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).

  • Patent number: 8708970
    Abstract: An injection needle assembly is presented having a tubular needle holder with distal and proximal engagement means, a tubular cap having proximal inner and outer engagement means, a tubular needle cover having a 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. The proximal inner engagement means of the cap and the distal engagement means of the needle holder prevents the needle holder to be proximally displaced but allows the needle cover to be distally displaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, David De Salvo, Antonio Bendek
  • Publication number: 20130274681
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Patent number: 8529510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection device comprises a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal ends; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing and protruding a distance outside the proximal end of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism comprising a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged to the needle shield sleeve, wherein said syringe carrier comprises a syringe having a medicament and a needle; a first activator member slidably and coaxially arranged to the housing and connected to said needle shield sleeve; an actuating member slidably and coaxially arranged to the first activator member; a drive mechanism slidably and coaxially arranged to the actuating member and to the syringe carrier mechanism, said drive mechanism being controlled by the actuating member; a second activator member slidably and coaxially arranged to the distal end of the housing and fixedly connected to the actuating member; wherein the first and the s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Patent number: 8491536
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Patent number: 8460245
    Abstract: A device for delivery of medicament, which device comprises an elongated housing; a container (4) mounted within said housing and adapted to contain liquid medicament; a stopper slidably arranged within said container; and actuating means comprising a resilient member (60), a driving means (50) having one end connected to the stopper and a second end being operably connected to the resilient member, retaining means (40) 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 i delivered characterized in that the resilient member is a variable force spring adapted for generating a predetermined sequence of at least
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Carlos Guillermo, Lucio Giambattista, David DeSalvo
  • Publication number: 20130035644
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Patent number: 8361025
    Abstract: A one-time use device to deliver preservative-free follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) solution is disclosed. The device includes a needle covered by a sliding needle shield, which covers the needle in all modes of the device. The device can be placed into a ready-to-use position in four or fewer user steps. The device has a knob for setting a desired dose of FSH. The knob includes longitudinally spaced elements respectively corresponding to the lock position and the seven or fewer discrete dosing positions. The device locks after one use and cannot be reused thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Carebay Holding Ltd., Itero Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: V. Bryan Lawlis, Kirk J. Hayenga, Darlene P. Horton, Lucio Giambattista, David Desalvo, Antonio Bendek
  • Publication number: 20120265136
    Abstract: A one-time use device to deliver preservative-free follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) solution is disclosed. The device includes a needle covered by a sliding needle shield, which covers the needle in all modes of the device. The device can be placed into a ready-to-use position in four or fewer user steps. The device has a knob for setting a desired dose of FSH. The knob includes longitudinally spaced elements respectively corresponding to the lock position and the seven or fewer discrete dosing positions. The device locks after one use and cannot be reused thereafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Itero Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: V. Bryan Lawlis, Kirk J. Hayenga, Darlene P. Horton, Lucio Giambattista, David Desalvo, Antonio Bendek
  • Publication number: 20120253287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing having opposite distal and proximal ends; a medicament container holder releasably connected to said housing; a medicament container arranged inside said medicament container holder; a threaded plunger rod arranged to pass through a first inner wall of the housing and arranged to act on a stopper in the medicament container; a lead screw member coaxially connected to the threaded plunger rod by co-acting first slidably-and-rotatably-locked means; wherein said device further comprises a nut coaxially connected to the threaded plunger rod by a treaded engagement between them, connected to the lead screw member by co-acting non-slidable-and-rotatable means, and connected to the housing by co-acting second slidably-and-rotatably-locked means; a primary dose member coaxially rotatable on the lead screw member when the device is in a non-activated state and connected to the lead screw member by co-acting third slidably-and-rotatably-
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Publication number: 20120143143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament container holder arrangement comprising a medicament container holder 16 and a medicament container 18 wherein the medicament container holder 16 is provided with distally arranged support surfaces 25 for flanges 24 arranged on a distal part of the medicament container 18 to be placed in said medicament container holder 16, which medicament container 18 is arranged with a needle shield 20 to the proximal end thereof, wherein said needle shield 20 has a diameter generally equal or larger than the diameter of said medicament container 18, wherein said medicament container holder arrangement further comprises holders arranged on the container holder for holding said medicament container 18 around a proximal shoulder portion 22 thereof and a resilient support element 23 arranged between the flanges 24 and the support surfaces 25 whereby the holders and the resilient support element 23 absorb and spread forces between the medicament container and the container holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Publication number: 20120123350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection device comprises a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal ends; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing and protruding a distance outside the proximal end of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism comprising a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged to the needle shield sleeve, wherein said syringe carrier comprises a syringe having a medicament and a needle; a first activator member slidably and coaxially arranged to the housing and connected to said needle shield sleeve; an actuating member slidaby and coaxially arranged to the first activator member; a drive mechanism slidably and coaxially arranged to the actuating member and to the syringe carrier mechanism, said drive mechanism being controlled by the actuating member; a second activator member slidably and coaxially arranged to the distal end of the housing and fixedly connected to the actuating member; wherein the first and the se
