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).

  • Publication number: 20250058048
    Abstract: A product container receptacle and an autoinjector may include: a syringe holder for accommodating a pre-filled, ready-to-use syringe defining a longitudinal axis, with a cylindrical product container that narrows at its distal end via a shoulder, and a needle protection cap. The syringe holder includes a distally, coaxially arranged guide sleeve on the inner wall of which a blocking surface is formed; an insert having a snap arm, which is radially deflectable with respect to the longitudinal axis from a relaxed position and has a snap hook; and a detachable device cap in which the insert is connectably accommodated. The insert is movable relative to the device cap from a first latching position to a second latching position, and the connection of the device cap to the insert, in at least the second latching position, is configured to latch and form-fit with respect to tensile forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Gabriel Kalbermatter, Mario Bernhard, Christian Schrul, Nicolas Gruenig, Marcel Allenspach, Markus Tschirren
  • Patent number: 12208236
    Abstract: An injection device configured for attachment to the skin of a patient includes a housing and a skin adhesive layer attached to an external surface of the housing for attaching the injection device to the skin of a patient. A release liner covering the skin adhesive layer prevents the injection device from attaching to the skin. A film with one end connected to a surface inside of the housing forms a removable sterile barrier and the other end connected to an external surface of the release liner without contacting the skin adhesive layer. The housing, skin adhesive layer and release liner each include a notch defining a passage for the film so that the second end of the film can extend from the interior to the exterior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Stefan Burren, Mario Bernhard, Susanne Schenker, Andres Mellenberger, Christian Schrul, Markus Tschirren
  • Patent number: 12186542
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Ulrich Moser, Marc Fiechter, Urs Kloetzli, Felix Groetzbach
  • Patent number: 12161849
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a cap for removing a needle protection cap from a product container, and a method for assembling an injection device. The cap comprises an engaging element for removing the needle protection cap from the product container when the cap is removed from the injection device. The engaging element can be deformed in such a way that the engaging element can be moved from a distanced position, in which the engaging element is radially distanced from the needle protection cap, into an engagement position, in which the engaging element engages with the needle protection cap, with the engaging element being deformed when the cap is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Felix Groetzbach, Markus Tschirren, Stefan Burren, Urs Kloetzli, Peter Stettler, Benjamin Loretz
  • Publication number: 20240366881
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Christian Schrul, Jürg Hirschel
  • Patent number: 12083314
    Abstract: An injection device configured for attachment to the skin of a patient using an adhesive layer includes a release liner covering the adhesive layer thereby preventing skin attachment. The release liner comprises a sheet of material where a first surface contacts the adhesive layer, and an aperture defining a passage for a film connected to a first sterile barrier film located within the injection device. An end of the film is connected to a second surface of the sheet of material that is opposite to the first surface, and the release liner is covered by a strengthening sheet connected to the second surface and covering the aperture and the end of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Stefan Burren, Mario Bernhard, Bernhard Bigler, Susanne Schenker, Andres Mellenberger, Christian Schrul, Markus Tschirren
  • Publication number: 20240269376
    Abstract: Needle insertion mechanisms for an injection device include a housing, a needle holder holding a needle, a slider moveable from a first position retaining the needle holder in a retracted position towards a second position allowing movement of the needle holder to an inserted position. An intermediate member positioned between the needle holder and the slider is moveable from a blocked position to a release position releasing the needle holder for movement to the inserted position. A biased gearing between the intermediate member and the needle holder biases the intermediate member towards the release position. A lock between the intermediate member and the slider is configured to lock the intermediate member in the blocked position against the bias of the gearing. Movement of the slider towards the second position unlocks the lock and the biased gearing moves the intermediate member into the release position thereby releasing the needle holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Michael Dobler, Andres Mellenberger
  • Patent number: 12023472
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Stefan Burren, Jürg Hirschel, Samuel Martinoia, Ulrich Moser, Markus Tschirren
  • Publication number: 20240207521
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Jürg Hirschel, Ulrich Moser, Markus Tschirren, Patrick Vogt
  • Publication number: 20240207522
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Jürg Hirschel, Ulrich Moser, Markus Tschirren, Patrick Vogt
  • Publication number: 20240198000
    Abstract: 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 said 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: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Jürg Hirschel, Markus Tschirren, Ulrich Moser, Ursina Streit
  • Patent number: 11992663
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Christian Schrul, Jürg Hirschel
  • Publication number: 20240148975
    Abstract: An injection device for subcutaneously administrating a maximum content of a product container through a cannula at a distal end of the product container, comprising a device housing having an opening at a proximal end, a module housing for covering the opening, which module housing is separable from the device housing by a separating operation, a drive which is arranged in the device housing, for moving an advancing element and for the one-time automatic ejection of the contents of the product container. An electronics module is held in the module housing, with a sensor for detecting the discharging, and a mechanical securing mechanism is provided for enabling the separating operation as or after the automatic ejection is triggered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Leos Urbanek, Markus Tschirren, Gabriel Kalbermatter, Simon Martin Bosshard, Dominik Zumstein, Christian Schrul
  • Patent number: 11964132
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Jürg Hirschel, Ulrich Moser, Markus Tschirren, Patrick Vogt
  • Publication number: 20240123150
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Leos Urbanek, Markus Tschirren, Martin Brügger, Gabriel Kalbermatter, Simon Martin Bosshard, Dominik Zumstein, Christian Schrul, Mario Bernhard, Patrick Hostettler, Florian Kühni
  • Patent number: 11944789
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Jürg Hirschel, Markus Tschirren, Ulrich Moser, Ursina Streit
  • Publication number: 20240058535
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Markus TSCHIRREN, Juerg HIRSCHEL
  • Patent number: 11883637
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Patrick Hostettler, Markus Tschirren
  • Patent number: 11813434
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Juerg Hirschel
  • Patent number: D1042804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Christian Schrul, Gabriel Kalbermatter, Jürg Hirschel, Markus Tschirren, Nicolas Grünig