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.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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).

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