Patents by Inventor James Alexander DAVIES

James Alexander DAVIES 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).

  • Patent number: 9950116
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device comprises a dose setting mechanism comprising a spindle and a cartridge holder coupled to the dose setting mechanism. The cartridge holder comprising a cartridge having a movable bung at one end of the cartridge. The cartridge holder must be rotated before a dose may set with the dose setting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, James Alexander Davies, Christopher John Jones, Robert Frederick Veasy
  • Patent number: 9925118
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Holtwick, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Patent number: 9884156
    Abstract: The invention is related to an apparatus comprising a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device, the dispense interface comprising a lockout element being arranged at least partially between an outer body of the dispense interface and an inner body of the dispense interface and wherein the lockout element is configured to be removeably maintained in a first position, such that when the dispense interface is first attached and then removed from said drug delivery device, the lockout element moves into a second position, wherein the lockout element in the second position is configured to prevent said dispense interface from being reattached to a drug delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Holtwick, Ilona Eggert, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Patent number: 9814872
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Publication number: 20170290996
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Patent number: 9750898
    Abstract: A medicated module attachable to a drug delivery device comprising a connecting body configured for attachment to the drug delivery device. A first needle held within a first needle hub of the connecting body and a second needle fixed within a second needle hub of the connecting body. A recess within the connecting body defining a reservoir. The reservoir containing at least one dose of a medicament and configured for fluid communication with the first needle. The connecting body further comprises a lockout feature that prevents the medicated module from being reconnected to the drug delivery device after the medicated module has been connected to the drug delivery device a first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, John David Cross, Malcom Stanley Boyd, Steven Wimpenny, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Simon Lewis Bilton, Naceur Rekaya
  • Patent number: 9717863
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Patent number: 9717864
    Abstract: A dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device with an inner body and with a lockout element. The lockout element is coupled to the inner body movable from a receptive condition to a locked condition, wherein in the receptive condition the dispense interface is attachable to the drug delivery device. In the locked condition, the dispense interface is not-attachable to the drug delivery device. 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Patent number: 9707358
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIC DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Patent number: 9504791
    Abstract: A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The medicated module is user selectable so that it will deliver a priming dose of a primary medicament or both the primary and secondary medicaments. The module also contains a needle guard that locks after dose delivery. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks before and after an injection. A locking collar rotates during use as an inner protrusion follows three paths of a track located on the outer surface of a body housing. When the inner facing protrusion is in the third path, it encounters a hard stop and a rotational bias that locks the guard from further refraction and thus covers the sharp distal end of the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: John David Cross, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Alasdair George Young, Naceur Rekaya, James Alexander Davies, Steven Wimpenny, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Simon Lewis Bilton
  • Patent number: 9402963
    Abstract: A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed, where a drug delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a second medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a single hollow needle. The medicated module comprises two housings removably connected to each other, where each housing contains a sterile needle and needle guard assembly that locks out after the needle is inserted in an injection site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Malcolm Stanley Boyd, James Alexander Davies, Naceur Rekaya
  • Patent number: 9399097
    Abstract: A medicated module (4) for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module (4) containing a single dose of a secondary medicament (2) and where both medicaments are delivered through a single hollow needle (5). The medicated module (4) is user selectable so that it will deliver both the primary (1) and secondary medicaments (2), or only the primary medicament (1). The module (4) also contains a guard (42) that locks after dose delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Steven Wimpenny, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Naceur Rekaya, Simon Lewis Bilton, John David Cross
  • Patent number: 9358342
    Abstract: A reservoir (31) with at least one flexible section for use in a medicated module (4) for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device (7) containing a first medicament accepts a medicated module (4) containing a single dose of a second medicament (2) and where both medicaments are delivered through a single hollow needle (3). The reservoir (31) comprises one or more slit valves (44, 45) to allow for delivery of the first and second medicaments. The medicated module (4) also contains a needle guard (22) that engages a housing (43) of the reservoir (31) to open the slit valves (44, 45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Malcolm Stanley Boyd, James Alexander Davies, Andrew Gordon Wallace, David Sanders
  • Patent number: 9352103
    Abstract: A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed. The drug delivery device includes a push rod operably connected to a dose dial button. The medicated module includes a housing having a connector configured for attachment to the drug delivery device, and the housing is configured to receive a portion of the push rod when the medicated module is attached to the drug delivery device. The medicated module further includes a reservoir in the housing comprising a single dose of a medicament and a needle guard operably connected to the housing and configured to move in an axial direction during application to an injection site. Still further, the medicated module includes a sleeve in the housing configured to move axially in the housing and a locking collar in the housing configured to move axially and rotationally in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, David Sanders
  • Patent number: 9352092
    Abstract: A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament contained within a capsule having an integral flow distributor/distribution system and where both medicaments are delivered through a single hollow needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Steven Wimpenny, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Naceur Rekaya, Simon Lewis Bilton, John David Cross
  • Publication number: 20160030672
    Abstract: The present invention inter alia relates to an apparatus. The apparatus comprises a body part, wherein the body part is made from a cyclic olefin polymer material or a cyclic olefin copolymer material or a mixture therefrom, and a diaphragm valve with a diaphragm, wherein at least a surface portion of the diaphragm is made from a diaphragm material, wherein said diaphragm material is a fluoroelastomer material or a perfluoroelastomer material or a mixture therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Manderscheid, James Alexander Davies
  • Patent number: 9238110
    Abstract: A system and method for priming a medicated module during attachment of the medicated module to a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device has a drug reservoir holding a first medicament. The medicated module includes an upper retention feature and a lower retention feature, wherein the upper retention feature is axially moveable relative to the lower retention feature. The medicated module also includes an engagement needle and an output needle, wherein the output needle is in fluid communication with the engagement needle. The module also includes a collapsible feature holding a second medicament, wherein the collapsible feature is operably connected to the upper retention feature. During attachment to the drug delivery device, (i) the upper retention feature moves axially relative to the lower retention feature, (ii) the collapsible feature collapses, and (iii) the engagement needle and the output needle are primed with the second medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Steven Wimpenny, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell
  • Patent number: 9238107
    Abstract: A medicated module attachable to a drug delivery device comprises a connecting body configured for attachment to the drug delivery device. A first needle is fixed within the connecting body and a movable needle hub is operatively coupled to the connecting body. A needle guard is operatively coupled to the connecting body and a biasing member is positioned between the connecting body and needle guard. A second needle is fixed within the needle hub. A first cavity within the connecting body defines a reservoir containing at least one dose of a medicament. The reservoir configured for fluid communication with the first and the second needle. The reservoir comprises a bypass configured to allow medicament from the drug delivery device to bypass the reservoir and exit the second needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Steven Wimpenny, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Naceur Rekaya, Simon Lewis Bilton, John David Cross
  • Patent number: 9180253
    Abstract: A medicated module attachable to a drug delivery device. The medicated module comprises a housing configured for attachment to a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device comprises a first medicament. A collapsible reservoir is contained within the housing. A pre-determined volume of a second medicament is contained within the reservoir. A needle arrangement is configured within the housing and the needle arrangement is arranged in fluid communication with the collapsible reservoir. A needle shroud may be configured, such that, during an injection step, the shroud acts on the reservoir to inject the second medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Paul Richard Draper, Steven Wimpenny
  • Publication number: 20150314082
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley