Patents by Inventor Axel Teucher

Axel Teucher 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).

  • Publication number: 20240131271
    Abstract: A drive train for a wind-up injection device is described. The drive train includes a torsional energy storage adapted to be loaded or unloaded by a rotatable element, a rotatable user handle, a rotationally driveable expelling mechanism adapted to expel the liquid drug, and a clutch element coupled with the torsional energy storage via the rotatable element and including a ratchet for maintaining the rotatable element at one of a number of discrete angular positions against the torque of the torsional energy storage. The clutch element is adapted to transmit the torque from the user handle to the torsional energy storage, or alternatively from the torsional energy storage to the expelling mechanism. The ratchet is switchable from one position to an adjacent position by a torque transmitted from the user handle to the torsional energy storage. The drive train is adapted to dampen torque peaks visco-elastically and/or visco-frictionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Ralph Donald Quentin Collings, James Robert Coop, James Anthony West, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Daniel David Higgins, Mark Digby Teucher, Anthony Paul Morris, Matthew Meredith Jones, William Geoffrey Arthur Marsh, Samuel Keir Steel
  • Patent number: 11872381
    Abstract: A drive train for a wind-up injection device is described. The drive train includes a torsional energy storage adapted to be loaded or unloaded by a rotatable element, a rotatable user handle, a rotationally driveable expelling mechanism adapted to expel the liquid drug, and a clutch element coupled with the torsional energy storage via the rotatable element and including a ratchet for maintaining the rotatable element at one of a number of discrete angular positions against the torque of the torsional energy storage. The clutch element is adapted to transmit the torque from the user handle to the torsional energy storage, or alternatively from the torsional energy storage to the expelling mechanism. The ratchet is switchable from one position to an adjacent position by a torque transmitted from the user handle to the torsional energy storage. The drive train is adapted to dampen torque peaks visco-elastically and/or visco-frictionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Ralph Donald Quentin Collings, James Robert Coop, James Anthony West, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Daniel David Higgins, Mark Digby Teucher, Anthony Paul Morris, Matthew Meredith Jones, William Geoffrey Arthur Marsh, Samuel Keir Steel
  • Patent number: 11854681
    Abstract: A data management unit for supporting health control, the unit including: a processor, a data input adapted to input data and/or requests and connected to the processor, a data storage connected to the processor, wherein the processor is adapted to assign a tag referring to an event chosen from a group of tags comprising the fasting tag and at least one other event tag to a new data received from the data input or a measurement unit, wherein the tag is assigned either automatically by the processor and/or via the data input, wherein the fasting tag can only be assigned to the new data if a time stamp of the new data is within a predefined fasting window, wherein the predefined fasting window is stored in the data storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Teucher, Florian Schauderna, Jochen Sieber, Alexandra Beer, Frank Roethke, Frank Flacke, Andrew Tubb, Ashley Engelhardt, Joseph Pomata, Margaret Wiley, Thora Thorgilsdottir, Alyssa Rosenzweig
  • Publication number: 20230067401
    Abstract: An injection device for setting and injecting of a dose of a medicament includes: an acoustic feedback arrangement comprising: a first feedback element having a first engaging section and having a free end section located at a predetermined distance from the first engaging section, a second feedback element having a second engaging section configured to engage with the first engaging section, wherein the first feedback element is movable, pivotable or resiliently deformable along a first direction (d1) relative to the second feedback element from an initial state (i) towards a biased state (b), and a sound generator formed by the first engaging section or audibly engageable with the free end section of the first feedback element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Stefan Blancke
  • Patent number: 11587662
    Abstract: The invention refers to a medical device for supporting health control. In order to provide safe access to a dose helper functionality, the device has a first storage means arranged to store an initial data matrix with at least one initial parameter set containing at least two initial data entries for one parameter of the dose helper functionality; receiving means arranged to receive initialization data and/or security data, preferably from a second storage means, for example provided by a hardware key; selecting means operable to select based at least in part on the initialization data one data entry for each initial parameter set as initial data or one initial parameter template containing a reference to one data entry for each initial parameter set as initial data; and first activation means arranged to activate, preferably based at least in part on the security data, execution of the dose helper functionality based on the selected initial data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Teucher, Frank Roethke, Florian Schauderna, Marcus-Meinolf Dittrich, Andrew Tubb, Timothy Golnik, Joseph Flaherty
  • Publication number: 20230033733
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device comprising: a main body arranged to receive a medicament cartridge sealed with a penetrable barrier; a needle carrier carrying a needle; a cap removably coupled to the needle carrier, a pre-stressed spring connected to the needle carrier and to the main body, wherein the pre-stressed spring is held by an activation element coupled to the cap, wherein the activation element is arranged to release the spring when the cap is pulled in a distal direction from the device, thereby causing the needle carrier to move axially in a proximal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Axel Teucher, Stefan Blancke, Michael Helmer, Marc Schader, Sebastian Braun
  • Patent number: 11517680
    Abstract: An injection device for setting and injecting of a dose of a medicament includes: an acoustic feedback arrangement comprising: a first feedback element having a first engaging section and having a free end section located at a predetermined distance from the first engaging section, a second feedback element having a second engaging section configured to engage with the first engaging section, wherein the first feedback element is movable, pivotable or resiliently deformable along a first direction (d1) relative to the second feedback element from an initial state (i) towards a biased state (b), and a sound generator formed by the first engaging section or audibly engageable with the free end section of the first feedback element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Stefan Blancke
  • Patent number: 11484662
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device comprising: a main body arranged to receive a medicament cartridge sealed with a penetrable barrier; a needle carrier carrying a needle; a cap removably coupled to the needle carrier, a pre-stressed spring connected to the needle carrier and to the main body, wherein the pre-stressed spring is held by an activation element coupled to the cap, wherein the activation element is arranged to release the spring when the cap is pulled in a distal direction from the device, thereby causing the needle carrier to move axially in a proximal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Axel Teucher, Stefan Blancke, Michael Helmer, Marc Schader, Sebastian Braun
  • Patent number: 11468042
    Abstract: Data management units for supporting health control of a human or animal body. The units can include a processor adapted to process the following steps: i) if a number of previous measurement data referring to a corresponding tag stored in a data storage is less than a predetermined minimum value: a) no tag is automatically assigned to a new measurement value, or b) a corresponding tag chosen from a group of tags is automatically assigned to the new measurement value based on a first tagging calculation rule; and ii) if the number of the previous measurement data referring to a corresponding tag stored in the data storage is equal to or bigger than the predetermined minimum value, the corresponding tag chosen from a group of tags is automatically assigned to the new measurement value based on at least one second tagging calculation rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Lars Berger, Anton Petkov, Arnaud Sestier, Axel Teucher, Artur Keil, Marcus-Meinolf Dittrich, Mario Esser, Fabio Ciancitto
  • Patent number: 11426528
    Abstract: Described is an injection device (1) for administering a drug, the injection device (1) comprising a cartridge holder (2) adapted to receive a drug cartridge (3), a hollow injection needle (6) having a proximal tip (6.2) adapted to pierce a septum (4) of the cartridge (3) so as to establish a fluid communication between the cartridge (3) and the needle (6), and a cap (7) arrangeable over the cartridge holder (2) in a manner to cover the needle (6). In an initial state the cartridge (3) is arranged within the cartridge holder (2) with the septum (4) axially spaced from the proximal tip (6.2) of the needle (6). The cap (7) is adapted to move the needle (6) relative to the septum (4) for piercing it on movement of the cap (7) relative to the cartridge holder (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl
  • Publication number: 20220226580
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising a first module comprising a zinc-air cell located at one end of the first module, a second module for attachment to the one end of the first module and comprising electronics, and activation means for activating the zinc-air cell and being designed such that at least one air hole is created in an air tight sealing of the zinc-air cell when the second module is attached to the one end of the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Jörg Bigalke, Maurice Toporek
  • Publication number: 20220059206
    Abstract: A medical device for supporting health control is provided. An example medical device can include a receiver unit configured to receive information regarding a current location of the medical device or a current time-zone of the medical device, a user interface, a storage unit storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the medical device to perform operations. Examples of operations include determining a current location of the medical device and/or a current time zone of the medical device from the received information, providing a dose helper functionality employing a titration method to determine and/or recommend a basal long-acting insulin dose value or a corrective amount of basal long-acting insulin to be administered by a patient to the patient based on a measured physiological parameter, information about hyperglycemic events, the determined current location and/or current time zone of the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Axel Teucher, Frank Roethke, Florian Schauderna, Marcus-Meinolf Dittrich, Andrew Tubb, Timothy Golnik, Joseph Flaherty
  • Patent number: 11224690
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flexible container for an injection device including a flexible bag having an interior volume to be filled with a liquid medicament, an outlet located at a first end of the bag, and a contraction member connected to the bag to displace a second end of the bag located opposite to the first end towards the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Axel Teucher, Stefan Blancke
  • Patent number: 11129937
    Abstract: Described herein are specialized needle assemblies for injection systems. One example injection system includes a needle assembly configured to removably attach to a drug delivery device and a housing configured to receive a drug cartridge. The needle assembly includes a needle configured to extend through an outlet port of the drug delivery device and establish fluid communication with the drug cartridge within the housing of the drug delivery device. The needle assembly may include a fluid flow sensor monitoring the fluid flow and/or occlusions within the needle assembly, and provide indications of an occluded or clogged needle and/or one or more indications of proper flow through the needle, e.g., non-occlusion of the needle. In some examples, the arrangement of the needle assembly includes sensors to detect an occlusion within a portion of a needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Axel Teucher, Stefan Blancke
  • Publication number: 20210256008
    Abstract: Data management units for supporting health control of a human or animal body. The units can include a processor adapted to process the following steps: i) if a number of previous measurement data referring to a corresponding tag stored in a data storage is less than a predetermined minimum value: a) no tag is automatically assigned to a new measurement value, or b) a corresponding tag chosen from a group of tags is automatically assigned to the new measurement value based on a first tagging calculation rule; and ii) if the number of the previous measurement data referring to a corresponding tag stored in the data storage is equal to or bigger than the predetermined minimum value, the corresponding tag chosen from a group of tags is automatically assigned to the new measurement value based on at least one second tagging calculation rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Lars Berger, Anton Petkov, Arnaud Sestier, Axel Teucher, Artur Keil, Marcus-Meinolf Dittrich, Mario Esser, Fabio Ciancitto
  • Patent number: 11065389
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is presented. The assembly comprises a housing and a piston rod having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end. The piston rod further comprises a piston rod interaction feature, and a piston rod guide being movable with respect to the piston rod, the piston rod guide further comprising a guide interaction feature corresponding to the piston rod interaction feature, the piston rod guide being movable with respect to the piston rod to switch between a first state and a second state of the assembly, the second state being different from the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christiane Schneider
  • Patent number: 11000649
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing, and a lead screw having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end, the lead screw being rotatably fixed during dose setting and dose delivery and axially movable in a distal direction relative to the housing, the lead screw further including a thread. The assembly further comprises a drive nut threadedly engaged with and screwable along the lead screw thread and a dial link connected with the drive nut and axially movable and rotatably fixed relative to the drive nut, where the dial link comprises a first portion of a feedback ratchet. The assembly is configured such that, during dose delivery, the assembly generates a feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christiane Schneider
  • Patent number: 10973981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a housing of a medical device and to a respective medical device, wherein the housing comprises a body to receive at least one device component and wherein the body is flexibly deformable in response to mechanical impact above a predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Axel Teucher
  • Publication number: 20210038824
    Abstract: A drive train for a wind-up injection device, comprises a torsional energy storage adapted to be loaded or unloaded by a rotatable element, a rotatable user handle coupled with a button, a rotationally drivable expelling mechanism, and a clutch element coupled with the torsional energy storage via the rotatable element and comprising a ratchet for maintaining the rotatable element at one of a number of discrete angular positions, wherein via the rotatable element, the clutch element is adapted to transmit a torque from the user handle to the torsional energy storage or from the torsional energy storage to the expelling mechanism, and wherein the ratchet is switchable from one position to an adjacent position by a torque transmitted from the user handle to the torsional energy storage, and wherein the drive train is adapted to dampen torque peaks by a flexible impact portion in the area of the clutch element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Matthew Meredith Jones, Axel Teucher, Stefan Blancke, Ralph Donald Quentin Collings, James Robert Coop, James Anthony West, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Daniel David Higgins, Mark Digby Teucher
  • Patent number: 10874801
    Abstract: A system comprising a drug delivery device and a cartridge provided with a bung and and a method of identifying the cartridge The present invention relates to a bung (20), to a drug containing cartridge (10) and to a drug delivery device, wherein the bung (20) comprises a coding feature (28) for carrying information regarding at least one of the cartridge (10) and the content of the cartridge (10). Furthermore, it relates to a method for identifying a cartridge (10) containing a medicinal product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Pommereau, Anke Liewald, Michael Jugl, Axel Teucher