Abstract: A drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament. The device comprises a housing, a dose setting element rotatable relative to the housing during dose setting and dose dispensing, a drive member coupled to the dose setting member via a clutch, and a piston rod coupled to the housing and to the drive member Further, the device further comprises a cartridge holder removably attached to the housing and a reset element, which is permanently rotationally constrained to the housing and rotationally constrained to the drive member during dose setting, and at least one spring acting on the reset element, such that, if the cartridge holder is detached from the housing, the reset element is axially moved relative to the housing into a position in which the drive member is allowed to rotate relative to the housing.

Abstract: A dispense mechanism for a drug delivery device for the delivery of a primary medicament in a primary cartridge and a secondary medicament in a secondary cartridge includes a primary drive member and a secondary drive member serve for driving a primary and a secondary lead screw. The primary drive member and the secondary drive member are configured to rotate during dose dispense. A coupling member serves for rotationally coupling the primary drive member to the secondary drive member and moves from a first position in which the primary drive member is rotationally decoupled from the secondary drive member into a second position in which the primary drive member is rotationally coupled to the secondary drive member during dose dispense. Rotation of the primary drive member moves the coupling member from the first position into the second position.

Abstract: A data collection device for attachment to an injection device, such as an injector pen, includes a sensor arrangement to detect movement of a movable component of the injection device relative to the data collection device during delivery of a medicament by the injection device, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on said detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device. The processor arrangement may monitor the time that has elapsed since the medicament dosage was administered, and control a display to show the mediacament dosage and elapsed time to provide a memory aid to the user. In an example embodiment, the sensor arrangement includes an optical encoder and the movable component includes a plurality of light barrier formations. The movable component may be a number sleeve that provides a visual indication of a dose programmed into the injection device.

Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament. The device comprises a housing (10), a dose selector (80) operable to set a dose by rotation relative to the housing (10), a number sleeve (60) arranged within the housing (10) such that at least a portion of the number sleeve (60) is visible through a first aperture (11b) in the housing (10), and a piston rod (30) coupled to the housing (10) and to a drive sleeve (40). Rotation of the drive sleeve (40) relative to the housing (10) causes the piston rod (30) to translate relative to the housing (10). The piston rod (30) is coupled to the housing (10) via a threaded interface (16, 31) with at least two different pitches.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed that optimize workflows. An example apparatus includes an intent determiner to determine an objective of a user input, the objective indicating a task to be executed in an infrastructure, a configuration composer to compose a plurality of workflows based on the determined objective, a model executor to execute a machine learning model to create a confidence score relating to the plurality of workflows, and a workflow selector to select at least one of the plurality of workflows for execution in the infrastructure, the selection of the at least one of the plurality of workflows based on the confidence score.

Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a drug delivery device includes a primary drug delivery assembly and a secondary drug delivery assembly. The dose setting mechanism includes a primary dose dial component for setting a dose in the primary drug delivery assembly and a secondary dose dial component for setting a dose in the secondary drug delivery assembly. The primary dose dial component and the secondary dose dial component are configured to rotate during dose setting. A gear mechanism is configured such that in a first phase of the dose setting, rotation of the primary dose dial component is transferred to the secondary dose dial component and such that in a second phase of the dose setting, the secondary dose dial component is decoupled from the primary dose dial component such that rotation of the primary dose dial component is prevented from being transferred to the secondary dose dial component.

Abstract: The invention is directed to drug delivery device comprising a primary drug delivery assembly (3) with a primary dose dial sleeve (17) and a secondary drug delivery assembly (4) with a secondary drive sleeve (24). For user selection, a selection switch (48) is movable between a first, a second and a third position and a clutch (49) is connected to the selection switch (48) such that movement of the selection switch (48) causes rotation of the clutch (49). A secondary drive sleeve (24) is configured to rotate and to engage the clutch (49), wherein the clutch (49) is configured to transfer rotation to the secondary drive sleeve (24) when the selection switch (48) is moved from the first position into the second position and to disengage from the secondary drive sleeve (24) when the selection switch (48) is moved from the first into the third position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drive mechanism which is suitable for an injection device, especially a pen type drug delivery device and to such a drug delivery device. The mechanism comprises a spring driven rotatable drive member, a rotatable driven member, a clutch rotationally coupling the driven member and the drive member in a coupled state and allowing relative clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation between the driven member and the drive member in a decoupled state, and a spring biasing the clutch into its coupled state and allowing relative axial movement between the drive member and the driven member into the decoupled state of the clutch against the bias of the spring.

Abstract: A data collection device for attachment to an injection device, such as an injector pen, includes a sensor arrangement to detect movement of a movable component of the injection device relative to the data collection device during delivery of a medicament by the injection device, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on said detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device. The processor arrangement may monitor the time that has elapsed since the medicament dosage was administered, and control a display to show the mediacament dosage and elapsed time to provide a memory aid to the user. In an example embodiment, the sensor arrangement includes an optical encoder and the movable component includes a plurality of light barrier formations. The movable component may be a number sleeve that provides a visual indication of a dose programmed into the injection device.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to an injection device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament.

Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with at least first and second tracks together forming an encoder, each track comprising conductive segments and non-conductive segments; and at least first and second groups of contacts configured to engage the first and second tracks respectively at predetermined intervals along the length of the track.

Abstract: Technologies for datacenter management include one or more computing racks each including a rack controller. The rack controller may receive system, performance, or health metrics for the components of the computing rack. The rack controller generates regression models to predict component lifespan and may predict logical machine lifespans based on the lifespan of the included hardware components. The rack controller may generate notifications or schedule maintenance sessions based on remaining component or logical machine lifespans. The rack controller may compose logical machines using components having similar remaining lifespans. In some embodiments the rack controller may validate a service level agreement prior to executing an application based on the probability of component failure. A management interface may generate an interactive visualization of the system state and optimize the datacenter schedule based on optimization rules derived from human input in response to the visualization.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a differential gear mechanism for a drug delivery device with a primary drug delivery assembly and a secondary drug delivery assembly, wherein the primary drug delivery assembly comprises a primary dose dial sleeve and wherein the secondary drug delivery assembly comprises a secondary drive sleeve. The disclosure is also directed to a respective drug delivery device.

Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with at least first and second tracks together forming an encoder, each track comprising conductive segments and non-conductive segments; and at least first and second groups of contacts configured to engage the first and second tracks respectively at predetermined intervals along the length of the track.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a drive mechanism (3) for a drug delivery device (1), which comprises a piston rod (40) comprising a first piston rod member (7) and a second piston rod member (8). The drive mechanism (3) further comprises an adjustment member (9). The drive mechanism (3) has a first state in which the first and the second piston rod member (7, 8) are moveable with respect to each other by operating the adjustment member (9), thereby adjusting the length of the piston rod (40), and wherein the adjustment member (9) is arranged at least partially inside the second piston rod member (8). Moreover, the present invention concerns a method for assembling the drug delivery device (1).

Abstract: A pen type drug injection device includes a housing, a dose dial member, a torsion spring fixed between the housing and the dial member such that energy is accumulated in the torsion spring upon rotation of the dial member relative to the housing, a drive member engaging a lead screw, a first clutch, and a second clutch. The first clutch couples the drive member and the housing, in a coupled state and allows relative rotation between them in a de-coupled state. The second clutch rotationally couples the drive member and the dial member in a coupled state and allows clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation between them in a de-coupled state. The second clutch includes a ratchet clicker with teeth having different tooth angles in the clockwise and the anti-clockwise direction, such that, in the de-coupled state, the teeth override each other with different resistance in opposite directions.

Abstract: A drug delivery device for administering a drug is presented having a body adapted to retain a cartridge containing a drug, at least one electrical unit and a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit, an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, a safety mechanism arranged to prevent contacting the electrical unit through the port whilst an injection needle is in fluid communication with the cartridge and arranged to prevent establishing a fluid communication between an injection needle and the cartridge whilst the port is configured to allow contacting the electrical unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament comprising a clicker arrangement. The device comprises a housing (10), a dose selector (80) operable to set a dose by rotation relative to the housing (10), a number sleeve (60) coupled to the dose selector (80) and arranged within the housing (10) such that at least a portion of the number sleeve (60) is visible through a first aperture (11b) in the housing (10), a piston rod (30) coupled to the housing (10) and to a drive sleeve (40) such that rotation of the drive sleeve (40) relative to the housing (10) causes the piston rod (30) to translate relative to the housing (10), a clutch (120) arranged between the number sleeve (60) and the drive sleeve (40), and a dispense clicker comprising a flexible arm (123) and a toothed profile (75). The device further comprises a button (70) operable to effect dose dispensing.

Abstract: A system comprises a scoring engine comprising at least one processor and memory. The scoring engine is to generate, based on telemetry information obtained from a plurality of nodes of a computing infrastructure, a first availability score for a first node of the plurality of computing infrastructure nodes and a second availability score for a second node of the plurality of computing infrastructure nodes. The scoring engine is further to generate, based on the first availability score of the first computing infrastructure node and the second availability score of the second computing infrastructure node, an edge tension score for a link between the first node and the second node.

Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament. The device comprises a housing (10), a dose selector (80) operable to set a dose by rotation relative to the housing (10), a number sleeve (60) arranged within the housing (10) such that at least a portion of the number sleeve (60) is visible through a first aperture (11b) in the housing (10), a piston rod (30) coupled to the housing (10) and to a drive sleeve (40) such that rotation of the drive sleeve (40) relative to the housing (10) causes the piston rod (30) to translate relative to the housing (10) and a clutch mechanism arranged between the number sleeve (60) and the drive sleeve (40).