoting in either of the one direction or the another direction, the driving unit alternately pivots and stops multiple times to drive the driving arms to alternately engage and stop engaging the ratchet teeth, so that the driving wheel alternately rotates and stops rotation to perform the driving mechanism.

11. The drug infusion device according to claim 10 , wherein
when the driving unit drives the driving wheel, at least one of the driving arms on one side of the two sides on which a driving force is applied engages the ratchet teeth of the driving wheel, and the driving arms on the other side of the two sides of the driving unit do not apply a force to the ratchet teeth of the driving wheel to rotate the driving wheel.

12. The drug infusion device according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple-mode pivot of the driving unit comprises:
a large movement mode and a small movement mode, and when an infusion is performed, the driving unit switches between the large movement mode and the small movement mode to realize the increment-adjustable infusion.

13. The drug infusion device according to claim 12 , wherein the multiple-mode pivot of the driving unit further comprises:
at least one intermediate movement mode, wherein the at least one intermediate movement mode is between the large movement mode and the small movement mode, and the driving unit switches among the large movement mode, the at least one intermediate movement mode and the small movement mode to achieve the increment-adjustable infusion.

Assignees

• Medtrum Tech Inc

Inventors

• Yang Cuijun

Classifications

• A61M2205/106

  reciprocating · CPC title

• A61M2205/0266

  Shape memory materials · CPC title

• A61M2005/14268

  with a reusable and a disposable component · CPC title

• A61B2560/0209

  adapted for power saving · CPC title

• A61M5/158 Primary

  Needles {for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body} · CPC title