Disclosed are systems and methods of detecting an impulse of energy given off by an injection device and determining a dosage of medicine based on the impulse. In one example, a module detects the vibrations given off by dialing a click-wheel on an autoinjector and determining the selected dosage of medicine based on the dialed dosage.

A stopper is disclosed herein. The stopper is configured to be disposed within a medical cartridge. The stopper includes a shell defining a cavity, a core arranged within the cavity, and at least one electronic device embedded within the core, wherein the at least one electronic device includes a sensor and wherein the shell is configured to pass a sensing signal therethrough.

A device (1) for monitoring the state of an injection applicator comprising an energy source (10) and the following electronic components: an accelerometer (5), a time measuring means (6), a temperature measuring means (7), a processing unit (8) connected to a system adapted to store, process and transfer data, said system including: the time measuring means (6), the accelerometer (5), the temperature measuring means (7) and a memory (9), a user interface (4) connected to the processing unit (8) for presenting information based on the data transferred by the processing unit (8), said monitoring device (1) being connected to a control member (3) of the applicator, and wherein said monitoring device (1) is adapted to operate in a sleep mode and in an active mode, and is further adapted to detect by means of the accelerometer (5) at least a first action and a second action, the first action being related to taking said monitoring device (1) out of the sleep mode and putting it into the active mode, and the second action being related to the setting and/or the delivering of a dose.

A device for administering a fluid can include a cylinder, a piston displaceable in the cylinder and connected to a piston rod, and a tensioning device connected to the piston rod. The tensioning device includes a ramp rotatable via a motor, and a ramp track extending along a helical line. The tensioning device includes a roller which is in contact with the ramp track. To perform a tensioning procedure, the ramp track is rotated such that the roller runs on the region of inclination as far as the second plateau so the piston is moved to its rear end position. To perform a dispensing procedure, the ramp track is rotated until the roller runs over a transfer region and is accelerated toward the first plateau, thereby the piston is moved toward an open dispensing end. A control unit determines whether the tensioning procedure and/or dispensing procedure has taken place correctly.

A syringe has an injection mechanism configured to be detachably connected to a medicine vial. The injection mechanism can be manually triggered to convert an injection mode and a standby mode; the injection mechanism has a housing, a spiral pushing assembly, a metering guide sleeve, a total volume control nut, a diagonal tension knob, and a metering screw; after the medicament liquid in the medicine vial is used up, a user can remove the medicine vial, the injection mechanism can be converted into the standby mode, and non-return ratchet buckles of the metering guide sleeve can be disengaged from a one-way ratchet portion of the housing; thus, the metering screw can be pushed back to an original position, and the total volume control nut is pushed back to an initial full volume position of the metering guide sleeve, so that the syringe can be reused.

The present disclosure is generally directed to a drive mechanism for use in a drug delivery device having a cylindrical cartridge, i.e. a handheld injection device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament. The drive mechanism includes a base element, a toothed piston rod, which is guided within and movable relative to the base portion, and a drive gear having a pinion, which is rotatably held in the base element and in meshed engagement with the toothed piston rod. The toothed piston rod includes multiple rigid rod pieces which are connected by hinges. The rigid rod pieces comprise a flat plate provided with a straight toothed rack.

An injection device includes a housing; an actuation member movable between a first position relative to the housing and a second position relative to the housing, wherein the actuation member is arranged to inhibit a mechanical operation of the injection device when the actuation member is in the first position, and allow the mechanical operation of the injection device when the actuation member is in the second position; electronic circuitry; and an actuation sensing arrangement, wherein the actuation sensing arrangement is configured to detect movement of the actuation member from the first position relative to the housing to the second position relative to the housing, and wherein the electronic circuitry is configured to be activated in response to detection by the actuation sensing arrangement that the actuation member has moved from the first position relative to the housing to the second position relative to the housing.

Disclosed herein is a syringe device comprises (a) an outer housing, (b) a barrel, (c) a stopper, and (d) a plunger with one or more grooves.

A button for setting and dispensing a dose of a drug from a drug delivery device is described. The button comprises a plastic component and a metal component, wherein the plastic component is at least partly received by the metal component, and wherein the metal component is configured to be manipulated by a user for setting and dispensing the dose. Furthermore, a method for assembling a button for a drug delivery device and a drug delivery device comprising the button are described.

A mechanical infusion pump device for injecting medication into a patient's IV, includes an IV reservoir and a syringe communicated to the IV reservoir and having a syringe plunger which is moved in a first direction against a mechanical biasing element by engagement with a manually operable, independently movable filling plunger to fill the syringe with fluid medication. The mechanical biasing element is provided for exerting bias on the syringe plunger in a second syringe-discharging direction to dispense medication from the syringe into the patient's IV when the filling plunger is released. Only a calibrated amount of medicine can be discharged to the patent's IV over time as determined by calibration of the biasing element and a metering element located between the syringe and the patient's IV for a given viscosity of the medication.