Patents by Inventor Gunnar Elmén

Gunnar Elmén 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: 11957885
    Abstract: An injection device with a feedback mechanism includes a housing for a medicament container having a stopper, a plunger rod for acting on the stopper, a button interactively connected to the plunger rod, an activation member having a flexible locking device releasably connected to the plunger rod, a drive force device, a locking member slidable between positions in which the locking member either completely or partially surrounds the flexible locking device, and a guide rod. Audible and tactile information that an injection has started is provided by the plunger rod's hitting the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Karlsson, Gunnar Elmén
  • Publication number: 20220072233
    Abstract: An injection device with a feedback mechanism includes a housing for a medicament container having a stopper, a plunger rod for acting on the stopper, a button interactively connected to the plunger rod, an activation member having a flexible locking device releasably connected to the plunger rod, a drive force device, a locking member slidable between positions in which the locking member either completely or partially surrounds the flexible locking device, and a guide rod. Audible and tactile information that an injection has started is provided by the plunger rod's hitting the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastian Karlsson, Gunnar Elmén
  • Patent number: 11173252
    Abstract: An injection device with a feedback mechanism includes a housing for a medicament container having a stopper, a plunger rod for acting on the stopper, a button interactively connected to the plunger rod, an activation member having a flexible locking device releasably connected to the plunger rod, a drive force device, a locking member slidable between positions in which the locking member either completely or partially surrounds the flexible locking device, and a guide rod. Audible and tactile information that an injection has started is provided by the plunger rod's hitting the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Karlsson, Gunnar Elmen
  • Publication number: 20210338934
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a second housing part, a plunger rod arranged in the second housing part and configured to act on a stopper arranged inside a multi-chamber container. A first housing part contains the multi-chamber container, where the first housing part is arranged to be manually displaced into the second housing part by relative rotation between the first and the second housing parts for mixing at least two substances arranged inside the multi-chamber container. The delivery device further has a rotating contact element arranged between said plunger rod and said stopper capable of rotating in relation to said plunger rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Gunnar Elmén, Sebastian Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11123489
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a second housing part, a plunger rod arranged in the second housing part and configured to act on a stopper arranged inside a multi-chamber container. A first housing part contains the multi-chamber container, where the first housing part is arranged to be manually displaced into the second housing part by relative rotation between the first and the second housing parts for mixing at least two substances arranged inside the multi-chamber container. The delivery device further has a rotating contact element arranged between said plunger rod and said stopper capable of rotating in relation to said plunger rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Gunnar Elmén, Sebastian Karlsson
  • Patent number: 10898646
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, a retaining apparatus for use with a medicament delivery device is provided. The medicament delivery device includes a container holder assembly and an actuator assembly. The container holder assembly is configured to receive a container containing a medicament. The container holder assembly is configured to couple to the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes a plunger rod for engaging a stopper in the container. The retaining apparatus includes a plunger lock, a retaining member, and a biasing member. The plunger lock is seated within a proximal end of the actuator assembly, and secures the plunger rod. The retaining member is seated within the plunger lock. The biasing member is secured between the proximal end of the actuator assembly and the retaining member. The retaining member is biased in a proximal direction by the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHL Medical AG
    Inventors: Per Klintenstedt, Anders Wieselblad, Gunnar Elmen
  • Patent number: 10828425
    Abstract: A needle shield remover for assembly with a cap of a medicament delivery device, wherein the needle shield remover comprises a longitudinally elongated tubular body (10, 10?, 10?) having a plurality of structural features, wherein said plurality of structural features are symmetrically disposed on the tubular body (10, 10?, 10?), in relation to a plane of symmetry which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Justin Stewart, Gunnar Elmén, Emil Björk
  • Patent number: 10653843
    Abstract: Container holder assembly for use in a medicament delivery device, comprising a tubular body elongated in an axial direction, said tubular body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and a retaining member releasably arranged to said tubular body for securing an elongated container placed inside the tubular body, wherein said retaining member comprises a resilient structure capable of exerting an axial force on said container in said tubular body for holding the container in a fixed position inside the tubular body and thereby avoiding displacement or breakage of the container and wherein a distal end of said container protrudes from a distal end of said tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Per Klintenstedt, Anders Wieselblad, Gunnar Elmen
  • Patent number: 10596332
    Abstract: the present invention relates to a device for a medicament delivery device, which extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises a medicament delivery member cover (18) arranged at a proximal end thereof; wherein the device comprises a delivery member protruding adjuster (28) operably connected to said medicament delivery member cover (18). The invention is characterised in that the device further comprises a signal generating mechanism (34) operably connected to said delivery member protruding adjuster (28) and arranged to provide an audible and/or tactile and/or visual signal indicating that a certain penetration depth has been set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Gunnar Elmen
  • Patent number: 10525202
    Abstract: Container holder assembly for use in a medicament delivery device, comprising a tubular body elongated in an axial direction, said tubular body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and a retaining member releasably arranged to said tubular body for securing an elongated container placed inside the tubular body, wherein said retaining member comprises a resilient structure capable of exerting an axial force on said container in said tubular body for holding the container in a fixed position inside the tubular body and thereby avoiding displacement or breakage of the container and wherein a distal end of said container protrudes from a distal end of said tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Per Klintenstedt, Anders Wieselblad, Gunnar Elmen
  • Patent number: 10507289
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a housing, a medicament container holder, arranged movable in relation to the housing and capable of accommodating a medicament container. An activator is arranged in the housing and capable of, upon activation, acting on a medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament, where the activator has a plunger rod, a manually operable dose setting nut rotatably connected to the housing and arranged with first threads. Second threads are arranged on the medicament container holder being arranged to cooperate with said dose setting nut, wherein operation of the dose setting nut will cause the medicament container holder with the medicament container to move towards the plunger rod for setting a dose of medicament to be delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Kasper Enge, Gunnar Elmén, Anders Holmqvist
  • Publication number: 20190275255
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a second housing part, a plunger rod arranged in the second housing part and configured to act on a stopper arranged inside a multi-chamber container. A first housing part contains the multi-chamber container, where the first housing part is arranged to be manually displaced into the second housing part by relative rotation between the first and the second housing parts for mixing at least two substances arranged inside the multi-chamber container. The delivery device further has a rotating contact element arranged between said plunger rod and said stopper capable of rotating in relation to said plunger rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Gunnar Elmén, Sebastian Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20180369495
    Abstract: A needle shield remover for assembly with a cap of a medicament delivery device, wherein the needle shield remover comprises a longitudinally elongated tubular body (10, 10?, 10?) having a plurality of structural features, wherein said plurality of structural features are symmetrically disposed on the tubular body (10, 10?, 10?), in relation to a plane of symmetry which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Justin Stewart, Gunnar Elmén, Emil Björk
  • Patent number: 10159806
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a housing configured to receive a medicament container having a delivery member and a shield, a protective cap, and wherein the protective cap comprises connecting means for connecting to the shield of the medicament container such that removal of the protective cap from the housing causes removal of the shield from the medicament container. The delivery device is characterized in that a protective cap assembly has a first disconnecting means configured to interact with corresponding second disconnecting means of the housing and of the protective cap such that activation of the first disconnecting means of the protective cap assembly causes the displacement of the protective cap relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CAREBAY EUROPE LTD
    Inventors: Emil Björk, Stephan Olson, Jochen Ratjen, Gunnar Elmén
  • Publication number: 20180344930
    Abstract: An injection device with a feedback mechanism includes a housing for a medicament container having a stopper, a plunger rod for acting on the stopper, a button interactively connected to the plunger rod, an activation member having a flexible locking device releasably connected to the plunger rod, a drive force device, a locking member slidable between positions in which the locking member either completely or partially surrounds the flexible locking device, and a guide rod. Audible and tactile information that an injection has started is provided by the plunger rod's hitting the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Sebastian Karlsson, Gunnar Elmen
  • Patent number: 10124116
    Abstract: An injection device with a feedback mechanism includes a housing for a medicament container having a stopper, a plunger rod for acting on the stopper, a button interactively connected to the plunger rod, an activation member having a flexible locking device releasably connected to the plunger rod, a drive force device, a locking member slidable between positions in which the locking member either completely or partially surrounds the flexible locking device, and a guide rod. Audible and tactile information that an injection has started is provided by the plunger rod's hitting the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Sebastian Karlsson, Gunnar Elmen
  • Patent number: 9962490
    Abstract: An injection device with a feedback mechanism includes a housing for a medicament container having a stopper, a plunger rod for acting on the stopper, a button interactively connected to the plunger rod, an activation member having a flexible locking device releasably connected to the plunger rod, a drive force device, a locking member slideably between positions in which the locking member either completely or partially surrounds the flexible locking device, and a guide rod. Audible and tactile information that an injection has started is provided by the plunger rod's hitting the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Sebastian Karlsson, Gunnar Elmén
  • Publication number: 20180050159
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a housing, a medicament container holder, arranged movable in relation to the housing and capable of accommodating a medicament container. An activator is arranged in the housing and capable of, upon activation, acting on a medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament, where the activator has a plunger rod, a manually operable dose setting nut rotatably connected to the housing and arranged with first threads. Second threads are arranged on the medicament container holder being arranged to cooperate with said dose setting nut, wherein operation of the dose setting nut will cause the medicament container holder with the medicament container to move towards the plunger rod for setting a dose of medicament to be delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kasper Enge, Gunnar Elmén, Anders Holmqvist
  • Patent number: 9861753
    Abstract: Container holder assembly for use in a medicament delivery device, comprising a tubular body elongated in an axial direction, said tubular body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and a retaining member releasably arranged to said tubular body for securing an elongated container placed inside the tubular body, wherein said retaining member comprises a resilient structure capable of exerting an axial force on said container in said tubular body for holding the container in a fixed position inside the tubular body and wherein the retaining member and the tubular body respectively comprises a first and a second locking means capable of achieving a mutual mechanical connection, such that the retaining member is locked to the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Per Klintenstedt, Anders Wieselblad, Gunnar Elmén
  • Patent number: 9833578
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device includes a distal housing part; a proximal housing part for a container; a drive mechanism in the distal housing part that includes a plunger rod; and an auto mixing mechanism. The housing parts are movable from a first position, in which the housing parts are partially extended relative to each other, to a second position, in which the housing parts are partially retracted relative to each other. The auto mixing mechanism is configured to hold the housing parts in the first position and to lock the housing parts in the second position, and includes a mixing force member operably arranged between the housing parts such that manual activation of the auto mixing mechanism enables the mixing force member to cause the housing parts to move from the first position to the second position. The plunger rod acts to mixing a medicament in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Carebay Europe Ltd
    Inventor: Gunnar Elmén