Patents Assigned to SHL Group AB
  • Patent number: 7771397
    Abstract: A needle cover assembly includes a manually operable member; a rigid needle shield (RNS) provided with an internally arranged resilient cap, in turn arranged to house and protect an injection needle; and a RNS remover assembly including a tubular shaped member surrounding the RNS, in which the tubular shaped member is arranged with at least one grip member capable of gripping the RNS in order to remove the RNS. The RNS remover assembly further includes a spinning attachment member having a distal end fixedly attached to the tubular shaped member and a proximal end rotatably attached to the manually operable member such that the manually operable member can be freely turned in relation to the RNS remover assembly but is locked in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Stephan Olson
  • Publication number: 20100083960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Device for a medical delivery device, which medical delivery device comprises a housing (10); a medicament container (22); a canister housing comprising an inhalation opening and means for enabling communication between the inhalation opening and the medicament container; actuating means (26, 27, 30, 32, 34, 72, 74) capable of delivering a dose of medicament, when activated; and activating means capable, upon start of inhalation, to activate said actuating means, said activating means comprising an activating mechanism having at least one enclosure (57), said enclosure having at least one movable wall part (42) and at least one fixed wall part (44), said enclosure being in air flow communication with said inhalation opening, whereby, during inhalation, a pressure drop is created in said enclosure affecting said movable wall to move a certain distance, which in turn activates said actuating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Carlos Guillermo
  • Publication number: 20100065049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for delivery of medicament comprising a main housing; a container arranged in said housing and arranged to be connected to a medicament delivery member, wherein said container includes at least two chambers and at least one longitudinally movable plunger and wherein at least one chamber contains a medicament agent; a pre-treating arrangement acting on said container; drive force means acting on a longitudinally movable plunger rod capable of exerting a force on said container; and activating delivery means acting a said drive force means for delivering medicament via said medicament delivery member characterised in that said pre-treating arrangement comprises clickable means for manually and delay intermittently mixing said medicament agent and for manually priming said container
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Antonio Farieta, Victor Kronestedt
  • Publication number: 20100063444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable injection device for delivering a dose of medicament, comprising a generally elongated housing (10), a container (14) containing medicament to be injected through a needle (16), force means (34) acting on said container and capable of, upon activation, move said container and said needle for penetration and subsequently expelling medicament through said needle, activating means (26) arranged to activate said force means, characterised in that said activating means comprises a needle shield (12) arranged slidable in relation to said housing, a collapsible holding member (58) connected to the inner end of said needle shield, whereby, upon movement of said needle shield, said collapsible holding member collapses when a certain force is applied by the needle shield, and whereby further movement of said needle shield activates said activation means, which in turn releases said force means initiating an injection of medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventor: Jakob Wikner
  • Publication number: 20090293870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device to be used with a medical administration device, which administration device comprises administration drive means for administrating a prescribed dose of medicament; mechanical dose setting means for setting a prescribed dose of medicament to be administered, including a mechanical indicating member (76) fixedly connected to said administration drive means (84) for indicating the prescribed set dose, wherein said device comprises mechanical dose information means for registering the prescribed dose of medicament to be administered including a mechanical information member adjustable to display that said prescribed dose to be administered is correct, and inter-connected to said mechanical indicating member such that when the prescribed dose is set, this is indicated positively by indications on said mechanical information member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Lennart Brunnberg, Stephan Olson, Anders Wieselblad
  • Publication number: 20090281495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for delivering medicament, comprising a container (12) arranged to contain medicament, which container further comprises an opening arranged to expel medicament from the container, pressure means (16, 18) arranged to exert pressure on the medicament inside the container (12) for expelling a certain predetermined quantity of the medicament through the opening, driving means (26, 42) for driving said pressure means (16, 18), and activation means (46) for activating said driving means (26, 42) wherein said device comprises pressure release means (20) which are adapted, arranged and designed such that, when the predetermined dose has been expelled through the opening, the pressure on the medicament is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Anders Karlsson, Stefan Högdahl
  • Patent number: 7597685
    Abstract: Injection device comprising a tubular elongated main body, a needle shield slidably arranged in said main body, a needle shield link slidably connected to said needle shield, a enclosure containing medicament arranged in said main body, a needle connected to said enclosure, a plunger operatively arranged to said enclosure for ejecting said medicament through said needle and arranged on its upper part with a number of outwardly extending stop members, spring means arranged to said plunger for operating said plunger, a dose activating means, a needle shield spring surrounding the needle shield link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Stephan Olson
  • Publication number: 20090005735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for a medical device, which medical device comprises a body (10, 12), a container (24) containing medicament, the container further comprising an expelling passage, and delivery drive means (36) for expelling said medicament, wherein said device comprises mechanical priming drive means (57) and mechanical priming activation (40) means being arranged and designed such that said mechanical priming activation means is capable of permitting activation of said mechanical priming drive means only when the medical device is substantially vertical with the expelling passage into an specific direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Jakob Wikner, Lennart Brunnberg
  • Patent number: 7442185
    Abstract: A device for auto-injection of a dose of medicament, comprises a housing arranged to contain a medicament container therein and a contact part intended to be applied against an injection site, a needle cover surrounding a needle arranged to the medicament container and extending at least the length of the needle, spring elements for, upon activation, pushing the needle past the end of the cover as well as operating the medicament container to supply the dose of medicament, first locking elements for locking the spring elements in a pressurized state, first activating elements for, upon manual operation, releasing the spring elements for injection. There is a second locking element capable of locking the first activating element and a second activating element, capable of releasing the second locking element when the contact part is exposed to pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Mikael Amark, Thomas Bergens
  • Publication number: 20080210224
    Abstract: The invention refers to a dose counter device for an inhaler that in a reliable way will register a delivered dose from a canister comprised in the inhaler, and that at the same time substantially will reduce the risk of falsely register a dose not delivered. Thus, the present invention will in an effective way, substantially avoid erroneous counting of delivered doses from the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Lennart Brunnberg, Stephan Olson, Anders Wieselblad