A61M5/3204

Automatic injection device with improved syringe retention
11577031 · 2023-02-14 · ·

An automatic injection device includes an end sleeve and a syringe support mounted slidably with respect to the end sleeve. The syringe support is intended to carry an injection syringe provided with an injection needle and with a cap for protecting the injection needle. The automatic injection device includes a membrane formed by at least two locking elements which are mounted so as to slide substantially radially in the end sleeve between a configuration permitting passage of the cap for protecting the injection syringe, in which configuration limit stops of the at least two locking elements, intended to cooperate with a shoulder of the injection syringe, are moved away from each other, and a configuration permitting immobilization of the injection syringe, in which configuration the limit stops of the at least two locking elements are moved towards each other.

Auto-Injector

An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) is presented having an elongate case arranged to be held by a user, a tubular chassis telescoped in the case and biased against the case so as to protrude from the case. The injector also includes a syringe with a hollow injection needle, a drive spring and a plunger for forwarding load of the drive spring to a stopper of the syringe. A trigger button is distally arranged in or on the case, wherein the trigger button is initially coupled to the case in a manner to protrude distally from the case and interlocked to the chassis in a manner preventing the trigger button from disengaging the case.

An Injection Needle Assembly for an Injection Device and an Injection Device Comprising Such Assembly

An injection needle assembly (50) for an injection device, comprising: a) a needle cannula (3) attached to a needle hub (4) and defining a pointed tip at a free end (3a, 3b), and b) a needle cover (10, 10a, 10b) forming an axially extending elongated flexible enclosure accommodating the needle cannula (3). The needle cover (10, 10a, 10b) is configured to axially collapse and become penetrated by the needle cannula (3) when a penetration force is applied to the needle cover. The needle cover (10, 10a, 10b) defines a shaft section (11a) and a bulb section (11b). The shaft section (11a) encircles the needle cannula (3) and extends axially from the needle hub (4) to the bulb section (11b). The shaft section (11a) comprises a collapsible wall area (15) having wall thickness t.sub.1 less than a predefined wall thickness t.sub.1,lim to provide radial deformability for abutting contact with the needle cannula (3). The bulb section (11b) comprises a wall area (17a, 17b) having a wall thickness t.sub.2 being greater than said predefined wall thickness t.sub.1,lim, and further defines a central end wall area (20) having a wall thickness t.sub.3 smaller than the wall thickness t.sub.2. In an initial non-penet-rated state, the needle cover (10, 10a, 10b) assumes a first configuration wherein the wall areas of the bulb section (11b) and the wall areas of the shaft section (11a) are spaced apart from the needle cannula (3).

Injection Device Having Variable Dosing

An injection device for injecting medicament in a patient comprises a housing configured to house a fluid reservoir that has one of a plurality of volumes of medicament. An injection conduit fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir defines a fluid pathway from the fluid reservoir to the patient. A firing mechanism is coupled to the fluid reservoir and is configured to expel the medicament from the fluid reservoir through the injection conduit. A volume setting mechanism is coupled to the firing mechanism and is configured to select the one of the plurality of volumes of medicament for the firing mechanism to expel. A dose setting mechanism is configured to select all or a fraction of the one of the plurality of volumes of medicament that is injected from the injection conduit when the firing mechanism is actuated.

INJECTION NEEDLE ASSEMBLY
20180008785 · 2018-01-11 ·

The present invention relates to an injection needle assembly having opposite distal and proximal ends, and wherein the assembly comprises an injection needle having proximal and distal pointed ends, wherein the distal pointed end is arranged to penetrate a membrane arranged at the proximal end of a medicament container; a tubular needle holder comprising distal engagement means and proximal engagement means; a tubular cap comprising proximal outer engagement means and proximal inner engagement means; a tubular needle cover comprising first engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal engagement means, and second engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal outer engagement means of the cap; characterized in that said needle cover is arranged to be displaced from a first position wherein the second engagement means and the proximal outer engagement means prevents the needle cover and the needle holder to be axially displaced by a linear displacement, to a second position wherein the needle cover and the needle holder are distally displaced, and wherein the proximal inner engagement means of the cap and the distal engagement means of the needle holder prevents the needle holder to be proximally displaced but allows the needle cover to be distally displaced.

Sensor Assembly and System
20230233774 · 2023-07-27 ·

A sensor assembly for an injection device may include a housing and/or a mechanical interface. The housing may include a sensor and/or a wireless communication device. The sensor may be configured to detect a movement of a component of the injection device associated with an injection operation of the injection device. The wireless communication device may be configured to communicate, to a computing device, information associated with the movement of the component of the injection device. The mechanical interface may be configured to attach the housing to an exterior surface of the injection device. A system may include the sensor assembly and the injection device.

BLINDING CAP
20230001103 · 2023-01-05 ·

A blinding cap (1001) for covering a rigid needle shield mounted on a syringe, that comprises first (1010) and second parts (1020) joined by a hinge (1030). The first and second parts are engagable around the rigid needle shield by flexure of the hinge such that a raised lip (1050) of the first part is engaged in a recess (1080) of the second part and a first locking member (1070) and a second locking member (1090) engage one another to lock the first and second parts together. The first and second parts together define a cavity for receiving the rigid needle shield and have a first flange portion (1040a) and a second flange portion (1040b) that are juxtaposed to form an inwardly-projecting flange that is disposed between an end surface of the rigid needle shield and a barrel of the syringe. The first and second parts also have one or more fins (1060, 1061) that are configured to engage the rigid needle shield.

Medical devices for blood reflux prevention and methods of use

Described is a catheter patency maintenance device comprising of a flush syringe, an elongate plunger rod with a stopper slidably positioned within the barrel, a cap, disinfectant and a valve movable between an open position and a closed position. The valve may include a valve stem and/or openings in the valve to permit fluid flow. Methods of using the flush syringe assemblies are also described.

SAFETY CAP
20230024440 · 2023-01-26 ·

A protective cap is presented that is releasably connected to a medicament delivery having a generally tubular body and a medicament delivery member with a shield to be removed when the protective cap is removed, attachment elements for holding a generally tubular medicament delivery member shield remover within the protective cap and a lid attached to the cap body for holding the medicament delivery member shield remover in position

AUTOINJECTOR WITH DISCHARGE DETECTION

An autoinjector includes a housing, a product container, a torsion spring, a drive element, and a propulsion element. In order to discharge liquid out of the product container, the torsion spring rotates the drive element, and the rotating drive element produces a propulsive movement of the propulsion element and of a piston in the product container. A rotation sensor is configured for an alternating continuous detection of at least two rotational positions per revolution of the drive element during the discharge process, and a processor unit is configured for determining the axial position of the piston in the product container from the detected rotational positions.