Patents by Inventor Christopher Nigel Langley
Christopher Nigel Langley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9339607Abstract: A medicament delivery device (1) comprises a housing (2) for holding a medicament cartridge (9), a piston rod (22, 24) and a drive (11, 20). The medicament cartridge (9) has a medicament outlet and a bung (13) moveable axially along the medicament cartridge for dispensing a medicament, the piston rod has a plunger (24) for moving the bung and a lead member (22) telescopically coupled to the plunger (24) that may be driven by the drive (11, 20) to extend or retract the piston rod (22, 24). Additionally, the device comprises a linkage (40) coupled between the plunger (24) and an anchorage (44) and a drive member (20) telescopically coupled to the lead member (22). The drive (11) is operative to rotate the drive member (20) to telescopically move the lead member relative to the drive member whereby the plunger is moved relative to the lead member by way of the linkage (40).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christopher Nigel Langley, Christopher John Jones
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Publication number: 20150314082Abstract: The invention relates to a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device with an inner body and with a lockout element, wherein the lockout element is coupled to the inner body, wherein the lockout element is movable from a receptive condition to a locked condition, wherein in the receptive condition the dispense interface is attachable to the drug delivery device, wherein in the locked condition the dispense interface is not-attachable to the drug delivery device and wherein the lockout element is configured to move from the receptive condition to the locked condition when said dispense interface is attached to and detached from said drug delivery device. The invention solves the technical problem of reducing the risk of reuse of a dispense interface, after it has already been used with a drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
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Publication number: 20150018777Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a dose setting mechanism that may be used with a drug delivery device. The dose setting mechanism may include an inner body having a helical thread along an outer cylindrical surface of the inner body, and a drive sleeve for driving a piston rod in an axial direction, the drive sleeve positioned within at least a portion of the inner body. The dose setting mechanism may further include a dose dial sleeve rotatably engaged with the helical thread of the inner body and a dial grip connected to the dose dial sleeve and releasably connected to the drive sleeve. Further when a dose is set, the dial grip is rotated so that both the dose dial sleeve and the drive sleeve rotate with respect to the inner body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Robert Frederick Veasey, Christopher Nigel Langley, Steven Wimpenny
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Patent number: 8926553Abstract: An injection device having a drive mechanism to expel selectively a dose of medicament from a medicament cartridge through a needle unit is disclosed. The injection device further comprises an electronic control unit to control the drive mechanism, and a dispense button to generate a dispense button signal to the electronic control unit indicative of the dose to be expelled in which an arm button causes a first arm button signal to be sent to the electronic control unit to permit the dose to be expelled.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Inventors: Christopher Nigel Langley, Shane Alistair Day, Robert Frederick Veasey, Robert Woolston
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Patent number: 8888750Abstract: A pen-type injector is improved so that a user may select a delivery dose of a medicinal product from a multidose cartridge. The injector includes a housing, the cartridge containing the medicinal product retained within the housing, a piston rod, a dose selecting member to select the dose of the medicinal product to be expelled, and a drive member to expel the selected dose of the medicinal product. The housing is formed unitary so that the dose selecting member and the drive member are moveably retained within the housing. The injector may include a ratchet associated with an insert to ensure the piston rod only rotates in a single direction through the insert, a button located on the drive sleeve, and a clutch which upon depression of the button prevents rotation between the dose dial sleeve and the drive sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: DCA International Ltd.Inventors: Robert Frederick Veasey, Christopher Nigel Langley, Steven Wimpenny
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Patent number: 8876782Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a dose setting mechanism that may be used with a drug delivery device. The dose setting mechanism may include an inner body having a helical thread along an outer cylindrical surface of the inner body, and a drive sleeve for driving a piston rod in an axial direction, the drive sleeve positioned within at least a portion of the inner body. The dose setting mechanism may further include a dose dial sleeve rotatably engaged with the helical thread of the inner body and a dial grip connected to the dose dial sleeve and releasably connected to the drive sleeve. Further when a dose is set, the dial grip is rotated so that both the dose dial sleeve and the drive sleeve rotate with respect to the inner body.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: DCA Design International Ltd.Inventors: Robert Frederick Veasey, Christopher Nigel Langley, Steven Wimpenny
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Publication number: 20140316343Abstract: A pen-type injector is improved so that a user may select a delivery dose of medicinal product from a multidose cartridge. The injector includes a housing, a cartridge containing medicinal product retained within a housing, a piston rod, a dose selecting member to select a dose of medicinal product to be expelled, and a drive member to expel the selected dose of medicinal product. The housing is formed unitary so that the dose selecting member and the drive member are moveably retained within the housing. The injector may include ratchet means associated with the insert to ensure the piston rod only rotates in a single direction through the insert, a button located on the drive sleeve, and clutch means which upon depression of the button prevents rotation between the dose dial sleeve and the drive sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Robert Frederick Veasey, Christopher Nigel Langley, Steven Wimpenny
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Publication number: 20140303555Abstract: The invention is related to an apparatus comprising a dispense interface comprising a lockout element for use with a drug delivery device, the lockout element comprising at least one spring component removeably maintained in a respective first position such that when the dispense interface is first attached and then removed from said drug delivery device, each spring component moves into a respective second position, which respective second position is configured to prevent said dispense interface from being reattached to a drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
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Publication number: 20140188075Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented for the administration of one or more drug agents, wherein the device comprises a retainer for holding a medicament cartridge. The retainer is moveable between an open and closed position. A position sensor for generating a position output is indicative of whether the retainer is in the open or closed position. Further, a cartridge sensor generates a cartridge output indicative of whether the retainer is holding a medicament cartridge. A controller controls a predetermined operation of the device in dependence on the output of the position sensor and on the output of the cartridge sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Ilona Eggert, Christopher Nigel Langley, Shane Alistair Day, Aled Meredydd James
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Publication number: 20140114277Abstract: A medicament delivery device is shown for the administration of one or more drug agents. The device comprises a medicament cartridge retainer for holding a medicament cartridge. A dispense interface can be attached to an attachment of the device for facilitating fluidic communication from the device. Further, an interface sensor is configured to provide an output indicative of whether the dispense interface is attached to the attachment. The device also comprises a piston rod for driving a bung of the medicament cartridge, and a drive train for advancing the piston rod to the bung. A controller is configured to control the drive train to advance the piston rod towards the bung when the output of the interface sensor indicates that the dispense interface is not on the attachment. The controller is further configured to disable advancement of the piston rod when the output of the interface sensor indicates that the dispense interface is at least partially on the attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Ilona Eggert, Christopher Nigel Langley, Shane Alistair Day
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Publication number: 20140081234Abstract: Described is a needle assembly reuse prevention mechanism comprising a barrier movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a spring coupled to the barrier, a pin formed on the barrier, and a slot receiving the pin. When in the extended position, the barrier substantially covers an opening of a needle assembly storage compartment. The spring forces the barrier in a first direction. The slot has at least one abutment face for abutting the pin and preventing movement of the barrier in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Ilona Eggert, Christopher Nigel Langley, Shane Alistair Day
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Publication number: 20140081215Abstract: A medicament delivery device comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, a medicament delivery mechanism within the housing, a dispense interface disengagement actuator and a detachable dispense interface. The interface is moveable between a first operative position in which the dispense interface is securely engaged and at least partially contained within the housing, and a second non-operative position in which the dispense interface is partially engaged and at least partially extending from the housing such that it can be detached from the housing manually. The travel of the dispense interface from the first position to the second position is along the longitudinal axis in a direction away from the housing and the movement from the first to the second position is actuated by the dispense interface disengagement actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Marc Holtwick, Ilona Eggert, Christopher Nigel Langley, Aled Meredydd James
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Publication number: 20140066879Abstract: The invention is related to an apparatus comprising an inner body of a dispense interface and a manifold, wherein the inner body comprises a recess configured to receive a distal needle from a distal end of the inner body, a first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir, and wherein the manifold comprises a filling block configured to redirect flow, a fluid groove arrangement configured to provide a fluid connection to the filling block, wherein the inner body and the manifold are assembled such that there is formed a channel providing a fluid connection from the first fluid reservoir and the second fluid reservoir, respectively, via the fluid groove arrangement and the filling block to the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Marc Holtwick, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
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Patent number: 8663175Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a dose setting mechanism that may be used with a drug delivery device. The dose setting mechanism may include an inner body having a helical thread along an outer cylindrical surface of the inner body, and a drive sleeve for driving a piston rod in an axial direction, the drive sleeve positioned within at least a portion of the inner body. The dose setting mechanism may further include a dose dial sleeve rotatably engaged with the helical thread of the inner body and a dial grip connected to the dose dial sleeve and releasably connected to the drive sleeve. Further when a dose is set, the dial grip is rotated so that both the dose dial sleeve and the drive sleeve rotate with respect to the inner body.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Robert Frederick Veasey, Christopher Nigel Langley, Steven Wimpenny
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Publication number: 20140054295Abstract: The present invention inter alia relates to an apparatus and a method. The apparatus comprises a body part and a cover part, wherein the body part and the cover part are configured to at least partially form a fluid channel between a surface of the body part and a surface of the cover part. The surfaces of the body part and the cover part may be facing surfaces. The method comprises manufacturing the apparatus according to the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Marc Holtwick, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
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Publication number: 20140052077Abstract: The invention faces the technical problem of providing a tight connection between a tube and an dispense interface, while at the same time the biocompatibility of the connection can be improved. The technical problem is solved by an apparatus comprising a tube configured to guide a medium and a dispense interface. The tube comprises a first opening and a second opening, while the dispense interface comprises a recess. The recess has a first opening and a second opening and the tube is at least in part inserted into the recess. The tube is permanently affixed to the dispense interface by a combination of an interference fit and an adhesive, such that the interference fit prevents the adhesive from contaminating the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Marc Holtwick, Jeffrey Zajac, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
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Publication number: 20140052079Abstract: The invention faces the technical problem of reducing the uncertainty over exact doses ejected from a medical device and at the same time providing a homogeneous, but controlled mixture of at least two fluids while a simple production should be maintained. A medical device comprising a first valve, a second valve, a first pre-valve ullage, a second pre-valve ullage, a post-valve ullage with a first end and a second end and a needle is presented. The first pre-valve ullage is connected to the post-valve ullage by the first valve and the second pre-valve ullage is connected to the post-valve ullage by the second valve. A first fluid is guidable from the first pre-valve ullage to the post-valve ullage and a second fluid is guidable from the second pre-valve ullage to the post-valve ullage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Ilona Eggert, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
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Publication number: 20140049041Abstract: The invention relates to a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device with an inner body and with a lockout element, wherein the lockout element is coupled to the inner body, wherein the lockout element is movable from a receptive condition to a locked condition, wherein in the receptive condition the dispense interface is attachable to the drug delivery device, wherein in the locked condition the dispense interface is not-attachable to the drug delivery device and wherein the lockout element is configured to move from the receptive condition to the locked condition when said dispense interface is attached to and detached from said drug delivery device. The invention solves the technical problem of reducing the risk of reuse of a dispense interface, after it has already been used with a drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Inventors: Ilona Eggert, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
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Publication number: 20140042741Abstract: The invention relates to a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device with an inner body and with a lockout element, wherein the lockout element is coupled to the inner body, wherein the lockout element is movable from a receptive condition to a locked condition, wherein in the receptive condition the dispense interface is attachable to the drug delivery device, wherein in the locked condition the dispense interface is not-attachable to the drug delivery device and wherein the lockout element is configured to move from the receptive condition to the locked condition when said dispense interface is attached to and detached from said drug delivery device. The invention solves the technical problem of reducing the risk of reuse of a dispense interface, after it has already been used with a drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: Ilona Eggert, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
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Publication number: 20140046267Abstract: The invention is related to a manifold comprising at least two valve receptacles, further comprising a fluid groove arrangement comprising at least two fluid grooves, wherein a first fluid groove of the at least two fluid grooves has a starting point near a first valve receptacle of the at least two valve receptacles and an end point near a second valve receptacle of the at least two valve receptacles and wherein a second fluid groove of the at least two fluid grooves has a starting point near a second valve receptacle of the at least two valve receptacles. The invention is further related to an apparatus comprising a manifold of the aforementioned kind and further comprising an inner body of a dispense interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Marc Holtwick, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley