Patents by Inventor Daniel Formosa
Daniel Formosa 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).
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Publication number: 20150045734Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe suitable for delivery of a drug to a patient. The syringe has a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation, the barrel defining a flange at the rear end thereof and a forward shoulder at the forward end thereof. The cassette unit includes one or more shoulder support features for supporting the forward shoulder of the syringe. In use, the one or more shoulder support features act to direct a major part of an applied load path to travel through the shoulder at the forward end of the syringe and lesser load to pass through the flange at the rear end thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: UCB PHARMA SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Ilario Melzi
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Publication number: 20140358083Abstract: Provided is an auto-injector for a syringe suitable for the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The auto-injector comprises a cassette unit arranged for receipt of a syringe. The cassette unit and/or syringe is movable from a rest position, in which the syringe needle tip is within the drive unit housing to a use position, in which the needle tip protrudes from a needle delivery aperture thereof. The auto-injector comprises a drive unit arranged for docking receipt of the cassette unit at a docking position and a drive arrangement. The drive unit is arranged for initial receipt of the cassette unit at an intermediate pre-docking position and for subsequent transport of the cassette unit to the docking position. In embodiments, the drive unit is arranged such that transport of the cassette unit to the docking position is permitted only following verification of an identifier at the intermediate pre-docking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: UCB Pharma SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Darrell P. Morgan, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Conrad Laskowski
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Publication number: 20140358084Abstract: There is provided a cassette unit that is suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe that is suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The cassette unit includes a removable cap that in a capping position fits over and thereby, acts such as to close off, the needle projection aperture. The cassette unit includes a cap lock feature movable from a first cap locking position in which it prevents removal of the removable cap from the capping position with the cassette unit to a second cap non-locking position in which it no longer prevents such cap removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: UCB PHARMA SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Darrell P. Morgan, Michael James David Heald, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Heather Martin, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Keith Lipford, Ilario Melzi
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Publication number: 20140358085Abstract: There is provided a cassette unit that is suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe that is suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The cassette unit includes a removable cap that fits over and thereby, acts such as to close off the needle projection aperture; and connecting to the removable cap, a needle cover defining a needle sheath for sheathing of the needle tip of the syringe. The removable cap is provided with a finger-grip feature that is sized and shaped for gripping by the finger of a user to allow for removal of the removable cap and needle cover from the cassette unit housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: UCB PHARMA SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Darrell P. Morgan, Michael James David Heald, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Heather Martin, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Keith Lipford, Ilario Melzi
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Publication number: 20140358072Abstract: There is provided an auto-injector for a syringe that is suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The auto-injector comprises a cassette unit arranged for receipt of a syringe provided with a needle cover and removable cap. The auto-injector also comprises a drive unit arranged for docking receipt of the cassette unit at a docking position and a drive arrangement. The drive unit is provided with a timer that starts a time count on removal of the removable cap and needle cover from the cassette unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: UCB PHARMA SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Darrell P. Morgan, Michael James David Heald, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Heather Martin, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Ilario Melzi
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Publication number: 20140336588Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe for injected delivery of a drug to a patient. The cassette unit includes a removable cap that in a capping position fits over and thereby acts to close off the needle projection aperture; and connecting to the removable cap, a needle cover defining a needle sheath for sheathing the needle tip of the syringe. The removable cap is provided with one or more first engagement features arranged for selectively engaging one or more second engagement features of the cassette unit housing when the removable cap is in the capping position to thereby restrict/prevent rotation of the removable cap and needle cover relative to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: UCB PHARMA SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Darrell P. Morgan, Michael James David Heald, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Ilario Melzi
