EP1531887A1 - Device for the dosed discharge of a liquid agent and infusion pump - Google Patents
Device for the dosed discharge of a liquid agent and infusion pumpInfo
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- EP1531887A1 EP1531887A1 EP03747940A EP03747940A EP1531887A1 EP 1531887 A1 EP1531887 A1 EP 1531887A1 EP 03747940 A EP03747940 A EP 03747940A EP 03747940 A EP03747940 A EP 03747940A EP 1531887 A1 EP1531887 A1 EP 1531887A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for the metered ejection of a liquid active substance according to claim 1 and an infusion pump for long-term delivery of an active substance according to claim 21 with such a device.
- a particularly preferred use relates to the repeated delivery of comparatively small doses of a medicinal active substance over a comparatively long period of time in order to achieve the most uniform possible administration of the active substance.
- infusion pumps which comprise a reservoir for the liquid active ingredient to be administered and an administration mechanism, for example a microdosing pump.
- the reservoir is usually designed as an ampoule, with a piston or stopper which is driven towards the ampule opening in order to expel the active substance.
- the service life of the energy supply depends largely on the frictional forces prevailing in the reservoir.
- the goal is to ensure that the energy supply is as long-lasting as possible, so that the patient can always rely on the fact that the active ingredient that is so important to him is actually being administered.
- recharging batteries is cumbersome, time-consuming and can be forgotten.
- replacing the batteries usually requires opening the infusion pump.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a device for the metered ejection of a liquid active substance which can be operated in an energy-saving manner and is simple and reliable to operate.
- an infusion pump is to be created with such a device.
- An apparatus comprises a container for storing a liquid active substance and a propulsion mechanism for driving a piston for ejecting the active substance onto an outlet of the container, the propulsion mechanism permanently applying a propulsive force to the piston and a locking mechanism being provided, which is one Piston jacking is permanently blocked and released in a controlled manner to eject the active ingredient.
- energy is used to eject the active substance only to actuate the locking mechanism, but not to advance the piston of the container, because
- the propulsion mechanism can be pretensioned before the device is put into operation in such a way that doses of active substance can be expelled repeatedly without pretensioning the propulsion mechanism.
- the energy for biasing the propulsion mechanism can thus be provided, for example, by an external energy source, an external mechanism or manually before the device is started up. Comparatively little energy is therefore required to operate the device itself.
- the present invention takes safety considerations into account, since the locking mechanism is designed in such a way that the piston jack is permanently locked, so that overdosing is effectively excluded, for example in the event of a failure of the device electronics, etc.
- the locking mechanism is only activated when the active substance is ejected Approved.
- the locking mechanism is preferably designed such that when the piston propulsion is released, the piston is only advanced by a predetermined stroke length and that the locking mechanism automatically locks again after the piston is advanced by the predetermined stroke length.
- the specified stroke length expediently corresponds to a minimally specifiable dose. In this preferred embodiment, long-term release of the active ingredient can thus be controlled in a simple manner.
- control electronics instead of specifying a setpoint for the adjustment of the piston each time in order to achieve a desired dosage, control electronics according to this embodiment simply need to count how often the locking mechanism has released the piston propulsion. Knowing the dose of active substance that is ejected with a simple release of the locking mechanism, the total dose ejected can be calculated in a simple manner by multiplying the single dose by the number of releases of the locking mechanism. According to the preferred embodiment, a simple time control can thus be used to control the long-term dosing.
- the metering mechanism is practically constantly at rest, since it only needs to be activated at the comparatively few points in time when an active substance is emitted. This helps to save energy.
- the propulsion mechanism biases the piston relative to a reference point, which is held stationary relative to the locking mechanism.
- This reference point can thus be, for example, a housing or a wall of the active substance container of an infusion pump.
- the propulsion mechanism can comprise a compression spring, one end of which acts on the piston and the other end of which is held stationary, for example relative to the housing of the infusion pump.
- the compression spring is preloaded before the device is started up. When the locking mechanism is released, the compression spring can gradually reduce the preload until a relaxed end position is submitted.
