The present disclosure relates to a housing of a drug delivery device, the housing comprising: a first housing component comprising a first connecting end provided with a fastening element, the first housing component configured to accommodate a medicament container, the medicament container comprising a mechanical coding and an alignment element, a second housing component comprising a second connecting end provided with a counter fastening element complementary shaped to the fastening element, the second connecting end being connectable to the first connecting end, a counter alignment element complementary shaped to the alignment element and provided in or on the first housing component, a mechanical counter coding provided in or on the second housing component, wherein when the mechanical coding does not match the mechanical counter coding, the mechanical coding and the mechanical counter coding being operable to prevent an engagement of the fastening element with the counter fastening element.

An apparatus is disclosed, comprising a detector unit comprising a detector configured to detect an actuation action performable via the detector unit to an actuation button of a medical device to cause the medical device to eject at least a portion of a medicament comprised in the medical device. The detector is configured to detect the actuation action based on a detection of a force and/or a touch applied to the detector unit as part of the actuation action. The apparatus further comprises an electric unit connected to the detector and configured to store and/or provide information related to the detected actuation action. Furthermore, an according method and a computer program for controlling this method are disclosed.

A drug delivery device for dispensing a drug from a reservoir includes a drive unit including an electronic control circuit and a coupling portion, and a reservoir unit including the reservoir with the drug and attachable to the coupling portion. The drive unit includes a plurality of switching elements operatively coupled to the control circuit, and the reservoir unit includes at least one actuation element adapted to selectively switch at least one switching element of the plurality of switching elements when the reservoir unit is attached to the drive unit. A control signal indicative of the reservoir or the drug is generated based on the switched switching element and sent to the control circuit.

A housing blank and an activation member blank for a medicament delivery device are disclosed, with a kit including a housing blank and an activation member blank, and a medicament delivery device assembled from the kit. The housing blank includes a mid portion having a through-opening for receiving a proximal end portion of a medicament container assembly, and first and second legs foldable relative to the proximal end portion. The activation member blank includes a central portion and a first and second arm foldable relative to the proximal end portion.

A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device. A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device, the supplemental device comprising: a housing; an electromechanical switch arrangement, the electromechanical switch arrangement comprising: a main body; and a switching member, the switching member having a protrusion arranged to protrude from the main body so as to contact a surface of the injection device while the supplemental device is attached to the injection device; and a biasing member configured to bias at least a part of the main body of the electromechanical switch arrangement against the injection device while the supplemental device is attached to the injection device.

The present invention relates to a monitoring device for monitoring operation of a drug delivery device and to a respective drug delivery device, wherein the monitoring device comprises: a fastening member (32) to releasably attach the monitoring device to an axially elongated housing (14) of the drug delivery device (10), a sliding member (40) shiftable relative to the fastening member (32) in an axial direction (1, 2) and being adapted to operably engage with at least one dose setting component (17, 18, 26) of the drug delivery device (10) to follow an axial displacement of the dose setting component (17, 18, 26) relative to the housing component (14), a first sensor arrangement (36, 46) for detecting a rotation of the dose setting component (17, 18, 26) relative to the fastening member (32), a second sensor arrangement (38, 48) for detecting an axial displacement of the sliding member (40) relative to the fastening member (32), and a processing member (34) coupled to the first and to the second sensor arrangements (36, 38) to process first and second signals obtainable from the first and from the second sensor arrangements (36, 38, 46, 48) for determining the size of a dose dispensed by the drug delivery device (10).

A syringe packaging system that includes a packaging member defining a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment that are in gaseous communication theretogether is disclosed. The first compartment is structured to receive a syringe barrel therein, the second compartment is structured to receive a plunger rod therein, and the third compartment is structured to receive an oxygen absorber therein. With the packaging member enclosing the syringe barrel, the plunger rod, and the oxygen absorber, the oxygen absorber is adapted to draw oxygen from within the syringe barrel and to absorb oxygen contained within at least one of the first compartment, the second compartment, and the third compartment of the packaging member. The syringe packaging system of the present disclosure also allows for reduced storage space of a syringe assembly.

An injection device provides a casing which accommodates or forms a reservoir for a liquid drug; a plunger rod which can move relative to the casing in an axially forward direction to deliver the drug; a dosing means which can move in the forward direction relative to the casing to prime the reservoir and which can rotate relative to the casing for selecting a dose to be injected, wherein rotation of the dosing means relative to the casing is prevented until a priming operation for priming the reservoir is completed; d)wherein the dosing means comprises a dosing control means which is configured to enable rotation of the dosing means at the end of the priming stroke for selecting the dose and to prevent a rotation of the dosing means back into the position which the dosing means had at the end of the priming stroke relative to the casing.

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed with regard to syringe-transfer of a solution or other fluid, optionally with a guidance bearing, within a standard or non-standard carpule, optionally having sealed top ends and measurement gradations, i.e., indicia. One embodiment is a non-standard carpule barrel having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a barrel portion therebetween. The top portion includes an opening for receiving a syringe plunger and at least a first portion for connecting to an upper portion of the syringe. The bottom portion includes another opening capable of holding a bottom end of the carpule, wherein the carpule may be a standard carpule or a non-standard carpule. The barrel portion is located between the top portion and bottom portion, and includes a cradle, which has a length capable of holding a standard or a non-standard carpule, which has a greater width than a standard carpule.

A device for injecting a medicament includes a housing for a medicament container assembly, and an activation member axially movable relative to the housing between extended and retracted positions with a gripping member. A movement guide mechanism includes a first guide, a second guide that has a locking portion, and a guide follower that slides along the first guide when the activation member moves from the extended position to the retracted position and that slides along the second guide when the activation member moves from the retracted position to the extended position. The gripping member engages the container assembly when the activation member is in the retracted position. The locking portion interacts with the guide follower when the activation member moves from the retracted position to the extended position to restrict movement of the activation member. A method of assembling a delivery device is also disclosed.