204results about "Ampoule syringes" patented technology

The techniques described herein relate to computerized methods and apparatus for determining a dose injected into a user by one or more medication delivery devices. Data is accessed that is indicative of an injection event group that includes one or more injection events associated with one or more medication delivery devices. The injection event group is processed to determine the dose injected into the user based on one or more of whether the injection event is associated with a medication delivery device change, a dose size of one or more of the injection events, a position of one or more of the injection events in the injection event group, and / or a time period between one or more injection events to a next injection event in the injection event group.

A delivery pen includes a reservoir including a non-circular shape, a plunger positioned in the reservoir, and a screw mechanism at least partially inserted within the reservoir. The screw mechanism includes a drive shaft including one or more protruding member at a proximal end and an elongated member extending longitudinally from the proximal end, an inner screw concentrically engaging the elongated member, an outer housing including a circular section rotatably engaging the one or more protruding member and a non-circular section sized to fit within the reservoir, and a pusher disposed between the inner screw and the outer housing to linearly translate the plunger so as to dispense a medication from the reservoir.

The present invention relates to a container (1) pre-filled or pre-fillable with one or more substances, such as medical fluids, the container comprising: a compressible actuated compartment (2) for containing the one or more substances; a dispensing compartment (3) comprising a first portion (31) and a second portion (32), the first portion being equipped with at least one dispensing member (311, 312, 314) for the one or more substances, wherein the second portion (32) of the dispensing compartment (3) and the actuated compartment (2) are hydrodynamically connected; and an actuator element (4) disposed within the container (1). The invention also relates to a method for dispensing at least one substance through the container (1), and a method for manufacturing the container (1).

To provide a grip for a syringe barrel capable of achieving higher sterility in a state of being attached to a syringe barrel, a barrel assembly and a syringe including such a grip for a syringe barrel.SOLUTION: A grip 30 for a syringe barrel to be attached to a syringe barrel 20 that includes a tubular body 21 and a flange 22 provided on the tubular body 21 and projecting outward, includes: a flange receiving portion 33 configured to receive the flange 22; and a side wall portion 32 extending in a distal end direction from the flange receiving portion 33 and configured to partially cover a proximal end portion of the tubular body 21 adjacent to the flange 22. The side wall portion 32 includes: a fitting portion 34 configured to be fitted to the proximal end portion of the tubular body 21; and an airflow portion 35 configured to allow a sterilization gas to flow to an outer surface of the tubular body 21 covered with the side wall portion 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

A flush syringe with a syringe coupler facilitates twice dispensing of intravenous flushing solution to a patient's vascular access device (VAD), with reduced risk of VAD infection. The syringe coupler incorporates a female, first Luer connector on its proximal end that is removably coupled to the male, barrel Luer connector of the syringe, isolating the latter connector from external contamination. The syringe coupler also has a single-use, male, second Luer connector on its distal end of the housing that is adapted for coupled insertion into the patient's VAD, for delivery of at least a portion of the flushing solution retained within the syringe. After the first delivery, the syringe coupler is de-coupled from both the VAD and the syringe. Thereafter, the syringe's unused, sterile, male, barrel Luer connector is directly coupled to the VAD for dispensing the second portion of the flushing solution.

An assembly for a drug delivery device comprising a cap, having a first mark located on the outer surface of the cap, and a device body, having a second mark located on the outer surface of the device body, wherein the first and the second mark form a continuous marking, which extends form the device body to the cap, wherein the cap has first axial position relative to the device body, wherein the cap, when not in the first axial position relative to the device body, can be brought in the first axial position relative to the device body only when the first mark and the second mark form the continuous marking.

Blinding Device for Injection Devices In one aspect the present disclosure relates to a blinding device (50) for concealing an injection device (1) in clinical trials, wherein the injection device (1) comprises a movable plunger (20) and an elongated barrel (10) extending in a longitudinal direction (2, 3) and filled with a medicament (8) or with a placebo, wherein the plunger (20) is longitudinally movable relative to the barrel (10) for expelling the medicament (8) or the placebo from the barrel (10) and wherein the injection device (1) comprises a flange portion (17, 18) at or near a proximal end of the barrel (10), the blinding device (50) comprising: - an opaque housing (52) to cover the barrel (10) and the plunger (20), the opaque housing (60) comprising: - a barrel cover portion (54) to receive and to cover the barrel (10), - a plunger cover portion (56) of variable longitudinal extent to receive and to cover the plunger (20), and - a housing flange portion (55) protruding outwardly from the barrel cover portion (54), wherein the housing flange portion (55) comprises a first flange part (61) and a second flange part (62), which are mutually connectable to form a flange assembly (66) connecting the barrel cover portion (54) with the plunger cover portion (56). (Fig. 1)

The present disclosure provides a reading device adapted to read-out infrared readable data provided by a covered part of a movable component of a drug delivery device, wherein the reading device comprises at least one electromagnetic radiation source configured to emit infrared radiation and adapted to illuminate the infrared readable data on the covered part; at least one optical sensor unit configured to detect infrared radiation reflected from the covered part of the movable component; and at least one processing unit configured to determine a data value of the infrared readable data as a function of the detected reflected infrared radiation. The disclosure further provides a drug delivery device and a drug delivery device in combination with the reading device.

The invention relates to a drug injection device (10) comprising a last dose setting device (60) configured to prevent a user to set a drug dose greater than the drug volume remaining in a drug container (16) after at least one previous drug dose delivery. The last dose setting device (60) comprises: a main drive pin (70), a drive wheel (80), a driven wheel (90), an abutment element (98a) fixedly coupled to, or integrally formed with, the driven wheel (90).

A syringe can include a container having a wall with an inner surface that defines a closed, sterile reservoir filled with a medical fluid or drug product. The syringe can also include a fluid delivery system that includes a sterile container needle that is in fluid communication with the container in a delivery state, but can or can not be in fluid communication with the container in a storage state. The sterile container needle is attached to a connector that is mechanically coupled to the container to secure the sterile container needle to the container with the needle in the storage state. Additionally, the syringe can include an actuator adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state.

The present disclosure provides a power pack for a medicament delivery device is, including a tubular body having an inner tubular section, and a plunger rod and a power spring arranged within the inner tubular section. An extension sleeve forms a telescopic connection with the inner tubular section and has a connector for connecting the extension sleeve to the power spring, such that during at least part of an expansion of the power spring during activation of the device, the connection sleeve moves with the power spring and provides lateral / radial support for a part of the power spring which (due to the expansion of the power spring) increasingly extends out from a proximal end of the inner tubular section.

A system for a drug delivery device (1) is provided, comprising: a housing (10, 350), a cartridge unit (300), which is attachable to the housing or releasably attached to the housing, wherein the cartridge unit comprises a cartridge unit guide feature (327), the cartridge unit guide feature being provided to establish a guiding interface (327, 351) with the housing in order to guide relative movement of the cartridge unit and the housing with respect to one another when attaching the cartridge unit to the housing, and wherein the cartridge unit comprises a cartridge unit interface feature (329, 334), the cartridge unit interface feature being provided to form a further interface, in addition to the guiding interface, with the housing the further interface being established when the cartridge unit is attached to the housing, wherein the guiding interface is a bayonet-type interface which defines at least two different stages of movement between the cartridge unit and the housing when the cartridge unit is attached to the housing, a first stage (351 a) with at least axial movement by a first stage axial distance in a first stage axial direction and a second stage (351b) with at least rotational movement by a second stage angle in a second stage rotational direction, and wherein the further interface is or comprises a ramp interface.

An injection device comprising a housing (1) and a cartridge holder (2, 20), wherein the housing (1) has a rotatable dose knob (4, 40) and an axially translatable button (5, 50) on its proximal side. The housing (1) includes: a dose setting sleeve (6, 60), a non-rotatable tubular drive element (7, 70), a non-rotatable axially sliding piston rod (15, 150), a gear (8, 80), and a drive spring (13, 130). The drive element (7, 70) is slidably mounted in the housing (1) and engages with the dose setting sleeve (6, 60) by a threaded connection. The gear (8, 80) includes teeth (8.1, 80.1). The dosage setting sleeve (6, 60) is equipped with at least one ratchet arm (6.4, 60.4) which engages with a gear (8, 80); the piston rod (15, 150) has at least one row of ratchet teeth (15.1, 150.1) on its outer surface; the drive element (7, 70) is fixedly connected to at least one drive arm (14, 140) at its distal end, which engages with the ratchet teeth (15.1, 150.1) of the piston rod (15, 150). The injection device further includes: a non-rotatable but axially slidable button sleeve (9, 90) and a non-movable auxiliary sleeve (10, 100), the button sleeve (9, 90) engaging with the button (5, 50) at its proximal end, the auxiliary sleeve (10, 100) being located within the drive element (7, 70), wherein the button sleeve (9, 90) is separably and slidably engaged with the gear (8, 80), and the button sleeve (9, 90) is slidably engaged with the auxiliary sleeve (10, 100) by means of a connecting spring (12, 120).

The present disclosure relates to an injection device for setting and injecting of a dose of a medicament, the injection device comprising: - an elongated housing (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (z), - a piston rod (20; 120) to operably engage with a piston (7) of a cartridge (6) filled with the medicament, - a dose tracker (60; 150; 250; 350; 450; 550) selectively operably engageable with the piston rod (20; 120), wherein the dose tracker (60; 150; 250; 350; 450; 550) is longitudinally displaceable relative to the housing (10) from an initial position (i) in a proximal direction (3) towards at least a first activation position (a) for setting of the dose and wherein the dose tracker (60; 150; 250; 350; 450; 550) is longitudinally displaceable relative to the housing (10) in a distal direction (2) from the at least first activation position (a) towards the initial position (i) for dispensing of the dose, - a spring (80; 140) to urge the dose tracker (60; 150; 250; 350; 450; 550) in the proximal direction (3) relative to the housing (10) - an interlock (84; 184; 284; 584) to lock the dose tracker (60; 150; 250; 350; 450; 550) in the initial position (i) relative to the housing (10), and - a release member (100, 101; 190; 290; 590) to release the interlock (84; 184; 284).

This document relates to a medicament delivery device (2) for containing a medicament container containing a medicament and for expelling a plurality of predefined doses. The medicament delivery device comprises a base assembly to which the medicament container is mountable, a plunger rod assembly axially movable relative to the base assembly for interacting with the medicament container for expelling the medicament, and a biasing member, such as a drive spring, configured to urge the plunger rod assembly in a proximal direction. The plunger rod assembly comprises a first plunger rod arrangement and a second plunger rod arrangement acting on the medicament container for expelling the medicament. The medicament delivery device is further configured for a user to cause a distal movement of the first plunger rod arrangement relative to the base assembly and relative to the second plunger rod arrangement from an unloaded position to a loaded position, thereby biasing the biasing member.

The present invention provides an automatic infusion device, cartridges, a system, and a method for improving the preparation and administration of drugs using an automatic infusion device. [Solution] An automatic injector 4 for administering a drug, comprising a housing 6, a cartridge housing 300 having first and second cartridge compartments configured to receive a cartridge and containing first and second drug components, and a drive module and processing unit configured to move a plunger rod between a retracted position and an extended position, the processing unit comprising the steps of: controlling the drive module to move the plunger rod from a first position to a mixing position at a mixing speed, controlling the drive module to position a first stopper at a position where the first and second drug components are mixed, and providing a start signal after a certain number of complete reversals of the automatic injector 4 have been performed.

A reusable auto-injector is provided including a syringe housing configured to receive a pre-filled syringe and an injector body connected to the syringe housing and pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The injector body includes a slider housing and a slider assembly positioned within the slider housing and movable axially relative thereto between first and second positions. The slider assembly includes a guide pin with a spring positioned thereon that is actuatable between an extended state and a compressed state. The spring is in the extended state with the slider assembly in the first position and is in the compressed state with the slider assembly in the second position. A pair of connecting rods pivotably connect the syringe housing to the injector body and interact with the slider assembly to actuate the spring to the compressed state upon pivoting of the injector body to the open position.

An electronic system for a drug delivery device is provided. The electronic system comprises an electronic control unit configured to control operation of the electronic system, the electronic system having a first state and a second state; a final dose detection unit operatively connected to the electronic control unit, the final dose detection unit being configured to determine at least whether a final dose of a medicament in a medicament container of the drug delivery device has been delivered, wherein the final dose detection unit is further configured to provide a final dose signal, wherein the electronic system is configured to be switched from the first state to the second state by the electronic control unit in response to the final dose signal; a feedback management unit operatively connected to the electronic control unit, the feedback management unit being configured to provide a feedback initiation signal, wherein the feedback management unit is configured to provide the feedback initiation signal to indicate that the electronic system is in its second state and / or as a response to the electronic system being switched from the first state to the second state.

A method for assembling an assembly for a drug delivery device includes guiding a container holder with a medicament container arranged in the container holder distally relative to a device body until the medicament container engages a deformable engagement structure. The method includes moving the container holder distally relative to the device body, the engagement structure, and the medicament container, towards an end position of the container holder relative to the device body. The method includes moving the container holder and the medicament container distally relative to the device body and the engagement structure into the end position, thereby deforming the engagement structure.

To provide a disposable single-use device for transferring contents of one or more vials to a disposable injection device and mixing them.SOLUTION: A device for filtering a liquid drug comprises a housing including an injectable fluid passage, and a liquid drug filter with a liquid drug pore diameter or a liquid drug effective pore diameter, which is arranged within the injectable fluid passage and which is constituted to remove particulate matter.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

A syringe, comprising an injection mechanism (2) configured to be detachably connected to a medicament tube (3). The injection mechanism (2) can be manually triggered to convert an injection mode and a standby mode; the injection mechanism (2) comprises a housing (20), a spiral pushing assembly (2A), a metering guide sleeve (60), a total volume control nut (70), an oblique tensioning knob (80), and a metering screw (90); the injection mechanism (2), after being connected to the medicament tube (3), can be converted into the injection mode, and has the function of quantitatively outputting medicament liquid for a plurality of times; after the medicament liquid in the medicament tube (3) is used up, a user can remove the medicament tube (3) from a front end of the housing (20) of the injection mechanism, so that the injection mechanism can be converted into the standby mode, and a reverse-stop ratchet fastener (62) of the metering guide sleeve (60) can be disengaged from a one-way ratchet portion (23) of the housing (20) to release the reverse-stop function; thus, the metering screw (90) can be pushed back to an original position, the metering guide sleeve (60) is driven to rotate reversely, and the total volume control nut (70) is pushed back to an initial full volume position of the metering guide sleeve (60), so that the syringe can be reused.

A medical injection system (100) suitable for single-handed injection, the medical injection device (100) comprising: a gas compartment (130) configured to contain a gas, the gas compartment (130) comprising a piston (140); a container (110) intended to contain a pharmaceutical composition (170), the container (110) having a proximal portion (111) and a distal portion (112), the distal portion being provided with a fluid outlet configured to receive an injection needle (120), wherein the piston (140) is configured to move proximally between a distal position defining a first volume of the gas compartment (130) and a proximal position defining a second volume of the gas compartment (130), the second volume being smaller than the first volume, and wherein the gas compartment is configured to be in gas communication with the container (110) to force the pharmaceutical composition (170) through the fluid outlet upon proximal movement of the piston (140).

Diabetes management systems may include a glucose monitoring device adapted to transmit glucose data and at least one accessory in communication with the glucose monitoring device and adapted to provide at least one alarm or alert based on the glucose data.