Patents Assigned to SHL MEDICAL AG
  • Patent number: 11571521
    Abstract: Medicament delivery device comprising a movable guard (10) being movable between a proximal and a distal position and a locking mechanism (15) having a lever (16), the lever (16) restricting movement of an actuation locking member (24) until the movable guard is positioned in a distal position and the lever (16) restricting movement of the guard (10) in a proximal position after actuation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Anders Holmqvist
  • Patent number: 11554213
    Abstract: A needle insertor for a medicament delivery device is presented having a driver having a first part movably arranged within the case and a second part connected to the base, a needle assembly movably held by the first part in the case, a rotator arranged in the case and configured to engage the first part for moving the driver, an energy accumulation member configured to interact with the rotator for applying a rotational force on the rotator, a movable stop arranged on the base and configured to interact with the rotator for preventing the rotator from rotating. The first part has a first position where the needle assembly is held inside the case, a second position where the needle portion is positioned outside the case after being moved to pass through the injection site end, and a third position where the needle portion is positioned inside the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Slobodan Stefanov, Johnathan Weiss
  • Patent number: 11551581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic injection training device comprising an elongated housing having a distal end and an opposite proximal end and extending along a longitudinally axis (L); a tubular demo container axially and rotationally fixed relative to the elongated housing and having a tubular wall extending along the longitudinally axis (L); a reloadable plunger assembly comprising a plunger rod which is movable in the demo container between a first and a second position and a first energy accumulating element configured to move the plunger rod from the first to the second position; an actuation assembly configured to hold the plunger rod in the first position and to release the plunger rod from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Wen-An Chang, Yun-Hsuan Chang
  • Patent number: 11547809
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a medicament container having an attached medicament delivery member; a housing where the medicament container is movable between a retracted and an extended position in which the medicament delivery member extends from the housing; a drive unit that advances the medicament container from its retracted position to its extended position to expel the contents through the medicament delivery member; and a medicament container holder for carrying the medicament container as it is advanced, the medicament container holder having a proximal end through which the medicament delivery member extends and a holding member releasably connected to the drive unit and attached to the medicament container holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Erika André, Gerard Scanlon
  • Patent number: 11547807
    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 wail (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 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Carlos Guillermo, David Desalvo, Lucio Giambattista
  • Patent number: 11529469
    Abstract: A support structure for a medicament container is disclosed that is arranged to accommodate an elongated plunger rod, where the support structure has at least one flexible element arranged to be moved in contact with, and to exert a force, on a distal end surface of the medicament container, wherein the at least one flexible element is provided with a contact member arranged to contact an outer surface of the plunger rod and to be moved out of contact with the plunger rod when moved in contact with the medicament container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Wen-Yen Lee, Hsueh-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 11524113
    Abstract: An electrical information device configured to communicate information related to a medicament delivery performed by a medicament delivery device is presented. The device includes at least one information communication unit configured to communicate the information, and at least one power providing arrangement including at least one power source, at least one electrical switch and at least one switch lock member. The at least one switch lock member being configured to be movable in an axial direction from a first position to a second position by an axial movement of at least one triggering member of the medicament delivery device, to cause a change of state of the at least one electrical switch in the second position, thereby providing electrical power to the at least one information communication unit from the at least one power source, and to be locked in the second position, such that the change of state of the electrical switch is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Daniel Säll
  • Patent number: 11524129
    Abstract: An aerosol generator for an aerosol dispenser is presented where, the aerosol generator has a housing having an inlet part comprising a liquid inlet configured to guide a liquid jet (L) into the housing and an air inlet configured to guide an air flow into the housing. The housing further having an outlet part having an aerosol outlet configured to guide an aerosol (C) of liquid mixed with air out of the housing. The air inlet is configured such that at least part of the air flow entering the housing through the air inlet is obstructed at a distance from the liquid jet (L) entering the housing through the liquid inlet, thereby creating a source of turbulence in the housing to interact with droplets of the liquid jet (L) to prevent coalescence of the droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Daniel Säll, Stefan Gylleby, Stuart Abercrombie, Barry Brewster, Charles Lowndes, Steve Augustyn, Oliver Harvey, Benjamin Wicks
  • Patent number: 11504477
    Abstract: A drug delivery device configured to provide a dose of a first medicament followed by a dose of a second medicament is disclosed. The device includes a main exterior body and an interior body. The device further includes a dual-chamber reservoir with (i) a first chamber holding the first medicament and (ii) a second chamber holding the second medicament. The device also includes a needle and a plunger. After activation of the device, the plunger is configured to (i) move the dual-chamber reservoir a given distance in a distal direction with respect to the interior body so that a distal end of the needle extends out of the interior body and (ii) after moving the dual-chamber reservoir the given distance, move in the distal direction with respect to the dual-chamber reservoir so as to eject from the needle the first medicament followed by the second medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Slobodan Stefanov
  • Patent number: 11497858
    Abstract: A needle shield remover for a medicament delivery device is presented that has a metal tubular body, a proximal part, a distal part, and a substantially circular cross-section, where the tubular body is arranged with a slot extending from a distal end of the body, at least half the length of the body, towards a proximal end, such that at least the distal part of the body may flex radially outwards to exert a radially inwardly directed clamping force on a needle shield accommodated by the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Pär Leander
  • Patent number: 11484667
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing, a biased medicament delivery member guard arranged movable in relation to the housing from a proximally extended position to a retracted position, a power pack comprising a plunger rod and a force element arranged to act on said plunger rod, which power pack is actuated by a release clip movable in relation to the housing and arranged to said plunger rod for releasably holding said plunger rod with the force element in a tensioned state; a rotator rotatably arranged inside said housing, which rotator is arranged with a guide element and a medicament delivery member guard lock element on its outer surface, wherein said medicament delivery member guard is arranged with release clip activation elements operably arranged to act on said release clip for releasing said plunger rod, and wherein said medicament delivery member guard is further arranged with a rotator activator element arranged to cooperate with said guide element for
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Slobodan Stefanov
  • Patent number: 11484661
    Abstract: A self-righting device is disclosed having a support body for supporting a medicament delivery device, where the support body has a mass, a center of gravity (G) and a shape such that the self-righting device, when positioned on a substantially horizontal surface, moves from an unbalanced position to an upright position. The self-righting device can also have a mechanical adaptor configured for attachment to the support body and for holding an elongated medicament delivery device at an angle less than 30 degrees from a vertical axis when the self-righting device is in the upright position. An assembly of a self-righting device and an elongated medicament delivery device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Lucas Carpenter
  • Patent number: 11471609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing, an actuation mechanism (40) arranged inside said housing, the actuation mechanism comprising a plunger rod (42) arranged to act on a stopper (18) of a medicament container (16); an actuator (84) arranged slidable and connected to the plunger rod (42) for acting on the stopper (18) when said actuator (84) is operated by displacing it in a longitudinal direction of the actuation mechanism (40); an activator (104) rotatably arranged for activating said actuation mechanism and for setting a dose; said activator (104) comprising a generally tubular activator sleeve (148), said activator sleeve (148) comprises protrusions (150) arranged to interact with ledges (90) on said actuator (84) such that said activator sleeve (148) is rotated when said actuator (84) is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Anders Holmqvist
  • Patent number: 11475795
    Abstract: A training device (10) for simulating a mechanical function of a medicament delivery device, which training device (10) comprises a dummy housing (20), a first element (52) comprising an actuator (70), a second element (58) comprising an indication member (60), and wherein a relative movement of the first element (52) towards the second element (58), which movement exceeds at least a distance D, causes the actuator (70) to interact with the indication member (60) such that a feedback signal is generated for indicating to a user that a simulated mechanical function has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Robert Forsberg
  • Patent number: 11471599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing (10), which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container (20); a power unit (88) comprising: a drive force element (98), an actuation unit (90, 102) operably connected to said drive force element (98); which actuation unit (90, 102) is movable, upon activation of said drive force element (98), for expelling a dose of medicament from said medicament container (20); a monitoring unit (130) provided with an electrical power source (140) for operating said monitoring unit (130). The invention is characterised in that the medicament delivery device further comprises an activation element (160) operably connected to said actuation unit (90, 102), to said monitoring unit (130) and to said electrical power source (140), wherein said activation element (160) is arranged to allow connection between said electrical power source (140) and said monitoring unit (130) when said actuation unit (98, 102) is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Daniel Säll, Rasmus Renstad, Nikolaj Hautaviita
  • Patent number: 11439764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monitoring device (10) arranged to be operably connected to a medicament delivery device (12), said medicament delivery device (12) comprising a manually operated movable dose activation element (20), said monitoring device (10) comprising an electronic circuit (42), said electronic circuit (42) comprising an optical sensor (68), wherein said optical sensor (68) is positioned in relation to said dose activation element (20) so as to detect a manual operation of said dose activation element (20) from an initial position; said electronics circuit further comprising a vibration sensor (70), wherein said vibration sensor (70) is positioned in relation to said medicament delivery device so as to detect specific vibration spectra produced by the medicament delivery device when said dose activating element (20) is operated, wherein said electronic circuit (42) comprises computing elements capable of correlating the information from the optical sensor (68) with the information from
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: William Cirillo
  • Patent number: D963842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Jochen Ratjen
  • Patent number: D969312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Mattias Daniel, Katja Wessel
  • Patent number: RE49369
    Abstract: A drug delivery device configured to provide a dose of medicament is disclosed. The drug delivery device includes a main housing, a syringe arranged in the main housing, and a pneumatic power pack arranged in the main housing. The pneumatic power pack includes a pressurized gas source storing pressurized gas, a valve for the pressurized gas source, a sleeve having an inner wall, and a plunger. The sleeve is configured to receive pressurized gas released from the pressurized gas source. The plunger is in sliding gas-tight engagement with the inner wall of the sleeve. Upon activation of the valve, the valve releases the pressurized gas, and the released pressurized gas flows into the sleeve and propels the plunger in a distal direction with respect to the sleeve and the syringe, so as to eject medicament from the syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Slobodan Stefanov
  • Patent number: D977088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Natalia Chuvashova, Tai-Fu Wang