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Publication number: 20120041389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing (10) having opposite distal and proximal ends; a medicament container holder (15) with a medicament container (14), disposed within the housing, wherein the container has a front opening with or for a delivery member for delivering the medicament therethrough and at least a movable stopper (16); a drive unit comprising a power source (20) and a plunger rod (24), wherein said drive unit is arranged to be movable between a non-delivery state in which said power source is in a cocked state and a delivery state in which said power source acts on said plunger rod which in its turn acts on said stopper (16) for delivering a dose of medicament from said medicament container (14); retaining means operably connected to said drive unit, and capable of holding said drive unit in its non-delivery state; and activation means (36) operably connected to said retaining means, and capable of releasing said drive unit from its non-delivery state
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, Antonio Bendek
  • Publication number: 20110125106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection needle assembly having opposite distal and proximal ends, and wherein the assembly comprises an injection needle (46) having proximal (48) and distal (50) 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 (40) comprising distal engagement means (44; 70) and proximal engagement means (54); a tubular cap (26) comprising proximal outer engagement means (60; 80) and proximal inner engagement means (36, 38; 72); a tubular needle cover (12) comprising first engagement means (52) arranged to cooperate with the proximal engagement means (54), and second engagement means (58; 78) arranged to cooperate with the proximal outer engagement means (60; 80) of the cap; characterized in that said needle cover is arranged to be displaced from a first position wherein the second engagement means (58; 78) and the proximal outer engagement means (60; 80) prevents the needle c
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, David De Salvo, Antonio Bendek
  • Publication number: 20100305512
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Carlos Guillermo, David Desalvo, Lucio Giambattista
  • Patent number: 7815611
    Abstract: A safety shield system for a needle cannula of a pen needle injector or similar device, wherein the safety shield may be retracted from a first position enclosing the needle to a second position exposing the needle for injection. The safety shield system permits retraction of the safety shield during use, but extends the shield enclosing the needle in a locked position following use. The shield system is utilized with a pen needle injector having a double ended needle cannula mounted in a hub received on the open end of the pen needle injector. The assembly is disposed of by removing the assembly and needle cannula hub and storing the assembly in the cup-shaped cap enclosing the exposed end of the needle cannula within the cap. The cap includes internal radial ribs preventing retraction of the shield prior to removing the cap preventing inadvertently piercing the cap during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, David E. Desalvo
  • Publication number: 20100249721
    Abstract: A device for delivery of medicament, which device comprises an elongated housing; a container (4) mounted within said housing and adapted to contain liquid medicament; a stopper slidably arranged within said container; and actuating means comprising a resilient member (60), a driving means (50) having one end connected to the stopper and a second end being operably connected to the resilient member, retaining means (40) 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 i delivered characterized in that the resilient member is a variable force spring adapted for generating a predetermined sequence of at least
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Carlos E. Guillermo, Lucio Giambattista, David DeSalvo
  • Patent number: 7666164
    Abstract: A safety shield system for a needle cannula of a pen needle injector or similar device, wherein the safety shield may be retracted from a first position enclosing the needle to a second position exposing the needle for injection. The safety shield system permits retraction of the safety shield during use, but extends the shield enclosing the needle in a locked position following use. The shield system is utilized with a pen needle injector having a double ended needle cannula mounted in a hub received on the open end of the pen needle injector. The assembly is disposed of by removing the assembly and needle cannula hub and storing the assembly in the cup-shaped cap enclosing the exposed end of the needle cannula within the cap. The cap includes internal radial ribs preventing retraction of the shield prior to removing the cap preventing inadvertently piercing the cap during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, David E. DeSalvo
  • Patent number: 7314464
    Abstract: A safety shield system having a needle assembly with a safety shield movable from a first position enclosing an end of a needle cannula, to a second position exposing the end of the needle cannula for injection, to a third position lockingly enclosing the end of a needle cannula. The safety shield system permits retraction of the safety shield during use, but extends the shield enclosing the needle cannula in a locked position following use. The safety shield system also has a cap for receiving the needle assembly and lockingly enclosing another end of the needle cannula. Thus, both ends of a double-ended needle cannula are lockingly enclosed following use of the needle assembly of the inventive safety shield system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, David De Salvo
  • Publication number: 20070293819
    Abstract: A safety shield system for a needle cannula of a pen needle injector or similar device, wherein the safety shield may be retracted from a first position enclosing the needle to a second position exposing the needle for injection. The safety shield system permits retraction of the safety shield during use, but extends the shield enclosing the needle in a locked position following use. The shield system is utilized with a pen needle injector having a double ended needle cannula mounted in a hub received on the open end of the pen needle injector. The assembly is disposed of by removing the assembly and needle cannula hub and storing the assembly in the cup-shaped cap enclosing the exposed end of the needle cannula within the cap. The cap includes internal radial ribs preventing retraction of the shield prior to removing the cap preventing inadvertently piercing the cap during assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Lucio Giambattista, David Desalvo
  • Patent number: D660418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignees: Biogen Idec MA Inc., SHL Group AB
    Inventors: John Kuczek, Clive Patience, Donovan Quinn, Lucio Giambattista