Patents by Inventor Flemming Madsen

Flemming Madsen 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: 11969581
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge and a cartridge code feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20230338659
    Abstract: An auto injector is disclosed comprising: a housing, a cartridge receiver, and an ejector member. The cartridge receiver is configured to receive a cartridge containing the medicament. The auto injector further comprises a blocking member coupled to an ejector member. The blocking member is configured to move between a blocking position wherein a connector opening is blocked and a non-blocking position wherein the connector opening is not blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jan Olesen, Flemming Madsen
  • Patent number: 11738147
    Abstract: An auto injector is disclosed comprising: a housing, a cartridge receiver, and an ejector member. The cartridge receiver is configured to receive a cartridge containing the medicament. The auto injector further comprises a blocking member coupled to an ejector member. The blocking member is configured to move between a blocking position wherein a connector opening is blocked and a non-blocking position wherein the connector opening is not blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Jan Olesen, Flemming Madsen
  • Publication number: 20230016657
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge and a cartridge code feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Patent number: 11517673
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge (700) and a cartridge code (1000) feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20220288316
    Abstract: An auto injector is disclosed comprising: a housing, a cartridge receiver, and an ejector member. The cartridge receiver is configured to receive a cartridge containing the medicament. The auto injector further comprises a blocking member coupled to an ejector member. The blocking member is configured to move between a blocking position wherein a connector opening is blocked and a non-blocking position wherein the connector opening is not blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jan Olesen, Flemming Madsen
  • Patent number: 11406760
    Abstract: An auto injector is disclosed comprising: a housing, a cartridge receiver, and an ejector member. The cartridge receiver is configured to receive a cartridge containing the medicament. The auto injector further comprises a blocking member coupled to an ejector member. The blocking member is configured to move between a blocking position wherein a connector opening is blocked and a non-blocking position wherein the connector opening is not blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Jan Olesen, Flemming Madsen
  • Patent number: 10835677
    Abstract: An auto injector (4) for administering injection of a medicament from a cartridge (700) containing the medicament, the auto injector comprising: a cartridge receiver (300) with a cartridge receiver compartment (302) configured to receive a cartridge assembly (600) with at least one cartridge retention member (808) when inserted through a cartridge receiver opening (302) along a longitudinal axis; and an ejector (200) configured to support the cartridge assembly (600) by being suspended to move along the longitudinal direction and being spring-loaded in the direction opposite of the receiving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Paul Erik Fabricius, Flemming Madsen, Jan Olesen
  • Patent number: 10765809
    Abstract: A reloadable auto injector has a needle insertion driver to be re-activated upon reloading. A syringe is movably positioned in a housing between a first position and a second position. A plunger rod is locked to a plunger rod tube by a deflectable locking member. A syringe driver applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of medicament. A reload handle is connected to the syringe assembly so that user operation of the reload handle retracts the syringe to the first position and simultaneously reloads the syringe driver for delivering a further dose of medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Soeren Bechmann, Flemming Madsen, Esben Johansen
  • Patent number: 10716899
    Abstract: An auto injector having sequential control of needle insertion and dose injection is disclosed. A syringe with a needle is movably positioned in a housing between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside the housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. A plunger rod tube has at least one locking member configured to normally lock a plunger rod to the plunger rod tube. A syringe driver applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of at least one dose of medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Soeren Bechmann, Flemming Madsen, Esben W. Johansen
  • Publication number: 20190336685
    Abstract: A reloadable auto injector wherein a syringe assembly is movably positioned between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside a housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. The assembly comprises a syringe, a plunger rod and a plunger rod driver configured to apply a force to the plunger rod to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering at least one dose of medicament. A syringe driver is configured to apply a force to the assembly thereby moving the assembly from the first position to the second position. A reload handle may be connected to the assembly so that user operation of the reload handle retracts the assembly to the first position and simultaneously reload the syringe driver to thereby ready the auto injector for delivering a further dose of medicament. The plunger rod driver is not re-activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Soeren BECHMANN, Flemming MADSEN, Esben W. JOHANSEN
  • Publication number: 20190328970
    Abstract: A reloadable auto injector wherein a syringe assembly is movably positioned between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside a housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. The assembly comprises a syringe, a plunger rod and a plunger rod driver configured to apply a force to the plunger rod to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering at least one dose of medicament. A syringe driver is configured to apply a force to the assembly thereby moving the assembly from the first position to the second position. A reload handle may be connected to the assembly so that user operation of the reload handle retracts the assembly to the first position and simultaneously reload the syringe driver to thereby ready the auto injector for delivering a further dose of medicament. The plunger rod driver is not re-activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Soeren BECHMANN, Flemming MADSEN, Esben W. JOHANSEN
  • Patent number: 10357608
    Abstract: A reloadable auto injector wherein a syringe assembly is movably positioned between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside a housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. The assembly comprises a syringe, a plunger rod and a plunger rod driver configured to apply a force to the plunger rod to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering at least one dose of medicament. A syringe driver is configured to apply a force to the assembly thereby moving the assembly from the first position to the second position. A reload handle may be connected to the assembly so that user operation of the reload handle retracts the assembly to the first position and simultaneously reload the syringe driver to thereby ready the auto injector for delivering a further dose of medicament. The plunger rod driver is not re-activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Soeren Bechmann, Flemming Madsen, Esben W. Johansen
  • Publication number: 20180369482
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge (700) and a cartridge code (1000) feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20180369483
    Abstract: An auto injector is disclosed comprising: a housing, a cartridge receiver, and an ejector member. The cartridge receiver is configured to receive a cartridge containing the medicament. The auto injector further comprises a blocking member coupled to an ejector member. The blocking member is configured to move between a blocking position wherein a connector opening is blocked and a non-blocking position wherein the connector opening is not blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jan Olesen, Flemming Madsen
  • Publication number: 20180361068
    Abstract: An auto injector (4) for administering injection of a medicament from a cartridge (700) containing the medicament, the auto injector comprising: a cartridge receiver (300) with a cartridge receiver compartment (302) configured to receive a cartridge assembly (600) with at least one cartridge retention member (808) when inserted through a cartridge receiver opening (302) along a longitudinal axis; and an ejector (200) configured to support the cartridge assembly (600) by being suspended to move along the longitudinal direction and being spring-loaded in the direction opposite of the receiving direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Erik Fabricius, Flemming Madsen, Jan Olesen
  • Publication number: 20170348487
    Abstract: A reloadable auto injector for epinephrine injection is provided. The reloadable auto injector has a separate needle insertion and medicine injection drivers (1600) wherein needle insertion driver (1200) is configured to be re-activated upon reloading. A syringe is movably positioned in a housing between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside the housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. A plunger rod (1500) is normally locked to a plunger rod tube (1100) by at least one deflectable locking member (1110). A syringe driver (1200) applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member (1110) is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Soeren BECHMANN, Flemming MADSEN, Esben JOHANSEN
  • Publication number: 20170348488
    Abstract: An auto injector having sequential control of needle insertion and dose injection is disclosed. A syringe with a needle is movably positioned in a housing between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside the housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. A plunger rod tube has at least one locking member configured to normally lock a plunger rod to the plunger rod tube. A syringe driver applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of at least one dose of medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Soeren BECHMANN, Flemming MADSEN, Esben W. JOHANSEN
  • Patent number: 9775948
    Abstract: An auto injector having sequential control of needle insertion and dose injection is disclosed. A syringe with a needle is movably positioned in a housing between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside the housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. A plunger rod tube has at least one locking member configured to normally lock a plunger rod to the plunger rod tube. A syringe driver applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of at least one dose of medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Soeren Bechmann, Flemming Madsen, Esben W. Johansen
  • Patent number: 9764091
    Abstract: A reloadable auto injector for epinephrine injection is provided. The reloadable auto injector has a separate needle insertion and medicine injection drivers (1600) wherein needle insertion driver (1200) is configured to be re-activated upon reloading. A syringe is movably positioned in a housing between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside the housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. A plunger rod (1500) is normally locked to a plunger rod tube (1100) by at least one deflectable locking member (1110). A syringe driver (1200) applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member (1110) is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Soeren Bechmann, Flemming Madsen, Esben Johansen