Patents by Inventor Erich Studer

Erich Studer 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).

  • Patent number: 11607486
    Abstract: The invention concerns an injector device (100), comprising access means (110, 115) configured to selectively allow and prevent a cartridge (120) storing a pharmaceutical product (122) from being removed from the injector device (100), a self-test unit (130) configured to cause a self-test of at least one of an electronic component and an electronic assembly of the injector device (100), and a control unit (140) configured to control the access means (110, 115) to allow the cartridge (120) to be removed from the injector device (100) in case the self-test has failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant, Chinmay Deodhar, Rajan Patel
  • Patent number: 11355225
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system (100) for use of a pharmaceutical product. The system comprises a container (102) accommodating a pharmaceutical product, the container (102) comprising a wireless communication unit (112) and a memory (116) which stores pairing-specific information for one or more medical devices (104), and a medical device (104) enabled for wireless communication with the wireless communication unit (112) of the container (102) and configured to read the pairing-specific information from the memory (116) of the container (102) to verify whether the container (102) is permitted to be used by the medical device (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Main Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Patent number: 11103420
    Abstract: A medical device (100) comprises a container receiver unit (110) configured to receive and hold a container (120), wherein the container (120) accommodates a pharmaceutical product (125) and comprises a first communication tag (130) configured to store information regarding the pharmaceutical product (125), a reader unit (140) configured to wirelessly read the information from the first communication tag (130), and a control unit (150) configured to control the medical device (100) based on the information read from the first communication tag (130). The medical device (100) further comprises an opening or a transparent window (165) allowing to at least partially see from the outside the container (120) inserted into the container receiver unit (110), wherein the reader unit (140) comprises a first antenna unit (142, 144), and the container (120) inserted into the container receiver unit (110) is located between (i) the opening or the transparent window (165) and (ii) the first antenna unit (142, 144).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant, Chinmay Deodhar, Rajan Patel, Samuel Coendet, Vivek Gajera, Prakash Parmar
  • Patent number: 10923222
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system (100) for administering a pharmaceutical product. The system comprises a container (102) accommodating a pharmaceutical product. The container (102) comprises a wireless communication unit (112) and a memory (116) which stores an administration scheme specifically adapted to the pharmaceutical product accommodated in the container (102). The administration scheme specifies at least one administration-related parameter to be adhered to in administering the pharmaceutical product to a patient. The system further comprises a wireless communication device (104; 206; 208) configured to read the administration scheme from the memory (116) of the container (102) and to perform at least one action based on the administration scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Publication number: 20200121848
    Abstract: The invention concerns an injector device (100), comprising access means (110, 115) configured to selectively allow and prevent a cartridge (120) storing a pharmaceutical product (122) from being removed from the injector device (100), a self-test unit (130) configured to cause a self-test of at least one of an electronic component and an electronic assembly of the injector device (100), and a control unit (140) configured to control the access means (110, 115) to allow the cartridge (120) to be removed from the injector device (100) in case the self-test has failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant, Chinmay Deodhar, Rajan Patel
  • Publication number: 20200114068
    Abstract: A driving mechanism (100) for an injector device comprises a coil spring (10) having a proximal end (12) and a distal end (14), a spring guide (20) adapted to guide a movement of the coil spring (10), and an actuator (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60) adapted to cause a force on the proximal end (12) of the coil spring (10), wherein the spring guide (20) comprises a curved part (22) having a curved shape. An injector device comprises a driving mechanism (100) and a needle ejection mechanism comprising a hollow skin needle, wherein the driving mechanism (100) is adapted to cause a dispensing of a drug from a cartridge (70) through the hollow skin needle and an ejection of the hollow skin needle from the injector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant, Chinmay Deodhar, Rajan Patel
  • Publication number: 20200108209
    Abstract: A needle ejection and retraction mechanism (10) comprises a needle (12), a needle hub (14) connected to the needle (12) and adapted to be displaced in a distal direction and in a proximal direction, a first spring mechanism (16) compressed to exert a force in the distal direction on the needle hub (14) and adapted to cause the needle (12) to eject in the distal direction, a second spring mechanism (18) compressed to exert a force in the proximal direction on the needle hub (14) and adapted to cause the needle (12) to retract in the proximal direction after it has been ejected in the distal direction, and an actuator (20) which is adapted to activate the exertion of the force in the distal direction on the needle hub (14) and the exertion of the force in the proximal direction on the needle hub (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant, Chinmay Deodhar, Rajan Patel
  • Publication number: 20200111556
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system (100) for administering a pharmaceutical product. The system comprises a container (102) accommodating a pharmaceutical product. The container (102) comprises a wireless communication unit (112) and a memory (116) which stores an administration scheme specifically adapted to the pharmaceutical product accommodated in the container (102). The administration scheme specifies at least one administration-related parameter to be adhered to in administering the pharmaceutical product to a patient. The system further comprises a wireless communication device (104; 206; 208) configured to read the administration scheme from the memory (116) of the container (102) and to perform at least one action based on the administration scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Publication number: 20200107992
    Abstract: A medical device (100) comprises a container receiver unit (110) configured to receive and hold a container (120), wherein the container (120) accommodates a pharmaceutical product (125) and comprises a first communication tag (130) configured to store information regarding the pharmaceutical product (125), a reader unit (140) configured to wirelessly read the information from the first communication tag (130), and a control unit (150) configured to control the medical device (100) based on the information read from the first communication tag (130). The medical device (100) further comprises an opening or a transparent window (165) allowing to at least partially see from the outside the container (120) inserted into the container receiver unit (110), wherein the reader unit (140) comprises a first antenna unit (142, 144), and the container (120) inserted into the container receiver unit (110) is located between (i) the opening or the transparent window (165) and (ii) the first antenna unit (142, 144).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant, Chinmay Deodhar, Rajan Patel, Samuel Coendet, Vivek Gajera, Prakash Parmar
  • Publication number: 20200069872
    Abstract: A piercing mechanism for piercing a cartridge (10) comprises a cartridge container (20) adapted to receive and hold a cartridge (10) and allow a movement of the cartridge (10) from a start position via a piercing state to an end position, the cartridge (10) comprising a septum (14) covering a dispensing port (15) and a piston (12) adapted to be moved from a proximal position along an axial direction of the cartridge (10) to a distal position, a hollow needle (30) having a distal end (31) and a proximal end (32), the hollow needle (30) being immovably fixed in the piercing mechanism and adapted to pierce the septum (14) with the proximal end (32) when the cartridge (10) is moved from the start position via the piercing state to the end position, a plunger (40) adapted to cause the movement of the piston (12) when the plunger (40) is moved from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is closer to the hollow needle (30) than the first position, and a spring mechanism (50) adapted to be
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant, Chinmay Deodhar, Rajan Patel
  • Publication number: 20200075149
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system (100) for use of a pharmaceutical product. The system comprises a container (102) accommodating a pharmaceutical product, the container (102) comprising a wireless communication unit (112) and a memory (116) which stores pairing-specific information for one or more medical devices (104), and a medical device (104) enabled for wireless communication with the wireless communication unit (112) of the container (102) and configured to read the pairing-specific information from the memory (116) of the container (102) to verify whether the container (102) is permitted to be used by the medical device (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Patent number: D839411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Tobias Wohlfahrt, Samuel Coendet, Johannes Egger, Gabriel Iobbi, Alain Schmidlin, Mads Sabra, Agathe Buffard, Muriel Didier, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Patent number: D839412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Tobias Wohlfahrt, Samuel Coendet, Johannes Egger, Gabriel Iobbi, Alain Schmidlin, Mads Sabra, Agathe Buffard, Muriel Didier, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Patent number: D839413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Tobias Wohlfahrt, Samuel Coendet, Johannes Egger, Gabriel Iobbi, Alain Schmidlin, Mads Sabra, Agathe Buffard, Muriel Didier, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Patent number: D839414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Tobias Wohlfahrt, Samuel Coendet, Johannes Egger, Gabriel Iobbi, Alain Schmidlin, Mads Sabra, Agathe Buffard, Muriel Didier, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Patent number: D839415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Tobias Wohlfahrt, Samuel Coendet, Johannes Egger, Gabriel Iobbi, Alain Schmidlin, Mads Sabra, Agathe Buffard, Muriel Didier, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant
  • Patent number: D839416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Tobias Wohlfahrt, Samuel Coendet, Johannes Egger, Gabriel Iobbi, Alain Schmidlin, Mads Sabra, Agathe Buffard, Muriel Didier, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant