Patents Assigned to Becton Dickinson France
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Patent number: 9919113Abstract: An adaptor for connecting a second connector to a drug delivery device includes at least a container for a product, the container including a distal tip and an axial passageway defined through the distal tip, the adaptor having a longitudinal axis and being intended to be mounted on the distal tip, the adaptor including a first part and a second part, the first part being provided with an unreleasable attachment able to fix the first part to the distal tip, the second part being provided with a connector able to connect the second part to the second connector, the adaptor further including a securer able to anchor the first part to the second part. The drug delivery device includes the adaptor and a method for mounting the adaptor.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventor: Emeric Mermet
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Publication number: 20180050162Abstract: The application relates to needle protection assembly (1)) comprising:—a support (2) of the needle (3),—a needle shield (8) having a longitudinal axis A,—urging means (13) for displacing said needle shield (8) from a “in, use” position to a “after use” position,—a locking element (10) intended to prevent said needle shield (8) from moving back from its “after use” position to its “in use” position, characterized in that said locking element (10) has a longitudinal axis B and is radially movable with respect to said needle shield (8) between a “free” position, in which the longitudinal axis A of the needle shield (8) and the longitudinal axis B of the locking element (10) are merged and in which said needle shield (8) is movable from its “in use” position to’ its “after use” position, and a “locking position”, in which the longitudinal axis B is radially spaced apart from the longitudinal axis A and in which movement of the needle shield (8) from its “after use” position to its “in use” position is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2012Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCEInventor: KEVIN DAVID NEALE
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Patent number: 9878107Abstract: A device is presented for injection of a product into an injection site, comprising: a container provided with a needle, a housing receiving the container, and a needle shield releasably coupled with the container. The device also includes a retaining arrangement provided at or near the distal end of the device, designed for preventing the container from moving distally with respect to the housing until the needle shield is removed from the container.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventor: Franck Carrel
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Patent number: 9844951Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for marking a container comprising at least a transparent wall comprising the following steps: a) applying at least one spot of ink on an outer surface of said transparent wall, b) heating said transparent wall, c) engraving a data matrix in the spot of ink of said transparent wall. The invention also relates to a marked container and to a method for identifying such a marked container.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventor: Jérôme Krief
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Patent number: 9844631Abstract: A self-injection device with a miniaturized drug delivery portion is provided. The device includes a housing (10) having an interior volume and the drug delivery portion (20) has a volume enclosed within the housing. The drug delivery portion includes a reservoir (30) containing a fluid to be delivered to a user and a microneedle (22) in fluid communication with the reservoir and extendable through the housing. The drug delivery portion also includes a drive mechanism for expelling fluid from the reservoir through the microneedle, wherein the volume of the drug delivery portion is less than 40% of the interior volume of the housing. The volume of the drug delivery portion may be less than 30% of the interior volume of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventor: Christophe Bureau
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Patent number: 9833575Abstract: A syringe assembly including a plunger rod having a first end, a second end, and a rod portion extending therebetween, wherein at least a portion of the rod portion is flexible is disclosed. The flexible portion of the rod portion allows a stopper to be moved between a first position and a second position within a syringe barrel while the overall length of the syringe assembly remains the same throughout the movement between the first position and the second position. In another embodiment, a syringe assembly including a restraining member adapted to communicate with the flexible portion of the rod portion such that movement of the first end of the plunger rod in a first direction actuates movement of the second end of the plunger rod in a second direction different than the first direction is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson France, S.A.S.Inventors: Darrin Scott Manke, Christopher Labak, Joseph Omer St. Cyr, David Robert Schiff, Mathieu Dominic Turpault, Antonio Gatta, John Depler Coleman
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Patent number: 9821119Abstract: The invention provides a syringe assembly comprising a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, an open proximal end, and a distal end having an opening therethrough. An elongated plunger rod extends between a first end and a second end, with a cap or guard disposed on the first end of the plunger rod. A plunger head extends within the chamber of the syringe barrel, and is adapted for slidable movement within the syringe barrel between the proximal end and the distal end, with the second end of the plunger rod connected with the plunger head through a pivotable connection. The plunger rod is adapted to pivot with respect to the plunger head between a first position in which the guard is adjacent the distal end of the syringe barrel and a second position in which the plunger rod is in general axial alignment with the syringe barrel, and is further adapted for axial movement so as to cause sliding movement of the plunger head through the syringe barrel to expel contents thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventors: Flora Felsovalyi, Eric Schiller
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Patent number: 9764097Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle including: a needle hub having a needle with a distal tip; a ring for protecting the needle in one of a storage condition or end-of-use condition of the needle assembly; a foldable element for moving the protective ring; a biasing element for urging the foldable element from its folded configuration to an unfolded configuration; a retainer for maintaining the biasing element in an intermediate stressed state at least in the storage condition of the needle assembly; and a deactivating element for releasing said retainer at least at the end of the injection step. The invention also relates to an injection device including such a needle assembly and a container.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventors: Frederic Perot, Guillaume Grunhut, Adrien Plouvier