- the propulsion mechanism can also be a torsion spring, as is known from other mechanical devices, for example mechanical watches.
- the torsion spring can be a coiled spiral spring or spiral spring of round or rectangular cross-section, which is accommodated in a housing, the one end of the torsion spring producing a rotary movement in the propulsion mechanism, which is converted into a propulsive force of the piston in a known manner, for example with With the help of a gearbox or by thread engagement of a rotating, driven threaded rod.
- the propulsion mechanism may include an overpressure chamber in which a gas is stored under overpressure and which has a flexible chamber wall so that the gas can expand to propel the piston when the locking mechanism is released.
- the pressure chamber is inflated before the device is started up, or a suitable pressure gas reservoir is inserted into the device, for example a pressure gas bottle, as can be obtained inexpensively from the trade.
- magnetic forces are used to propel the piston.
- sufficiently strong permanent magnets can be provided on the housing of the device and on the piston of the container, as these are inexpensively available commercially.
- the locking mechanism preferably comprises a locking means and a locking pawl which interacts with it and which is movable and locks the piston advance in a first position and releases it in a second position in order to cause the active substance to be expelled.
- the adjustment of the pawl expediently requires comparatively little energy, so that the active substance output can be achieved in an energy-saving manner.
- the adjustment movement is expediently designed as a simple reciprocating movement, for example as a tilting movement or pivoting movement of a lever.
- the adjustment of the pawl is preferably coordinated with an adjustment of another pawl such that a pawl always prevents uncontrolled distribution of the piston beyond the specified stroke length.
- the locking mechanism is comparable to a locking escapement of a mechanical clockwork, which comprises a locking means, for example a toothed ratchet wheel or a toothed piston rod, and a pawl which cooperates with the locking means to adjust the To block and release them in a controlled manner.
- a locking means for example a toothed ratchet wheel or a toothed piston rod
- a pawl which cooperates with the locking means to adjust the To block and release them in a controlled manner.
- the pawl is expediently designed as a pivotable hook anchor with two locking hooks which engage in the toothing of the corresponding locking means.
- the locking means is moved one tooth of the toothing.
- the movement of the locking means is converted into propulsion of the piston, the propelling force being applied by the propulsion mechanism and not by the locking means.
- the piston is preferably rigidly connected to the locking means, so that the piston is permanently a due to the permanent application of force Exerts traction on the locking means, which is released by disengaging a locking hook with the teeth, so that the locking means is adjusted until the teeth come into engagement with the other locking hook, which automatically stops the advance of the piston.
- the dose to be ejected is clearly predetermined by the toothing, namely by an integral multiple of the tooth spacing, in particular the simple tooth spacing, the toothing.
- the hook anchor of the locking pawl is expediently designed such that when one locking hook engages in the toothing of the locking means, the other locking hook stands in the middle between two teeth of the toothing. If the hook anchor is now pivoted, the movement sequence described above is triggered.
- the toothing cooperating with the pawl can be provided at a suitable point in the mechanism, as is known from the prior art.
- the toothing is provided on the outer circumference of a ratchet wheel.
- a rotary movement of the ratchet wheel is transmitted to the piston drive.
- a holding means for example a rope or band, is expediently wound around an axis of rotation or an outer circumference of the ratchet wheel, and this holding means is unwound when the piston is propelled.
- the toothing is attached to a toothed rack, the adjustment of which is transmitted directly or indirectly to the piston drive. It is advantageous in this embodiment that a holding means can be saved, so that a potential source of error for the device is eliminated.
- the locking mechanism is designed as a spindle lock, comparable to a spindle escapement known from watchmaking.
- the pawl comprises a rotatable shaft, the two Carries locking lugs that cooperate with a toothing on an upper side on opposite sides of the axis of rotation of the ratchet wheel, wherein rotation of the shaft releases the engagement of a locking lug with the toothing and thus triggers further rotation of the ratchet wheel until another tooth of the ratchet wheel toothing with the opposite locking lug stops, which automatically ends the piston jacking.
- the ratchet teeth can be provided on an upper side of a separate ratchet wheel, in which case a holding means, for example a band or rope, is expediently wound around the axis of rotation or an outer circumference of the ratchet wheel, which retains the piston.
- the holding device is unwound in a controlled manner to advance the piston.
- the locking teeth can alternatively be attached to an upper side of a separate ratchet wheel, the rotational movement of which is transmitted to a piston or threaded rod or another feed means by means of a gear mechanism.
- the locking toothing can also be arranged directly on an end face of the piston or threaded rod, which is used indirectly or directly for the piston drive.
- the locking lugs of the spindle lock are expediently attached to the rotatable shaft so that one of the locking lugs always blocks an uncontrolled rotation of the locking wheel, a first locking lug engaging in a toothing of the locking means in a first angular position of the shaft and the second locking lug in the middle between stands two teeth of the toothing and wherein in a second angular position of the shaft, the second, opposite locking lug engages in the teeth of the locking means and the first locking lug is between two teeth of the toothing.
- the pawl is preferably adjusted to trigger the release of the active substance against a restoring force of a restoring means which tries to return the pawl to a rest or initial position.
- the locking mechanism automatically returns to its rest or home position and is to trigger the Active substance output only the energy required to adjust the pawl against the restoring force.
- the release of the locking mechanism can be triggered by a mechanism, for example by pressing a button if the device can be operated manually, or by means of an actuating means which is controlled by control electronics of the device.
- the propulsion mechanism can preferably be pretensioned over the entire stroke of the piston, so that the plunger can be propelled until the active substance has been completely expelled from the container without the propulsion mechanism having to be pretensioned again. It is advantageous that the prestressing work required for this can be applied manually or by means of an external energy source before the device is put into operation, so that the energy supply to the device as a whole can be spared.
- the propulsion mechanism can also be pretensioned only over part of the maximum piston stroke, so that the propulsion mechanism has to be pretensioned one or more times until the active substance has been completely expelled.
- a display device is expediently provided, which indicates to the user that the propulsion force provided by the propulsion mechanism falls below a predefinable or predefined threshold value.
- This display device can take place mechanically, for example by mechanically triggering a color field as an indication, or can be controlled electronically, for example in the form of a warning on an LCD display or the like, optionally supported by an acoustic warning signal, as an indication that the device is pretensioned again must become.
- the mechanical work required for pretensioning the propulsion mechanism can also be applied manually by the user of the device, or by connecting to an external energy source.
- the propulsion mechanism is not biased even after repeated requests from the user, the required energy is expediently derived from the energy source Device provided so that it is ensured that the device is ready for operation at all times.
- the locking mechanism can also be designed as a band lock, wherein the band lock clamps a band that retains the piston against the permanently acting propulsive force of the propulsion mechanism and, when the band lock is released, the slipping of the band is converted into the piston propulsion.
- the band stop is expediently designed such that it permanently clamps the band, for which purpose measures known to the person skilled in the art are known from the prior art.
- the band lock mechanism can be combined with the aforementioned hook anchor or spindle lock.
- the adjustment of the band lock and the hook or spindle lock is appropriately coordinated, so that first the hook anchor or the rotatable shaft with the locking lugs is pivoted from one end position to the other end position. A twist of the ratchet wheel is still blocked by the band lock.
- the ratchet wheel can then be rotated until one tooth of its teeth abuts the locking hook or the locking lug.
- the band lock then locks again permanently.
- the hook anchor or the shaft with the locking lugs is then pivoted back into the other end position for a new active substance output.
- the pawl only needs to be adjusted once for an active substance emission.
- FIG. 1 shows an ejection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention with a hook anchor lock
- Figure 2 shows a variant of the first embodiment with a spindle lock
- Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the ejection device according to the present invention, in which a ratchet wheel is attached to an end face of a toothed or threaded rod, which cooperates with a spindle lock;
- Hook anchor blocking is provided, which interacts with the toothing of a rack
- Figure 5 schematically shows an ejection device according to a third
- Embodiment of the present invention in which the piston propulsion is generated by expansion of a pressurized gas reservoir;
- Figure 6 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the ejection device according to the present invention.
- Figure 1 shows schematically a first embodiment of an ejection device according to the present invention. This is preferably part of an infusion or injection device, for example an infusion pump
- the device comprises a reservoir 1, in which a liquid containing the active ingredient is stored.
- the container 1 has an opening at its front end through which the active substance is expelled, for example to a hollow cannula.
- the axially displaceable piston 2 Opposite the discharge opening is the axially displaceable piston 2, the axial displacement of which in the direction of the discharge opening causes the active substance to be discharged.
- the piston 2 is permanently biased by the compression spring 3 against a fixed reference point 5, which is fixed to the locking mechanism in the right part of the image and / or to the container 1.
- a holding means 4 for example a rope or band, is fastened, which holds the piston against the restoring force of the spring 3.
- the Holding means 4 is deflected at the deflection points 6 and 7, for example on deflection rollers or deflection pins. The other end of the holding means is connected to the locking mechanism shown in the right part of the figure.
- the other end of the holding means 4 is wound on the ratchet wheel 9, be it directly in a circumferential groove of the ratchet wheel 9 or on a pin arranged on the axis of rotation 8 of the ratchet wheel 9.
- the ratchet wheel 9 has on its outer circumference, preferably circumferential, locking teeth 10 which extend in the direction of rotation and whose teeth interact with the locking hooks 13, 14 of the hook anchor 11.
- the locking mechanism according to FIG. 1 is configured overall comparable to a hook anchor escapement, as is known from watchmaking.
- the hook anchor 11 can be pivoted back and forth about the axis 12 between a first end position in which the locking hook 14 abuts a tooth of the toothing 10 and a second end position in which the locking hook 13 abuts a tooth of the toothing 10 ,
- the hook anchor 11 can be returned to one of the end positions by a return means (not shown). This ensures that the ratchet wheel 9 cannot continue to rotate in an uncontrolled manner.
- the hook anchor 11 is designed such that when the locking hook 14 engages in the locking toothing 10, the other locking hook 13 stands in the middle between two teeth of the toothing.
- the locking hook 13 is thus carried along by a toothing surface and the hook anchor is tilted back into the other end position.
- the compression spring 3 is pretensioned, for example by inserting a new container 1 with the piston 2 pushed back to the maximum.
- the ratchet wheel 9 is turned back until the holding means 4 is tensioned.
- a return means (not shown), for example a torsion spring or an electrical reset mechanism, can be provided to turn the ratchet wheel 9 back.
- the hook anchor 10 is pivoted from a first end position to the second end position to eject the active substance. Due to the preload the compression spring 3 drives the piston 2 and causes an active substance to be ejected.
- the holding means 4 deflected around the deflection grooves 6 and 7 continues to rotate the ratchet wheel 9 until one of the locking hooks 13, 14 of the hook anchor comes to bear on a tooth of the locking toothing 10. A further rotation of the ratchet wheel 9 is then excluded.
- the ratchet wheel 9 can only be rotated further after the hook anchor 11 has been pivoted back into the other end position.
- the dose of the active ingredient expelled is clearly defined by the locking teeth 10 of the locking wheel 9.
- the angular adjustment of the ratchet wheel 9 around a tooth is implemented unambiguously in a predefined stroke of the piston 2.
- FIG. 2 shows a variant of the first embodiment, in which the locking mechanism is designed comparable to a spindle lock known from watchmaking.
- a toothing 15 is provided on an upper side of the ratchet wheel 9, which interacts with the two locking lugs 16, 17 of a shaft 18.
- the shaft 18 is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation radially to the axis of rotation 8 of the ratchet wheel 9.
- the shaft 18 is pivoted so that it only between a first end position, in which the locking lug 17 abuts one of the teeth of the locking teeth 15, and a second end position, in which the other locking lug 16 rests with one of the teeth of the locking teeth 15 - And can be turned so that one of the two locking lugs 16 and
- the other end of the holding means 4 is wound either in a circumferential groove of the ratchet wheel 9 or around a pin which is plugged onto the axis of rotation 8 of the ratchet wheel 9 and is unwound when the piston 2 is propelled.
- FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the ejection device according to the invention, which does not require a holding means.
- the ratchet wheel 9 is directly at one end of the piston jack serving threaded rod 21 attached. Before the device is started up, the ratchet wheel 9 is turned back against the restoring force of a torsion spring 23 or another suitable restoring means.
- the spindle lock shown schematically in FIG. 3 then triggers a rotation of the locking wheel 9 by one tooth in the manner described above.
- the external thread of the threaded rod 21 engages in an internal thread of a section 22 provided on a housing of an infusion pump or on the ampoule 1, so that the rotation of the threaded rod 21 is converted into a piston drive.
- the threaded rod can be secured against rotation and axially movable with the ratchet wheel 9 and itself form a piston rod.
- the threaded rod 21 can be firmly connected to the ratchet wheel.
- the section 22 is axially linearly guided by the housing and can form the piston rod.
- the ratchet wheel 9 according to FIG. 3 can be provided with a ratchet toothing on the outer circumference of the ratchet wheel 9, comparable to FIG. 1, instead of with a ratchet toothing 15 on an upper side.
- the ratchet wheel 9 can also be connected via a gear mechanism to the threaded rod 21 serving for piston propulsion, so that the rotational movement of the ratchet wheel 9 is transmitted to the threaded rod 21 via the gear mechanism.
- FIG 4 shows a further embodiment of the ejection device according to the present invention, which does not require a holding means.
- a rod 24 serves for piston propulsion, which is designed as a toothed rack with a locking toothing 25.
- the locking teeth 25 cooperate with the rotatably mounted hook anchor 11, which works in the manner of the hook anchor shown in Figure 1 locking.
- the locking hook 14 bears against one of the teeth of the locking toothing 25.
- the locking hook 14 disengages from the locking toothing 25 and the other locking hook 13 comes into engagement with another tooth of the locking toothing 25.
- the rack 24 is propelled to cause the active substance to be expelled from the container 1.
- the locking hook 13 slides along the profile of a locking tooth and is raised so that the hook anchor 11 is pivoted back into the starting position in which the locking hook 14 blocks the further piston advance.
- the hook anchor 11 is pivoted during the pivoting from the first end position shown in FIG. 4 into the other end position, not shown, against the restoring force of a restoring means, not shown, so that the pivoting back of the hook anchor 11 into the locked position shown in FIG. 4 is ensured.
- FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the distribution device according to the present invention.
- the force for piston propulsion is applied by a gas stored in an overpressure chamber 26.
- the pressure chamber 26 is filled in the rear end position of the piston 2 with a pressurized gas under high pressure.
- the pressure chamber 26 has a flexible wall so that the gas can expand and the pressure chamber 26 can expand when the locking mechanism releases the piston propulsion.
- the pressure chamber 26 is supported on a housing section 5 and on the rear bottom of the piston 2 and is guided laterally by a sleeve 27, so that the gas can expand the pressure chamber 26 only in one direction, namely in the piston advance direction, ie in the axial direction of the container 1.
- the locking mechanism can be designed according to any of the embodiments described herein. So that the overpressure chamber 26 can widen, at least the side walls of the same must be flexible.
- the pressure chamber can be annular, for example, so that the holding means 4 can be guided through it to the piston 2.
- FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of the exclusion device according to the present invention.
- the locking mechanism comprises a first locking pawl 28 and a second locking pawl, not shown, which is identical to the first locking pawl.
- the ratchet wheel 9 has Outside circumference on a locking toothing 10, which cooperates with the first pawl 28.
- a second locking toothing is provided, which interacts with the second locking pawl.
- the second locking toothing can be provided on the same or a different locking wheel.
- the two pawls can be pivoted, as indicated by the double arrow, but this ensures that when the one pawl pivots away from the corresponding pawl, the other pawl automatically engages with the other corresponding pawl. This always ensures that the ratchet wheel 9 cannot spin uncontrollably.
