Patents by Inventor Lars Eilertsen

Lars Eilertsen 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).

  • Publication number: 20200016341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pre-filled injection device for apportioning a plurality of set doses of a liquid drug comprising. The housing of the injection device supports a non-replaceable cartridge containing the liquid drug. The cartridge is e.g. secured in a cartridge-holder being a part of the housing. A needle assembly comprising a needle cannula secured in a hub is slidable mounted to slide into contact with the cartridge. The tip of the needle cannula is covered by a telescopically movable shield movable from an extended position to a retracted position. The telescopically movable shield supports a cleaning chamber containing a cleaning solvent for cleaning at least the distal tip of the needle cannula between subsequent injections. The distal end of the housing supports a removable protective cap and the telescopically movable shield is guided relatively to the housing and coupled to the protective cap to follow movement of the protective cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ronan Carroll, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Lars Eilertsen
  • Patent number: 10463807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pre-filled injection device for apportioning a plurality of set doses of a liquid drug comprising. The housing of the injection device supports a non-replaceable cartridge containing the liquid drug. The cartridge is e.g. secured in a cartridge-holder being a part of the housing. A needle assembly comprising a needle cannula secured in a hub is slidable mounted to slide into contact with the cartridge. The tip of the needle cannula is covered by a telescopically movable shield movable from an extended position to a retracted position. The telescopically movable shield supports a cleaning chamber containing a cleaning solvent for cleaning at least the distal tip of the needle cannula between subsequent injections. The distal end of the housing supports a removable protective cap and the telescopically movable shield is guided relatively to the housing and coupled to the protective cap to follow movement of the protective cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Ronan Carroll, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Lars Eilertsen
  • Publication number: 20190298935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prefilled injection pen for apportioning multiple set doses of a liquid drug containing a preservative. The injection pen comprises a housing structure which permanently and non-removable secures a cartridge containing the preservative containing liquid drug. The cartridge is connected to a needle cannula which further has a sharp distal tip for penetrating the skin of a user. The distal tip of the needle cannula is concealed by an axially movable needle shield at least between injections. At the distal end of the axially movable needle shield, a cleaning chamber is provided which cleaning chamber contains a volume of the same preservative containing liquid drug as present in the cartridge. The cleaning chamber is further provided with an outlet which is open to the surroundings and through which outlet air and a quantum of the preservative containing liquid drug can escape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Simon Munch Pedersen, Lars Eilertsen, Ruben Archilla
  • Publication number: 20190282767
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prefilled injection pen for apportioning multiple set doses of a liquid drug. The injection pen comprises a housing assembly with a removable cap rotatable coupled to the housing assembly such that the user has to rotate the removable cap upon mounting and dismounting the removable cap. Rotation of the removable cap initiates a process in which the proximal end of a needle cannula is first inserted into a cartridge permanently embedded in the housing assembly and thereafter moves the cartridge proximally to thereby pump a predetermined amount of the preservative containing liquid drug from the cartridge and into a cleaning chamber carried by an axially movable shield. The needle cannula is mounted in a needle hub which is arranged to follow rotation of the removable cap and guided helically in relation to the housing assembly such that the needle hub is moved proximally upon rotation of the removable cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Simon Munch Pedersen, Lars Eilertsen, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Ruben Archilla, Mattias Ingerslev, Bo Radmer, Rasmus Kann Jensen, Kurt Solgaard
  • Patent number: 10406298
    Abstract: The present invention provides an injection needle unit (10) comprising: a needle assembly (20) comprising: an injection needle (25) extending along a longitudinal axis and having a distal needle end configured for insertion into a subject and a proximal needle end configured for penetration of a reservoir septum, and a skirt (22) surrounding the proximal needle end and defining a receiving space (28) for reception of a needle mount of a drug delivery device, the skirt (22) comprising a slot (24), and a block structure (32) supported exteriorly of the skirt (22), wherein the block structure (32) is biased towards the longitudinal axis and is capable of radial displacement through the slot (24) from a latched position outside the receiving space (28) to a released position within the receiving space (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Emil Gram Spork, Lars Eilertsen
  • Publication number: 20190262533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection device for injecting a pharmaceutical liquid drug containing a preservative. The injection device comprises a housing (1) supporting a cartridge (20) having an interior chamber (21) holding the pharmaceutical preservative containing liquid drug to be injected, and a needle cannula (10) having a front part (11) and a back part (12), which back part (12) is adapted to be in liquid communication with the interior chamber (21) of the cartridge (20). The injection device is further provided with a telescopic needle covering shield (30) which distally is provided with a reservoir (31) which holds a liquid containing the same preservatives as in the pharmaceutical preservative containing liquid drug contained in the interior chamber of the cartridge. The telescopic needle covering shield (30) is telescopic movable in relation to the needle cannula (10) by a first resilient member between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Lars Eilertsen, Casper Bo Jensen, Frederik Kaae Kirk
  • Patent number: 10335535
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection device for injecting a pharmaceutical liquid drug containing a preservative. The injection device comprises a housing (1) supporting a cartridge (20) having an interior chamber (21) holding the pharmaceutical preservative containing liquid drug to be injected, and a needle cannula (10) having a front part (11) and a back part (12), which back part (12) is adapted to be in liquid communication with the interior chamber (21) of the cartridge (20). The injection device is further provided with a telescopic needle covering shield (30) which distally is provided with a reservoir (31) which holds a liquid containing the same preservatives as in the pharmaceutical preservative containing liquid drug contained in the interior chamber of the cartridge. The telescopic needle covering shield (30) is telescopic movable in relation to the needle cannula (10) by a first resilient member between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Lars Eilertsen, Casper Bo Jensen, Frederik Kaae Kirk
  • Publication number: 20180339098
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a medical injection device for apportioning set doses of a preservative containing liquid drug. The injection device comprises a housing supporting a cartridge containing the preservative containing liquid drug and a needle cannula for transferring the liquid drug from the cartridge and through the skin of a user. Further, a needle shield which is axially movable in relation to the housing is also present. The axially movable shield carries a cleaning reservoir for cleaning at least the tip of the needle cannula between subsequent injections and the cleaning reservoir is preferably filled with preservative containing liquid drug directly from the cartridge upon initiation of the injection device. In order to eliminate any overpressure being built up inside the cleaning reservoir during the filling process, the cleaning reservoir is provided with an outlet configured to be permanently sealed by a user activated operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Bjoern Gullak Larsen, Christian Plambech, Lars Eilertsen, Mattias Ingerslev, Ruben Archilla, Soeren Dyring Jensen
  • Patent number: 10137237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle arrangement for an injection device. The needle arrangement is made up from needle cannula which is mounted such that a distal part having a distal tip extends in a distal direction. Further, a telescopically movable shield carrying a cleaning chamber surrounds at least the tip of the needle cannula between injections such that the tip of the needle cannula is maintained inside the cleaning chamber between subsequent injections. The cleaning chamber is at least distally provided with a pierceable septum through which the needle cannula penetrates during injections. For guiding the needle cannula during injections a telescopically movable tube is provided. During injections the distal end of the telescopically movable tube at least partly penetrates the distal septum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Lars Eilertsen
  • Publication number: 20180264203
    Abstract: The present invention provides an injection needle unit (10) comprising: a needle assembly (20) comprising: an injection needle (25) extending along a longitudinal axis and having a distal needle end configured for insertion into a subject and a proximal needle end configured for penetration of a reservoir septum, and a skirt (22) surrounding the proximal needle end and defining a receiving space (28) for reception of a needle mount of a drug delivery device, the skirt (22) comprising a slot (24), and a block structure (32) supported exteriorly of the skirt (22), wherein the block structure (32) is biased towards the longitudinal axis and is capable of radial displacement through the slot (24) from a latched position outside the receiving space (28) to a released position within the receiving space (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Emil Gram Spork, Lars Eilertsen
  • Publication number: 20180221563
    Abstract: The invention relates to a torsion spring driven injection device for apportioning individually set doses of a liquid drug. The injection device has a needle cannula (35) for multiple uses and a cleaning chamber (56) for cleaning the tip of the needle cannula between subsequent injections. The cleaning chamber is filled with preservative containing liquid drug directly from the cartridge (30) in a filling sequence which is executed when the user initiates first use of the injection device. The sequence comprises the step of securing the piston rod guide in an inrotatable position and thereafter moving the cartridge in a proximal direction. Such axial movement of the cartridge without a similar movement of the plunger automatically pumps liquid drug from the cartridge and into the cleaning chamber via the lumen of the needle cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Lars Eilertsen, Ronan Carroll, Emil Gram Spork
  • Patent number: 10034984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle assembly having a build-in valve (30). The needle assembly is built up from a hub (20) carrying a needle cannula (10) and a telescopically movable shield (40) which axially covers the distal tip (13) of the needle cannula (10) between injections. The valve (30) is operated by the shield (40) and is arranged such that it is closed when the distal tip (13) of the needle cannula (10) is covered by the shield (40) and is opened when the telescopically movable shield (40) has been retracted a specific distance (X) proximally to the distal tip (13) of the distal cannula part (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Lars Eilertsen, Henrik Bengtsson
  • Publication number: 20180110935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pre-filled injection device for apportioning a plurality of set doses of a liquid drug comprising. The housing of the injection device supports a non-replaceable cartridge containing the liquid drug. The cartridge is e.g. secured in a cartridge-holder being a part of the housing. A needle assembly comprising a needle cannula secured in a hub is slidable mounted to slide into contact with the cartridge. The tip of the needle cannula is covered by a telescopically movable shield movable from an extended position to a retracted position. The telescopically movable shield supports a cleaning chamber containing a cleaning solvent for cleaning at least the distal tip of the needle cannula between subsequent injections. The distal end of the housing supports a removable protective cap and the telescopically movable shield is guided relatively to the housing and coupled to the protective cap to follow movement of the protective cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Ronan Carroll, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Lars Eilertsen
  • Patent number: 9889258
    Abstract: A drug delivery assembly includes a housing (110), a piston (120) axially displaceable in the housing, and a variable volume reservoir (105) formed by the housing and the piston and containing a fluid first drug. The assembly further includes an exterior fluid inlet (150) arranged in or configured to be arranged in fluid communication with the reservoir, a fluid outlet (145) arranged in or configured to be arranged in fluid communication with the reservoir, biasing means (130) configured for moving the piston forwards, and releasable retaining means (113) configured for retaining the piston in an initial position, whereby the biasing means is allowed to move the piston forwards to expel fluid drug from the reservoir when the retaining means is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Jonas K. Pedersen, Rikke B. Andersen, Jeppe Sturis, Kezia A. Juul, Lars Eilertsen, Ulla Ribel-Madsen
  • Publication number: 20170106135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle arrangement for an injection device. The needle arrangement is made up from needle cannula which is mounted such that a distal part having a distal tip extends in a distal direction. Further, a telescopically movable shield carrying a cleaning chamber surrounds at least the tip of the needle cannula between injections such that the tip of the needle cannula is maintained inside the cleaning chamber between subsequent injections. The cleaning chamber is at least distally provided with a pierceable septum through which the needle cannula penetrates during injections. For guiding the needle cannula during injections a telescopically movable tube is provided. During injections the distal end of the telescopically movable tube at least partly penetrates the distal septum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Lars Eilertsen
  • Patent number: 9480623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device (1, 100) comprising a first container (10, 110) holding a first medium and defining a general axis, a second container (20, 120) holding a second medium, and fluid connection means (50, 150) for establishing fluid connection between the first container (10, 110) and the second container (20, 120), the fluid connection means (50, 150) being arranged at least partially between the first container (10, 110) and the second container (20, 120). The device further comprises a cover receiving portion (42, 42) and a cover (4, 104) removably mounted thereon to shield at least an operable portion of the first container (10, 110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk Healthcare AG
    Inventors: Lars Eilertsen, Klaus Bendix, Matias Melander, Christian Hoejris Nielsen, Martin Rasmussen, Jim Radmer, Jonas Hjortlund, Soeren Dyring Jensen
  • Publication number: 20160271319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection device for injecting a pharmaceutical liquid drug containing a preservative. The injection device comprises a housing (1) supporting a cartridge (20) having an interior chamber (21) holding the pharmaceutical preservative containing liquid drug to be injected, and a needle cannula (10) having a front part (11) and a back part (12), which back part (12) is adapted to be in liquid communication with the interior chamber (21) of the cartridge (20). The injection device is further provided with a telescopic needle covering shield (30) which distally is provided with a reservoir (31) which holds a liquid containing the same preservatives as in the pharmaceutical preservative containing liquid drug contained in the interior chamber of the cartridge. The telescopic needle covering shield (30) is telescopic movable in relation to the needle cannula (10) by a first resilient member between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Lars Eilertsen, Casper Bo Jensen, Frederik Kaae Kirk
  • Publication number: 20160001014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle assembly having a build-in valve (30). The needle assembly is build up from a hub (20) carrying a needle cannula (10) and a telescopically movable shield (40) which axially covers the distal tip (13) of 40 the needle cannula (10) be-tween injections. The valve (30) is operated by the shield (40) and is arranged such that it is closed when the distal tip (13) of the needle cannula (10) is covered by the shield (40) and is opened when the telescopically movable shield (40) has been retracted a specific distance (X) proximally to the distal tip (13) of the distal cannula part (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Lars Eilertsen, Henrik Bengtsson
  • Publication number: 20150273161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pre-filled disposable injection device and a needle cannula in combination. The prefilled disposable injection device (1) is made from a housing (2) containing a non-exchangeable cartridge (10) for storing a liquid drug sufficient for a number of injections. The proximal end of the pre-filled injection device (1) carries the dose setting button (3) and the distal end carries the needle cannula (20) having a lumen (21) through which the settable dose is expelled. The distal end (23) of the needle cannula (20) is covered by a telescopic needle covering shield (30) which shield (30) can operate between a first position covering the tip (24) of the needle cannula (20) and a second retracted position allowing an injection to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Mads Schenstroem Stefansen, Lars Eilertsen, Henning Graeskov, Claus Moser, Thomas Bjarnsholt
  • Publication number: 20140360623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device comprising a base member (2), a container (20) comprising a container interior (28) adapted to accommodate a substance, and a container closure (23) for fluidly sealing the container interior, and fluid connection means (50) for establishing fluid connection to the container interior. A cover (4) removably mountable on a cover receiving portion (36) is operatively coupled with the fluid connection means (50) to cause a relative motion between the fluid connection means (50) and the container closure (23) in response to a relative motion between the cover (4) and the base member (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Christian H. Nielsen, Josefine Carlsson, Klaus Bendix, Lars Eilertsen, Matias Melander