A61M5/326

NEEDLE UNIT WITH A LOCKABLE NEEDLE SHIELD AND AN INJECTION DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A NEEDLE UNIT

A needle unit (20) comprising: a needle hub (21) comprising a needle (23) and a needle shield (22), wherein the needle hub (21) and the needle shield (22) are arranged to form a needle unit (20) where the needle hub is arranged displaceably inside the needle shield such that the needle hub is displaceable along an axis which is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the needle (23) between a shielded position and an exposed position. The needle hub (21) further comprises a first hub locking element (24) and a second hub locking element (26) and the needle shield (22) further comprises a first shield locking element (25) and a second shield locking element (27), said first hub locking element (24) and said first shield locking element (25) engaging each other in the shielded position to establish a first releasable locking mechanism (24, 25) between the needle hub (21) and the needle shield (22), said second hub locking element (26) and said second shield locking element (27) engaging each other in the shielded position to establish a second locking mechanism (26, 27) between the needle hub (21) and the needle shield (22), both the first and second locking mechanisms (24, 25, 26, 27) being arranged as shock proof locks, and where the first releasable lock mechanism (24, 25) is arranged to engage with the lock release element (31) of the injection device (1) when the needle unit (20) is coupled to the injection device, said engagement allowing the first releasable lock mechanism (24, 25) to be unlocked. The invention further provides an injection device comprising the needle unit and a method of assembling an injection device with the needle unit.

Expandable and automatically retractable collar and method of use thereof

A flexible collar including a rigid body having a cylindrical outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface concentrically aligned with respect to a common longitudinal axis, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the inner surface defining a bore from the top surface to the bottom surface, and each of the top and bottom surfaces having an endless pathway confined to a respective plane and circumscribing a respective edge of the inner surface. The flexible collar further includes at least one accordion region having a plurality of pivots, at least two of the pivots being radially spaced apart from the longitudinal axis at different distances, and the accordion region being configured to radially deform.

Autoinjector with an inner plunger which disengages the outer plunger to retract the syringe carrier

Described is an autoinjector comprising a case, a chassis slidably arranged in the case, a syringe carrier operably coupled to the chassis, an outer plunger selectively engaged to the chassis, an inner plunger selectively engaged to the outer plunger, and a drive spring applying a biasing force to the outer plunger. The biasing force is applied to the inner plunger when the inner plunger is engaged to the outer plunger. Rotation of the chassis causes the inner plunger to rotate relative to the outer plunger and disengage the outer plunger to remove the biasing force from the drive spring on the inner plunger. When the inner plunger disengages the outer plunger, the biasing force of the drive spring pushes the chassis to retract the syringe carrier relative to the case.

INJECTION DEVICE WITH A SPRING FOR A NEEDLE PROTECTING SLEEVE
20230173183 · 2023-06-08 ·

An injection device including a housing, a needle guard sleeve displaceable relative to the housing, and a spring coupled to the guard sleeve such that the guard sleeve can be moved by the spring distally from a proximal position to an end position, the spring also being coupled to a forward drive element displaceable relative to the housing in a drive direction wherein the spring is tensioned upon a movement of the forward drive element in the forward drive direction.

INJECTION DEVICE
20230173180 · 2023-06-08 ·

Aspects of the present invention relate to an injection device configured to receive a medicament container. The injection device comprises movable means, such that before injection an information code is not visible and such that during or after injection the movable means moves to allow the code to be visible.

AUTOMATICALLY-TRIGGERED NEEDLE PROTECTOR AND INSULIN PEN NEEDLE
20230173191 · 2023-06-08 ·

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to an automatically-triggered needle protector and an insulin pen needle. The automatically-triggered needle protector at least includes a needle hub, a protective sleeve, a shield, a spring and a support part. The support part at least includes an initial state and a support state and is configured to be switched into the support state from the initial state. In the initial state, a support base body of the support part is in contact with an upper end of the needle hub, and a circumferential limiting mechanism is arranged between the support base body and a needle body installation portion; and in the support state, the support part disengages from sliding grooves, and lower ends of support arms are located above support surfaces. In the above structure, the shield is automatically triggered, a secondary operation is not needed in a protection process, and the operation is simple, convenient, and fast; and the support part is located on an inner side and supported in a space between the shield and the needle hub in an axial direction, support safety and reliability are better, and meanwhile, a protection state of a needle is not likely to be damaged from outside, thereby effectively preventing secondary usage of the insulin pen needle.

MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE
20220362470 · 2022-11-17 ·

A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection.

Autoinjector
11260181 · 2022-03-01 · ·

An autoinjector includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container having a needle, a needle shroud slidably disposed in the case and translatable between an extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered and a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed, and a plunger slidably disposed in the case. The case includes a rib. The plunger includes a plunger boss adapted to abut the rib and the needle shroud when the needle shroud is in the extended position and disengage the rib when the needle shroud is in the retracted position to allow the plunger to translate axially relative to the case.

CASSETTE AND MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE
20230166040 · 2023-06-01 ·

A cassette is disclosed for receiving a medicament container, the cassette having a medicament delivery member; a guard for covering the medicament delivery member; a shell movable between a proximal shell position where movement of the guard is prevented by the shell, and a distal shell position where the guard is exposed from the shell; a biasing device arranged to force the shell towards the distal shell position; a blocking device movable from a blocking position where the shell is blocked from moving to the distal shell position, to a releasing position where the shell is released; and a locking device movable from a first position to a second position; wherein the blocking device and the locking device are arranged such that movement of the locking device from the first position to the second position causes the blocking device to move from the blocking position to the releasing position.

Autoinjector having needle shield triggering
11260176 · 2022-03-01 · ·

An autoinjector (100′) for expelling a single dose of a drug from a held cartridge (600) comprising a piston (630). The autoinjector includes a needle shield (350, 380′) axially movable from an initial extended position via a triggering position to a trigger release position. The needle shield (350, 380′) is operatively coupled to a plunger release element (320′, 1320) cooperating with a plunger (310, 400) to define a releasable retaining mechanism that retains the plunger release element (320′, 1320) threadedly engaged with a base thread component (204′, 1204) in a predefined relative rotational and axial position and against rotational bias provided by an actuator (330). The needle shield (350, 380′) is configured for operating the retaining mechanism to release the retaining of the plunger release element (320′, 1320) and the base thread component (204′, 1204) from the predefined relative rotational and axial position upon the needle shield (350, 380′) being moved into the trigger release position.