- the ratchet wheel 9 is thus rotated further by half a tooth.
- the ratchet wheel is turned again by half a tooth and the two pawls return to their original position.
- the ratchet wheel 9 is rotated, the other end of the holding means 4 is unwound. Due to the permanent driving force of the compression spring 3, the piston 2 is driven to eject the active ingredient.
- the pawl according to FIG. 6 is fork-shaped, with two locking lugs which, depending on the angular position of the fork, engage in the locking toothing 10 either on the left or on the right peripheral edge of the locking wheel 9.
- the distances between the two locking lugs are dimensioned so that when the fork-shaped locking pawl is pivoted, one of the two locking lugs always engages in the locking teeth.
- the propulsion mechanism is first pretensioned, for example by pushing back the compression spring or turning back a torsion spring.
- the locking mechanism is brought into a starting position in which a locking hook or a locking lug engages in the locking teeth 10 or 15.
- adjusting the locking mechanism for example by pivoting the hook anchor shown in Figure 1 or 4 or the locking spindle shown in Figure 2 or 3, a further turning of the locking wheel 9 is triggered until a tooth of the Locking teeth 10, 15 again come into engagement with a locking hook or a locking lug.
- the movement of the ratchet wheel or the piston rod shown in Figure 4 is converted into the piston propulsion.
- the driving force required for this comes from the driving mechanism and not from the locking mechanism.
- the locking mechanism is actuated again to eject the active substance again.
- the locking mechanism can be operated manually, for example by pressing a button on a mechanically operated injection device, for example an injection pen for diabetes patients.
- the ejection device according to the present invention is preferably electronically controlled, for which purpose control electronics (not shown) are provided, which release the locking mechanism in a controlled manner with the aid of an actuating means (not shown).
- the dose administered can be calculated at any time. Since the piston drive, as described above, is uniquely predetermined by the locking toothing, knowing the gear ratio, the adjustment of the locking means around a gear of the locking toothing can be uniquely assigned to a piston stroke and thus an expelled dose of active substance. By simply multiplying the number of events by this drug dose, the total drug dose can be calculated at any time.
- the locking mechanism comprises a locking toothing and a locking pawl interacting with it
- the holding means can be a band which is permanently blocked by a band lock known from the prior art and which slips when the band block is released until the band lock again clamps the band.
- a band reel can be combined with any of the above-described locking mechanisms.
- the dose to be ejected would be unambiguously represented by a Locking toothing and a pawl interacting with it can be determined.
- the pawl could be moved back and forth between the two end positions without greater resistance forces. The actual turning of the locking means would then be triggered by releasing the band lock.
- the band lock then clamps the band again.
- the pawl e.g. B. the hook anchor or the rotatable spindle, can be locked in each of its end positions to prevent an uncontrolled adjustment of the pawl.
- the ejection device according to the invention can be installed both in manually operated and in electronically operated infusion or injection devices. These can be used for the injection of a medical active ingredient, but also a diagnostic active ingredient, into human, animal or vegetable tissue. Due to the low energy requirement of the exclusion device according to the invention, it is particularly suitable for use in infusion pumps for repeated delivery of comparatively small doses of a therapeutic agent over a comparatively long period of time.
- a very particularly preferred use relates to the long-term release of insulin to adjust the blood sugar level of diabetes patients.
- the infusion pump can be controlled by a control system which is connected to a sensor system for determining the blood sugar level.
- the minimum dose of active substance which can be administered is essentially predetermined by the locking teeth of the locking means and by the gear ratio of the ejection device selected in each case and can be suitably low.
- the control electronics By simply counting how often the locking mechanism is released, the control electronics always know how large the dose is. This considerably simplifies the control effort, since simple time control circuits can be used.
- the infusion pump Due to the lower energy consumption of the Ejection device, the infusion pump can be operated over an advantageously long period of time. In particular for diabetes treatment, such an infusion pump could expel insulin through a 31-gauge needle.
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