Patents by Inventor Markus Tschirren
Markus Tschirren 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: 11964132Abstract: An injection device for administering a substance, including a housing, a plunger rod which can be moved relative to the housing, at least one retaining element associated with the rod to hold the rod relative to the housing, and a displaceable locking sleeve which can be displaced relative to the housing from one position in which the sleeve holds the at least one retaining element in a retaining position to a second position in which the at least one retaining element is released.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Jürg Hirschel, Ulrich Moser, Markus Tschirren, Patrick Vogt
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Publication number: 20240123150Abstract: An autoinjector for dispensing a liquid product, particularly a drug, comprising: an electronic module with a sensor configured to measure the axial movement of a signal element (11) from a position at the start of the dispensing, wherein the signal element (11) is slaved in the dispensing direction, to a position at the end of the dispensing, wherein the signal element (11) strikes the signal stop (12a).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Leos Urbanek, Markus Tschirren, Martin Brügger, Gabriel Kalbermatter, Simon Martin Bosshard, Dominik Zumstein, Christian Schrul, Mario Bernhard, Patrick Hostettler, Florian Kühni
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Patent number: 11944789Abstract: An autoinjector for dispensing a liquid product includes a housing; a product container arranged in the housing, particularly, a syringe comprising a displaceable piston; a drive member; a first spring which acts on the drive member and the piston to dispense the product from the container; signal element releasably axially coupled with the drive member so that the signal element is transported in the dispensing direction as the drive member is displaced; and a second spring, which exerts a spring force on the signal element against the dispensing direction and is tensioned as the signal element is transported in the dispensing direction. When the signal element is released or detached from the axial coupling, the second spring causes the signal element to accelerate opposite the dispensing direction and strike against a signal stop and generate an acoustic and/or tactile signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Jürg Hirschel, Markus Tschirren, Ulrich Moser, Ursina Streit
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Publication number: 20240058535Abstract: An autoinjector for dispensing a fluid product, in particular a medicament, comprises: a) a housing (2) and a product container (13), in particular a syringe, arranged in the housing and has a piston displaceable in a distal direction, by means of an advancement member, in order to dispense the product contained in the product container, b) a removable covering cap (4) arranged at the distal end of the housing, c) a triggering member (3), which, in the starting position, projects beyond the distal end of the housing, d) where the triggering member, in order to trigger the dispensing operation, can move in a proximal direction relative to the housing from the starting position into a triggering position when the covering cap has been removed from the housing, and e) where the triggering member is blocked against movement into the triggering position when the covering cap is arranged on the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Markus TSCHIRREN, Juerg HIRSCHEL
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Patent number: 11883637Abstract: An autoinjector for dispensing a liquid product, in particular a highly viscous medication, includes: a housing, a product container, which is arranged in the housing and has a slidable piston, wherein the piston can be slid in a dispensing direction in order to dispense the product contained in the product container, a forward drive element, which acts on the piston as the product is being dispensed, a first spring, which is preloaded such that the product can be dispensed from the product container by the sliding of the forward drive element and the piston, and a rotation element, which is operatively coupled to the forward drive element, wherein the first spring acts on the rotation element in such a way that the rotation element is set into rotation in order to dispense the product, wherein the rotation element or the forward drive element has a thread having a variable pitch.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Patrick Hostettler, Markus Tschirren
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Patent number: 11813434Abstract: An autoinjector for dispensing a fluid product, in particular a medicament, comprises: a) a housing (2) and a product container (13), in particular a syringe, arranged in the housing and has a piston displaceable in a distal direction, by means of an advancement member, in order to dispense the product contained in the product container, b) a removable covering cap (4) arranged at the distal end of the housing, c) a triggering member (3), which, in the starting position, projects beyond the distal end of the housing, d) where the triggering member, in order to trigger the dispensing operation, can move in a proximal direction relative to the housing from the starting position into a triggering position when the covering cap has been removed from the housing, and e) where the triggering member is blocked against movement into the triggering position when the covering cap is arranged on the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Markus Tschirren, Juerg Hirschel
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Publication number: 20230277770Abstract: Device for dispensing a substance having: a dispensing element through which the substance can be dispensed, a displaceable protective element for the dispensing element, a drive element that is coupled with the protective element and a feedback element which can generate a signal when or after a predefined quantity or the entire quantity of the substance to be dispensed has been dispensed characterized in that the feedback device is coupled with the drive element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Jürg Hirschel, Markus Tschirren
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Publication number: 20230218827Abstract: An autoinjector having a housing for receiving a product container, a propelling member, a drive for automatically discharging a liquid product, a needle-guard spring for pretensioning a needle-guard sleeve, a grid with a multiplicity of latch elements arranged along the longitudinal direction, and an engagement element which, by engagement in the grid, blocks a discharging movement of the propelling member. A control element of the autoinjector interacts with the engagement element via a control cam such that, when the control element moves in the distal direction by the needle-guard spring, the engagement element is brought into engagement with the grid. Since the force of the needle-guard spring is used for the engagement, the engagement element can be mounted without specific elastic force acting in an engagement direction, and can also be mounted in an articulated manner and/or in a manner limited to pure guidance in the engagement direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Simon Scheurer, Markus Tschirren, Leos Urbanek, Gabriel Kalbermatter, Boris Budesa, Jürg Hirschel, Nicolas Grünig
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Patent number: 11612690Abstract: An injection device includes: a housing with a product container in which a stopper with a bearing face can be moved to a stopper end position and which, proximally to the stopper end position, has a minimum product container cross section; a drive configured to move the stopper, which includes a plunger rod with a drive face that contacts the bearing face; a plunger rod guide is arranged outside the product container and guides the plunger rod, with a plunger rod guide cross section adapted to a plunger rod cross section. The product container only incompletely guides movement of the plunger rod and the plunger rod cross section is not prevented from moving in a tilting direction by the minimum product container cross section, and a plunger rod centering aid a distal end of the plunger rod limits the movement of the plunger rod in the tilting direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Jürgen Wittmann, Markus Tschirren, Urs Klötzli
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Patent number: 11607494Abstract: Device for dispensing a substance having: a dispensing element through which the substance can be dispensed, a displaceable protective element for the dispensing element, a drive element that is coupled with the protective element and a feedback element which can generate a signal when or after a predefined quantity or the entire quantity of the substance to be dispensed has been dispensed characterized in that the feedback device is coupled with the drive element.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Jürg Hirschel, Markus Tschirren
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Publication number: 20230050314Abstract: An autoinjector including a housing; an axially fixed product container; a torsion spring; a drive element; a propulsion element; and a needle protection sleeve is configured such that when the autoinjector is pressed against an injection location, the needle protection sleeve undergoes an actuation movement in the proximal direction. For discharging liquid from the product container through an injection needle into the injection location, the torsion spring sets the drive element into rotation and the rotating drive element causes a movement of the propulsion element and a piston in the product container in the distal direction. The autoinjector includes a coupling which, due to the actuation movement of the needle protection sleeve, releases the drive element for rotation, where the coupling is between a first and second coupling element in an engagement of locking surfaces, and can be disengaged by an axial coupling stroke of the two coupling elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Gabriel Kalbermatter, Leos Urbanek, Marcel Allenspach
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Publication number: 20230021831Abstract: An autoinjector includes a housing, a product container, a torsion spring, a drive element, and a propulsion element. In order to discharge liquid out of the product container, the torsion spring rotates the drive element, and the rotating drive element produces a propulsive movement of the propulsion element and of a piston in the product container. A rotation sensor is configured for an alternating continuous detection of at least two rotational positions per revolution of the drive element during the discharge process, and a processor unit is configured for determining the axial position of the piston in the product container from the detected rotational positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Gabriel Kalbermatter, Leos Urbanek, Markus Tschirren, Jürg Hirschel, Martin Brügger
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Patent number: 11541189Abstract: This relates to an injection device comprising a housing for receiving a product container, which has a rigidly connected injection needle, and a cap for removing a needle protection cap from the product container. The cap comprises an engagement element in order to carry out the removal of the needle protection cap from the product container while removing the cap from the injection device. The cap further comprises a rotating sleeve, wherein the rotating sleeve has a reverse rotation protection element, and the engagement element or the housing has a reverse rotation protection counter-element in order to allow a rotation of the rotating sleeve in one direction and block the rotation in the opposite direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Stefan Burren, Jürg Hirschel, Markus Tschirren, Andres Mellenberger
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Publication number: 20220362458Abstract: Needle insertion mechanisms include a housing and a needle holder, the needle holder being linearly guided by the housing to be moved along the needle-axis. A slider linearly guided by the housing and transversally moveable with respect to the needle-axis from a first to a second slider position. The needle holder is operatively coupled to the slider when the slider is in the first position, thereby retaining the needle holder in a retracted position against the bias of a spring acting on the needle holder. In the second position the slider is decoupled from the needle holder and the holder is moved into an inserted position by the spring. A blocking member arranged between the slider and the housing blocking movement of the slider into the second position, is moved by an active drive thereby unblocking the movement of the slider and subsequently moving the slider to the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Christian Schrul, Stefan Burren, Mario Bernhard, Andres Mellenberger, Markus Tschirren, Michael Dobler, Marc Fiechter, Susanne Schenker
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Publication number: 20220347391Abstract: A dosing device for an injection device, the dosing device including an actuating element for adjusting and/or dispensing a dose from the injection device, a thrust element for generating a forward movement for discharging a dose and a coupling to which the actuating element and the thrust element are coupled such that a rotational movement of the actuating element is transmitted directly to the thrust element and an axial movement of the actuating element is different than an axial movement of the thrust element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Stefan Burren, Jürg Hirschel, Samuel Martinoia, Ulrich Moser, Markus Tschirren
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Patent number: 11426524Abstract: A dosing device for an injection device, the dosing device including an actuating element for adjusting and/or dispensing a dose from the injection device, a thrust element for generating a forward movement for discharging a dose and a coupling to which the actuating element and the thrust element are coupled such that a rotational movement of the actuating element is transmitted directly to the thrust element and an axial movement of the actuating element is different than an axial movement of the thrust element.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Stefan Burren, Jürg Hirschel, Samuel Martinoia, Ulrich Moser, Markus Tschirren
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Publication number: 20220241497Abstract: An assembly for a cartridge needle insertion mechanism includes a housing, a cartridge needle defining a cartridge needle axis and a cartridge closed by a septum. A cartridge needle slider is linearly guided by the housing along an insertion axis to be moved by a driver from a first position, where the cartridge needle is not penetrating the septum, to a second position where the cartridge needle penetrates the septum of the cartridge. A cartridge needle holder holding the cartridge needle is operatively coupled with the cartridge needle slider to be moved with the cartridge needle slider from the first to the second position. The assembly includes a compliant coupling between the cartridge needle holder and the cartridge needle slider configured to facilitate movement of the cartridge needle holder with respect to the slider when moved into the second position, thereby compensating for needle penetration forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Stefan Burren, Mario Bernhard, Andres Mellenberger, Markus Tschirren, Susanne Schenker, Christian Schrul
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Publication number: 20220226582Abstract: An autoinjector comprises a housing, a product container, a displaceable needle protection sleeve, a plunger rod displaceable by a preloaded discharge spring, a dose setting element with at least two different rotational positions relative to the housing, and a dosing sleeve. The dosing sleeve or the plunger rod has a dose selection stop, and the other has at least one dosing stop. By rotating the dose setting element, the dosing sleeve or the plunger rod is rotated relative to the other. Upon displacement of the needle protection sleeve, the spring displaces the plunger rod, whereby, if the dose setting element is in the first rotational position, the dose selection stop and the first dosing stop strikes against each other, and, if the dose setting element is in the second rotational position, one of the dose selection stop and the first dosing stop is or can be moved past the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Christian Schrul, Jürg Hirschel
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Patent number: 11383044Abstract: An autoinjector comprises a housing, a product container, a displaceable needle protection sleeve, a plunger rod displaceable by a preloaded discharge spring, a dose setting element with at least two different rotational positions relative to the housing, and a dosing sleeve. The dosing sleeve or the plunger rod has a dose selection stop, and the other has at least one dosing stop. By rotating the dose setting element, the dosing sleeve or the plunger rod is rotated relative to the other. Upon displacement of the needle protection sleeve, the spring displaces the plunger rod, whereby, if the dose setting element is in the first rotational position, the dose selection stop and the first dosing stop strikes against each other, and, if the dose setting element is in the second rotational position, one of the dose selection stop and the first dosing stop is or can be moved past the other.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Ypsomed AGInventors: Markus Tschirren, Christian Schrul, Jürg Hirschel
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Publication number: 20220211950Abstract: The invention relates to a detachable needle protection cap for injection devices and to a method for producing same. The detachable needle protection cap comprises a housing and at least two shell parts which can be attached to an outer surface of the housing, the shell parts being fastened to an outer surface of the housing. The shell parts can mutually prevent removal of the shell parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Ulrich Moser, Marc Fiechter, Urs Kloetzli, Felix Groetzbach