Patents by Inventor Lucio Giambattista
Lucio Giambattista 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).
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Patent number: 10179206Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a housing, and a medicament container holder arranged movable in a longitudinal direction in relation to the housing. The medicament container holder is arranged to accommodate a medicament container, is arranged as a multi-chamber container having a medicament and a diluent in different chambers, a plunger rod operably arranged to act on the medicament container, a retaining element capable of releasably retaining the plunger rod to the housing, actuation force elements capable of, upon activation, moving the medicament container holder in relation to the housing such that the plunger rod acts on the medicament container for mixing the medicament and the diluent.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AGInventors: Antonio Bendek, Lucio Giambattista
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Patent number: 10166344Abstract: An injection needle assembly is presented having an injection needle where the distal pointed end is arranged to penetrate a membrane arranged at the proximal end of a medicament container; a tubular needle holder having a distal engagement means and proximal engagement means; a tubular cap having a proximal outer engagement means and proximal inner engagement means; a tubular needle cover comprising first engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal engagement means, and second engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal outer engagement means of the cap. The needle cover is arranged to be displaced from a first position wherein the second engagement means and the proximal outer engagement means prevents the needle cover and the needle holder to be axially displaced by a linear displacement, to a second position wherein the needle cover and the needle holder are distally displaced.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: SHL GROUP ABInventors: Lucio Giambattista, David De Salvo, Antonio Bendek
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Patent number: 10149939Abstract: Provided is a medicament delivery device (100) comprising a tubular housing (110), having a proximal end (111) and an opposite distal end (112), an actuator means (119, 120), slidably and coaxially arranged inside the tubular housing (110) wherein is provided an inter-locking mechanism (119, 413) between the a cap (410) and the housing (110), enabling the cap (410) to freely spin, i.e. it is impossible to open the cap (410), until the medicament delivery device (100) has been properly activated by an activator means (160).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: SHL Group ABInventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
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Patent number: 10112013Abstract: A device for delivery of medicament, which device comprises an elongated housing; a container mounted within said housing and adapted to contain liquid medicament; a stopper slidably arranged within said container; and actuating means comprising a resilient member, a driving means having one end connected to the stopper and a second end being operably connected to the resilient member, retaining means for releasably retaining said driving means in a first position where said resilient member has an accumulated energy, and activating means operably connected to said retaining means for releasing said driving means to a second position, upon actively operation by an user, such that said accumulated energy is transferred to the driving means for driving the stopper a predetermined distance within the container whereby the medicament within said container is delivered characterized in that the resilient member is a variable force spring adapted for generating a predetermined sequence of at least two different forType: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: SHL GROUP ABInventors: Carlos E. Guillermo, Lucio Giambattista, David DeSalvo
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Publication number: 20180289889Abstract: The present invention relates to an infusion device comprising a housing; a compartment inside said housing for positioning a medicament container, an infusion needle arranged to said housing, being connectable to said medicament container for delivering a dose of medicament, a piston plunger arranged in said housing capable of acting on said medicament container for delivering a dose of medicament, mechanical drive means capable of acting on said piston plunger for delivering a dose of medicament. The invention is characterised in that said piston plunger comprises a number of distinct segments being inter-connectable to each other for forming an elongated piston plunger.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
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Publication number: 20180272073Abstract: A medicament delivery device includes a housing having proximal and distal ends; a delivery member connected to the housing; a medicament container operably arranged within the housing; a drive mechanism configured to act on the medicament container for priming and for expelling a dose of medicament; and an activator mechanism configured to interact with the drive mechanism, such that a first interaction between the activator mechanism and the drive mechanism causes the container to move toward the delivery member, in which the container is primed, and such that a subsequent interaction between the activator mechanism and the drive mechanism causes a dose of medicament to be expelled through the delivery member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Carebay Europe Ltd.Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek, Mattias Daniel, Sebastian Karlsson
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Patent number: 9987436Abstract: A medicament delivery device includes a housing having proximal and distal ends; a delivery member connected to the housing; a medicament container operably arranged within the housing; a drive mechanism configured to act on the medicament container for priming and for expelling a dose of medicament; and an activator mechanism configured to interact with the drive mechanism, such that a first interaction between the activator mechanism and the drive mechanism causes the container to move toward the delivery member, in which the container is primed, and such that a subsequent interaction between the activator mechanism and the drive mechanism causes a dose of medicament to be expelled through the delivery member.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Carebay Europe LtdInventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek, Mattias Daniel, Sebastian Karlsson
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Patent number: 9913946Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a pinion mounted to a locking member where the axis of rotation of the pinion is offset and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing containing the dose setting components. Primary and secondary dose members are engaged with the pinion to indicate a set dose of medicament. A resetting mechanism is also presented where nut segments are threadedly engaged with an outer surface of a lead screw when in the locked position and are disengaged from the lead screw when the nut segments are in the unlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: SHL GROUP ABInventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
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Patent number: 9878103Abstract: The present invention relates to a delivery device for delivering predetermined amounts of fluid, comprising a body (10), a container (16) filled with fluid to be delivered arranged inside said body, said container comprising an opening for expelling said fluid and a wall (18) movable inside said container (16), a threaded plunger rod (46) arranged movable inside said body (10) in the longitudinal direction and in contact with said movable wall (18), a manually operated push means (14, 60) movable in the longitudinal direction capable of, upon operation, move said plunger rod (46) towards said movable wall (18), thereby expelling fluid, and means for transforming a generally linear movement of said push means (14, 60) to a rotational movement of said plunger rod (46).Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: SHL Group ABInventors: Carlos Guillermo, David Desalvo, Lucio Giambattista
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Publication number: 20180008785Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection needle assembly having opposite distal and proximal ends, and wherein the assembly comprises an injection needle having proximal and distal pointed ends, wherein the distal pointed end is arranged to penetrate a membrane arranged at the proximal end of a medicament container; a tubular needle holder comprising distal engagement means and proximal engagement means; a tubular cap comprising proximal outer engagement means and proximal inner engagement means; a tubular needle cover comprising first engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal engagement means, and second engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal outer engagement means of the cap; characterized in that said needle cover is arranged to be displaced from a first position wherein the second engagement means and the proximal outer engagement means prevents the needle cover and the needle holder to be axially displaced by a linear displacement, to a second position wherein the neType: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, David DeSalvo, Antonio Bendek
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Publication number: 20170340831Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a locking assembly that reliably and consistently unlocks a dose injection button and concurrently a lead screw when the dose setting mechanism is transitioned from a non-activated state to an activated state. This locking assembly uses a rotating plate having a locking protrusion that engages a radial projecting tab on a rotationally fixed plunger rod nut. An alignment member is also presented that prevents rotational drift of a dosing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek, Ling-Hsiang Chao
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Publication number: 20170333635Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a locking assembly that reliably and consistently unlocks a dose injection button and concurrently a lead screw when the dose setting mechanism is transitioned from a non-activated state to an activated state. This locking assembly uses a rotating plate having a locking protrusion that engages a radial projecting tab on a rotationally fixed plunger rod nut. An alignment member is also presented that prevents rotational drift of a dosing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek, Ling-Hsiang Chao
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Publication number: 20170319791Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medicament injection device (1) comprising a housing (3) arranged to receive a medicament container (11a), a needle cover (9) movable relative to the housing (3), from a retracted position, in which it engages the housing (3) and enables medicament delivery, to an extended position, a plunger rod (7), and a plunger driver (5) movable relative to the housing (3) from an initial position to a final position, and arranged to actuate the plunger rod (7), wherein the plunger rod (7) has a first guide arrangement and the housing (3) has a second guide arrangement, the first guide arrangement (7d) and the second guide arrangement being arranged to cooperate to guide movement of the plunger rod (7) relative to the housing (3), wherein the first guide arrangement and the second guide arrangement in a first stage provide a linear motion path for the plunger rod (7), enabling the plunger rod (7) to initially move in the axial direction and in a second stage provide a rotation motion pType: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Slobodan Stefanov
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Publication number: 20170312444Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a pinion mounted to a locking member where the axis of rotation of the pinion is offset and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing containing the dose setting components. Primary and secondary dose members are engaged with the pinion to indicate a set dose of medicament.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
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Patent number: 9795744Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a locking feature that reliably and consistently unlocks a dose injection button and concurrently a lead screw when the dose setting mechanism is transitioned from a non-activated state to an activated state. This locking feature uses dose member assembly having a rotational biasing element combined with concentric inner and outer sleeves interfacing with a locking member.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SHL GROUP ABInventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek, Dane Michael Kris
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Patent number: 9744307Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a pinion mounted to a locking member where the axis of rotation of the pinion is offset and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing containing the dose setting components. Primary and secondary dose members are engaged with the pinion to indicate a set dose of medicament.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: SHL GROUP ABInventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
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Patent number: 9744308Abstract: A dose setting mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having a pinion mounted to a locking member where the axis of rotation of the pinion is offset and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing containing the dose setting components. Primary and secondary dose members are engaged with the pinion to indicate a set dose of medicament.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: SHL GROUP ABInventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
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Patent number: 9687615Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection needle assembly having opposite distal and proximal ends, and wherein the assembly comprises an injection needle having proximal and distal pointed ends, wherein the distal pointed end is arranged to penetrate a membrane arranged at the proximal end of a medicament container; a tubular needle holder comprising distal engagement means and proximal engagement means; a tubular cap comprising proximal outer engagement means and proximal inner engagement means; a tubular needle cover comprising first engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal engagement means, and second engagement means arranged to cooperate with the proximal outer engagement means of the cap; characterized in that said needle cover is arranged to be displaced from a first position wherein the second engagement means and the proximal outer engagement means prevents the needle cover and the needle holder to be axially displaced by a linear displacement, to a second position wherein the neType: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: SHL GROUP ABInventors: Lucio Giambattista, David De Salvo, Antonio Bendek
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Publication number: 20170173264Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing, which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container, which medicament container comprises a medicament delivery member; a power unit interactively connected to the housing comprises a force element and a plunger rod which is arranged to, upon activation, move linearly in the proximal direction and act on said medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament through said medicament delivery member; and a holding member connected to said power unit and to said container holder. The invention is characterised in that the plunger rod comprises at least one first guide-and-stop element configured to interact with at least one second guide-and-stop element on said a holding member for limiting the linear distance the plunger rod is capable of moving during expelling of medicament and which distance corresponds to a dose volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Antonio Bendek, Lucio Giambattista, John Laiosa
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Patent number: D823459Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SHL GROUP ABInventors: Antonio Bendek, Lucio Giambattista