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Patent number: 9764096Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a product into an injection site, the device comprising: a container having a displaceable piston; a tubular housing having at least a flexible part which, in a rest state, defines a first opening; a piston rod; and, an intermediate part fixed to the piston rod which defines a diameter larger than the first opening. With sufficient distal displacement of the piston rod, the intermediate part causes the at least a flexible part to deflect outwardly with further distal displacement of the piston rod causing the intermediate part to wholly pass through the first opening with the at least a flexible part returning towards the at rest state, engagement of the at least a flexible part with a surrounding element under force of movement towards the at rest state generating a sound.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventor: Lionel Maritan
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Publication number: 20170259003Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a reservoir for containing a medical product, a distally projecting end-piece having an outer surface and a total length measured along a longitudinal axis of said end-piece, said end-piece defining an axial passageway for the transfer of said medical product contained in said reservoir, wherein a gripping surface is provided on a portion of said outer surface, said portion being located in a distal region of said end-piece, the length of said portion representing at most 40%, preferably less than 33%, of the total length of the end-piece. An assembly includes such a drug delivery device and an adaptor intended to be mounted onto the end-piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: Becton Dickinson FranceInventors: Stéphane Bonnet, Sylvain Hallynck
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Patent number: 9717857Abstract: The invention relates to a medical injection device comprising a container body (1) and a stopper (2) in gliding engagement within the container body (1) for expelling a fluid (3) through an opening of said container body (1), wherein: —at least the distal portion (20) of the stopper (2) that is in contact with the fluid (3) is made of a thermoplastic polyolefin, —the stopper (2) further comprises at least one O-ring (4, 4?) maintained in at least one peripheral groove (210, 210?), —said O-ring (4, 4?) is made of a butyl-type rubber; and —the cross-section of said peripheral groove (210, 210?) is designed so as to compress both axially and radially the O-ring (4) when said O-ring (4) is engaged in the peripheral groove (210) between the stopper (2) and the inner wall (10) of the container body (1).Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventor: Romain Lanier
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Patent number: 9717855Abstract: An adapter for use with a drug delivery device having a reservoir for containing a product, the reservoir having a distally projecting end-piece defining a passageway for the transfer of the product from the reservoir, includes a collar engageable with the end-piece, an adaptor securing member limiting translational movement of the collar with respect to the end-piece once the collar is engaged with the end-piece, at least one adaptor anti-rotation member limiting the rotation of the collar with respect to the end-piece once the collar is engaged with the end-piece, at least one deactivating member neutralizing the adaptor anti-rotation member in response to a turning torque equal or greater than a predetermined value applied to the collar when the collar is engaged with the end-piece, thereby allowing the rotation of the collar with respect to the end-piece.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventors: Michel Bosshardt, Benoit Guillard
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Patent number: 9713574Abstract: The present invention relates to a dose counting device (10) for coupling with a medical container filled with a number N of doses of a product to be withdrawn therefrom, said medical container being provided with an opening for access to said product, the dose counting device comprising: —a gripping member (20) for securing the dose counting device to the medical container, said gripping member including a hole (44) intended to face said opening when said dose counting device is coupled to said medical container, —a counting ring (30) rotatably mounted with respect to said gripping member, said counting ring being provided with information data corresponding to the N doses, a cover (50) movable with respect to said opening between a closed position, in which said cover prevents access to said opening and to said product, and an open position, in which it does not prevent access to said opening and product.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventors: Franck Carrel, Lionel Maritan
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Patent number: 9687610Abstract: A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end. The syringe assembly further includes a stopper disposed within a chamber of the syringe barrel, a plunger adapter engaged with the stopper, and a plunger rod having first and second ends. The first end of the plunger rod is pivotally secured to the plunger adapter. The plunger rod has a pre-use position where the second end of the plunger rod is positioned adjacent to the syringe barrel, and a use position where the plunger rod is configured to displace the stopper relative to the syringe barrel. A recessed portion of the plunger adapter receives a portion of the first end of the plunger rod when the plunger rod is in the pre-use position and the use position.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson France, S.A.S.Inventors: Darrin Scott Manke, Christopher Labak, Joseph Omer St. Cyr
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Patent number: 9629961Abstract: A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end. The syringe assembly further includes a stopper disposed within a chamber of the syringe barrel, a plunger adapter engaged with the stopper and defining a recessed portion therein, and first and second plunger arms each having a first end pivotally secured to the plunger adapter. The first and second plunger arms each have a pre-use position where the plunger arms are spaced from each other, and a use position where the plunger arms are positioned adjacent to each other and configured to displace the stopper relative to the syringe barrel. The recessed portion of the plunger adapter receives a portion of a first end of a plunger rod when the first and second plunger arms are in the pre-use position and the use position.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson France, S.A.S.Inventors: Darrin Scott Manke, Christopher Labak, Joseph Omer St. Cyr
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Patent number: D785788Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson France S.A.S.Inventor: Emilie Nguyen
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Patent number: D787664Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventor: Guillaume Grunhut
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Patent number: D802748Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventors: Freddy Mills, Franck Carrel, Marc William Hunter, Benjamin Cooper Priess
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Patent number: D813377Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventors: Freddy Mills, Franck Carrel, Marc William Hunter, Benjamin Cooper Priess
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Patent number: D813379Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventors: Freddy Mills, Franck Carrel, Marc William Hunter, Benjamin Cooper Priess