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Publication number: 20140336587Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The syringe has a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation, the barrel defining an end flange at the rear end thereof and a forward shoulder at the forward end thereof. The cassette unit includes a sleeve form adapter arranged for receipt by the syringe barrel and to fit at least partly over the end flange of the syringe barrel. Accommodation of different syringe sizes within the same cassette unit geometry is achievable by selecting a sleeve form adapter tailored to the particular sizing of the barrel of each different syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: UCB Pharma SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Ilario Melzi
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Publication number: 20140330207Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The cassette unit includes a needle cover defining a needle sheath. The removable cap is provided with a connector defining one or more needle cover gripping elements for gripping the needle cover. The connector defines a central hub and the one or more needle gripper elements attach to the central hub and in spaced arrangement relative to each other. The connector locates within the removable cap such that the central hub of the connector is in spaced relationship with a far end wall or surface of the cap interior.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: UCB PHARMA SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Darrell P. Morgan, Michael James David Heald, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Ilario Melzi
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Publication number: 20140330203Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe. The syringe has a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation, the barrel defining a flange at the rear end thereof and a forward shoulder at the forward end thereof; a hollow needle at a front end of the barrel, the hollow needle defining a needle tip; and a plunger that is axially movable within the barrel. The cassette unit includes, in contact with the plunger and axially movable within the barrel, a plunger slaving part arranged such that when a drive load is applied to a rear drive-receiving face thereof the drive load is evenly transmitted to the plunger.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: UCB PHARMA SAInventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Darrell P. Morgan, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Ilario Melzi, Jonathan Bodnar
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Publication number: 20140264205Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for resetting an auto-injector. In one aspect, a device for resetting an auto-injector comprises a housing having a receiving shaft into which the auto-injector can be inserted in a receiving direction, a reset element configured to engage a collar of the auto-injector, and a post configured to engage a plunger within the auto-injector when the auto-injector is inserted into the receiving shaft. The reset element moves the collar relative to the auto-injector in a first direction along the receiving direction. The post moves the plunger in a second direction relative to the auto-injector opposite the receiving direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Morris Elijah Worden, Anthony Torris, Alistair Bramley, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa
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Publication number: 20140276568Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for using an autoinjector device. In one aspect, an autoinjector device comprises a housing and a plunger slidably mounted to the housing, the plunger including a tapered region. An actuator urges the plunger with respect to the housing from a storage position to a launch position, and a friction element about a portion of the tapered region resists a movement of the plunger from the storage position to the launch position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Morris Elijah Worden, Anthony Torris, Alistair Bramley, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa
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Patent number: D618438Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Allegiance CorporationInventors: Carl Hall, Thea McSweeney, Paige Dellerman, Daniel Formosa, Matthew Grabowsky, Whitney Hopkins, Michael Sarnowski, Jin Seo
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Patent number: D618442Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Allegiance CorporationInventors: Carl Hall, Paige Dellerman, Daniel Formosa, Matthew Grabowsky, Whitney Hopkins, Michael Sarnowski, Jin Seo
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Patent number: D621586Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Allegiance CorporationInventors: Carl Hall, Thea McSweeney, Paige Dellerman, Daniel Formosa, Matthew Grabowsky, Whitney Hopkins, Michael Sarnowski, Jin Seo
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Patent number: D622037Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Allegiance CorporationInventors: Carl Hall, Paige Dellerman, Daniel Formosa, Matthew Grabowsky, Whitney Hopkins, Michael Sarnowski, Jin Seo
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Patent number: D637791Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Allegiance CorporationInventors: Carl Hall, Thea McSweeney, Paige Dellerman, Daniel Formosa, Matthew Grabowsky, Whitney Hopkins, Michael Sarnowski, Jin Seo
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Patent number: D640858Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Allegiance CorporationInventors: Carl Hall, Paige Dellerman, Daniel Formosa, Matthew Grabowsky, Whitney Hopkins, Michael Sarnowski, Jin Seo
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Patent number: D690815Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sachiko Uozumi, Arsenio Garcia Monsalve, Daniel Formosa
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Patent number: D700341Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sachiko Uozumi, Arsenio Garcia Monsalve, Daniel Formosa
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Patent number: D724203Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.Inventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Michael James David Heald, Darrell P. Morgan, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier