Patents Assigned to SHL Group AB
  • Publication number: 20180153766
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mattress system (1) devised to achieve a function of automatic detection, mainly comprising: a mattress (2) having a simple structure; a control unit (3) equipped with a unique user interface (31) for caregivers to simultaneously adjust three major functions, namely, therapy mode, therapy intensity and comfort level; and a connection pipe (4) for supplying air and power. The system (1) is further provided with a built-in auto-setting function to sense the body characteristics of the patient (39) lying on the mattress (2) and determine an effective supporting pressure range for the patient (39).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yi Chen, Wen-Hung Feng, Shih-Hsun Tu
  • Patent number: 9962490
    Abstract: An injection device with a feedback mechanism includes a housing for a medicament container having a stopper, a plunger rod for acting on the stopper, a button interactively connected to the plunger rod, an activation member having a flexible locking device releasably connected to the plunger rod, a drive force device, a locking member slideably between positions in which the locking member either completely or partially surrounds the flexible locking device, and a guide rod. Audible and tactile information that an injection has started is provided by the plunger rod's hitting the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Sebastian Karlsson, Gunnar Elmén
  • Patent number: 9931474
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for removing delivery member shields which are intended to cover and protect delivery members, said device comprising a remover body arranged to accommodate a delivery member in its interior. The invention is characterized in that the remover body comprises at least two sets of gripping members extending into its interior and wherein each set of gripping members is configured for gripping a certain type of delivery member shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventor: Anders Holmqvist
  • Patent number: 9913946
    Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a pinion mounted to a locking member where the axis of rotation of the pinion is offset and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing containing the dose setting components. Primary and secondary dose members are engaged with the pinion to indicate a set dose of medicament. A resetting mechanism is also presented where nut segments are threadedly engaged with an outer surface of a lead screw when in the locked position and are disengaged from the lead screw when the nut segments are in the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Patent number: 9878103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a delivery device for delivering predetermined amounts of fluid, comprising a body (10), a container (16) filled with fluid to be delivered arranged inside said body, said container comprising an opening for expelling said fluid and a wall (18) movable inside said container (16), a threaded plunger rod (46) arranged movable inside said body (10) in the longitudinal direction and in contact with said movable wall (18), a manually operated push means (14, 60) movable in the longitudinal direction capable of, upon operation, move said plunger rod (46) towards said movable wall (18), thereby expelling fluid, and means for transforming a generally linear movement of said push means (14, 60) to a rotational movement of said plunger rod (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Carlos Guillermo, David Desalvo, Lucio Giambattista
  • Patent number: 9867942
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Oscar Alexandersson
  • Patent number: 9867940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an autoinjector device (10) for use in combination with a syringe (30), said syringe comprising a movable plunger; a needle; and a tubular needle shield (34). The claimed autoinjector device (10) comprises: an elongated housing having a proximal (11) and a distal end (12); a drive mechanism; a syringe holder (40) in order to support the fragile syringe and to prevent damage to the syringe. The invention furthermore relates to a method for assembly of the autoinjector device according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Hsueh-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 9861753
    Abstract: Container holder assembly for use in a medicament delivery device, comprising a tubular body elongated in an axial direction, said tubular body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and a retaining member releasably arranged to said tubular body for securing an elongated container placed inside the tubular body, wherein said retaining member comprises a resilient structure capable of exerting an axial force on said container in said tubular body for holding the container in a fixed position inside the tubular body and wherein the retaining member and the tubular body respectively comprises a first and a second locking means capable of achieving a mutual mechanical connection, such that the retaining member is locked to the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Per Klintenstedt, Anders Wieselblad, Gunnar Elmén
  • Patent number: 9827380
    Abstract: A cap assembly for a medicament delivery device having a housing and a medicament container holder. The cap assembly includes a retainer member connectable to the container holder; a hub having a needle and coaxially movable within the retainer member; an inner cap connected to the hub and the retainer member; an outer cap coaxially arranged to the inner cap; and a cap clutch mechanism having a locking member that is axially movable in relation to the inner and outer caps between a disengaged position, in which the outer cap is rotatable relative to the inner cap, and an engaged position, in which the outer cap is rotationally locked to the inner cap. The cap clutch mechanism also has a clutch biasing device arranged between the outer cap and the locking member for biasing the locking member for keeping it in the disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Sebastian Karlsson, Mattias Daniel
  • Patent number: 9808580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a locking mechanism (5) for locking a plunger rod (4). The locking mechanism (5) comprises a locking wheel (6) and locking means (7), said locking means (7) being moveable between an active position where the locking means (7) prevent the locking wheel (6) from rotation and an inactive position where the locking means (7) allow the locking wheel (6) to rotate, wherein said plunger rod (4) extends through an opening in the locking wheel (6); and a resilient member (8) arranged at the moveable locking means (7) and being arranged to act on the moveable locking means (7) to displace said movable looking means (7) towards the inactive position where the locking means (7) allow the locking wheel (6) to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Gunnar Elmén
  • Patent number: 9795744
    Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a locking feature that reliably and consistently unlocks a dose injection button and concurrently a lead screw when the dose setting mechanism is transitioned from a non-activated state to an activated state. This locking feature uses dose member assembly having a rotational biasing element combined with concentric inner and outer sleeves interfacing with a locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek, Dane Michael Kris
  • Patent number: 9764089
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Oscar Alexandersson
  • Patent number: 9757519
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Oscar Alexandersson
  • Patent number: 9750900
    Abstract: A metered liquid droplet inhaling device includes a chassis; a holder releasably connected to the chassis; a container in the holder having a chamber for a composition, an opening for expelling the composition, and a piston; a dose knob accessible outside the chassis for setting a dose to be expelled by accumulating a rotational force; a power supply mechanism for converting the rotational force into an axial force applied to the piston; an activation device connected to the power supply mechanism; a mouth piece connected to the container holder and having a mouth engaging area and an air opening; a droplet generator arranged in the mouth piece and having a plurality of through passing orifices in fluid communication with the opening of the container and with the mouth piece; and a rotation damping member connected to the power supply mechanism for damping an initial pressure peak inside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Lennart Brunnberg, Martin Karlsson, Nils Ronquist
  • Patent number: 9750889
    Abstract: Device for medicament delivery with syringe-like usability having a restraining mechanism A device for medicament delivery with syringe-like usability comprising at least one grip, at least one medicament container holder, and at least one plunger rod being substantially rotationally fixed relatively to the grip. The medicament container holder (13) is movable towards the grip in a longitudinal direction of the device, and rotation of at least one rotatable part (40), which is rotatable relatively to the grip and substantially inhibits movement of the plunger rod (20) in a longitudinal direction for dose delivery when in at least one locking position until being rotated, is restrained by at least one restraining member (42) abutting or being connected to the rotatable part (40) and the grip (30) until the medicament container holder is moved towards the grip for interacting with the at least one restraining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Maria Hedin
  • Patent number: 9744309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device that is reliable, safe and intuitive to use and configured to prevent a subsequent does from being administered before a previously initialized dose has been fully delivered. This is accomplished by mechanically interacting structures arranged as an interface between a lockable delivery button and a release member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventor: Kenny Kai Fung Cheung
  • Patent number: D810281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Mattias Daniel, Hsueh-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: RE46789
    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: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventor: Stephan Olson
  • Patent number: D816212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Mattias Daniel, Katja Wessel
  • Patent number: D821573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Mattias Daniel, Katja Wessel