The present disclosure is generally directed to a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament and to a housing for such a device. The housing comprises an outer housing with a distal end and a cartridge holder with a proximal end, which, when the cartridge holder is attached to the outer housing, is inserted into the distal end of the outer housing. The outer housing is provided with a first fixture for axially constraining a further component part to the outer housing. When the cartridge holder is attached to the outer housing, the proximal end of the cartridge holder axially extends to the first fixture.

The present disclosure is generally directed to a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament. The device comprises a housing, a dose selector operable to set a dose by rotation relative to the housing, a number sleeve arranged within the housing, a drive sleeve which is rotationally constrained to the housing during dose setting and dose correcting and which is rotatable relative to the housing during dose dispensing, a piston rod coupled to the housing and to the drive sleeve a drive spring arranged between the housing and the number sleeve, and a ratchet operatively arranged between the drive sleeve and the number sleeve. According to the disclosure the ratchet comprises at least one clicker arm of one of the number sleeve and the drive sleeve and ratchet teeth of the other of the number sleeve and the drive sleeve.

A method for assembling a drive spring, especially into a drug delivery device includes rotating a component part to which the drive spring is attached in a first direction, followed by a rotation of the component part in the opposite direction and followed by attachment of a rotational stop. Further, the disclosure includes a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament, which device comprises a pre-charged drive spring.

Various handheld medical dispensing configurations and methods including the following: Handheld medical dispensing system comprises a syringe, which has a plunger, releasably mounted to syringe actuation apparatus, the apparatus having an actuator configured such that it can move the plunger more than once to dispense a plurality of amounts of substance from the syringe and having a housing adapted for singled handed administration of an injection.

An injected dose detection device which includes a housing having a joint surface surrounding an injection device and a through hole formed on the joint surface configured to communicate with an internal part of the housing, a vibration sensor disposed in the internal part of the housing configured to detect at least one vibration signal based on a minimum vibration threshold, a vibration transmitting element positioned directly between the vibration sensor and the injection device and configured to transmit the at least one vibration signal and a processing unit configured to process the at least one vibration signal for generating injected dose information corresponding to the injected dose.

Medical device (1) for injecting a set dose of an injectable product into a patient, the device having a cartridge containing the injectable product, a movable dosing driver (11) and a movable dose setting driver (15), and an end-of-contents indicator system (13) having counting means (17) with a counting part (19), and indication means (21) with a signal part (23), wherein the counting part (19) and the signal part (23) are formed with cooperating end-of-contents contact faces (25′, 25″), wherein the signal part (23) is movable between a first indication position and a second indication position, wherein the signal part (23) comprises a biasing means (33) for biasing the signal part (23) towards the first indication position, wherein the counting part (19) comprises a coupling (26), said coupling (26) is configured for operably connecting the counting part (19) to the dose setting driver (15), such that moving of the dose setting driver(15) towards increasing the set dose moves the contact face (25′) of the counting part (19) in relation to the contact face (25″) of the signal part (23) towards engagement of the contact surfaces (25′, 25″), and such that moving of the dose setting driver (15) towards decreasing the set dose moves the contact face (25′) of the counting part (19) away from the contact face (25″) of the signal part (23), wherein the counting part (19) is configured for providing engagement of the contact faces (25′, 25″) when the set dose reach the end-of-contents in the cartridge, and wherein the counting part (19) is configured for moving the signal part (23) towards the second indication position when the set dose is exceeding the end-of-contents in the cartridge. This way, if the user tries to dial a dose of drug beyond the amount remaining in the cartridge, an additional indication is given to the user via a distinctive area (41/43) of the signal part (23) becoming visible through a window (7) of the injector.

An dual-dose syringe system is an apparatus that includes a tubular housing and a plunger. The tubular housing attaches onto a variety of syringe and needle assemblies and mounts the plunger within the syringe. The tubular housing prevents the plunger from simply traversing into the syringe. The tubular housing includes a first lateral-half portion and a second lateral half-portion that snaps onto each other and encloses a syringe. The tubular housing further includes a key slot that engages the plunger. The plunger includes a plurality of cross bars that predetermine two doses. Each of the plurality of cross bars is positioned perpendicular to a corresponding adjacent bar, forcing a user to purposefully twist the plunger in order to administer a dose. The apparatus further includes at least one spring-loaded barb that prevents the reuse of the apparatus.

A mechanism for preventing setting of a dose, which exceeds the amount of a medicament in a reservoir in an injection device. The device can contain a threaded piston rod, a limiter and a driver. The three elements can be arranged such that during dose setting, the limiter is moved towards an end-of-content position, wherein dose setting is limited. The invention contains an accumulative and a non-accumulative embodiment. The invention further relates to a mechanism for preventing ejection of a dose exceeding the set dose.

Drug delivery device has drive assembly adapted to move a piston rod in a distal direction, the drive assembly comprising a drive spring. A rotatable setting member allows a user to set a dose amount to be expelled, the drive spring being strained during dose setting. User actuated release means is provided for releasing the drive spring to thereby move the piston rod in the distal direction corresponding to the set dose. The setting member can be moved axially between an initial position and a proximal setting position, and between the initial position and a distal expelling position, wherein the setting member cannot be rotated to set a dose when in the initial position, the setting member can be rotated to set a dose when in the proximal position, and a strained drive spring is released when the setting member is moved axially from the initial to the distal position.

A metering device for dispensing medication fluid includes: a spindle unit, a drive unit for rotationally driving the spindle unit, and a reservoir for the medication fluid. The reservoir has a wall, which defines a cross-sectional area of the reservoir, and a plunger located in the reservoir. The rotational driving of the spindle unit causes a translational motion of the plunger, and therefore displaces medication fluid. Because the product of the cross-sectional area of the reservoir in the unit mm.sup.2 and the spindle pitch in the unit mm/degree is less than 0.13 mm.sup.3/degree and the medication fluid is a liquid insulin having a concentration in a range of U20 to U100, a metering system can be formed that is suitable specifically for the CSII therapy of children and youth, where high discharge accuracy is important for good therapy control.