Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided. The drug delivery device comprises: a housing for receiving a pouch within the housing, the pouch having collapsible walls enclosing a chamber, a dispensing side, and a remote side facing away from the dispensing side, and accommodating a drug within the chamber; a needle arrangement comprising at least one needle being configured to pierce the skin of a user, wherein the needle arrangement is configured to be brought into fluid communication with the dispensing side of the pouch; a pressure member; and an energy storage member coupled to the pressure member, the energy storage member being loaded in an initial state of the drug delivery device and being configured for squeezing the drug out of the chamber of the pouch by the pressure member during a dispensing operation of the drug delivery device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a drug delivery device comprising a housing for receiving a drug reservoir and comprising at least one supporting member. A drug administration element may be fluidically coupled to the drug reservoir. The drug administration element may define a drug outlet of the drug delivery device. The at least one supporting member may be coupled to the drug administration element in order to support the drug administration element relative to the housing. The at least one supporting member may be configured to allow a radial displacement of the housing relative to the drug administration element during a drug delivery operation.

Abstract: An assistance member for applying a piercing closure element is disclosed. The assistance member includes a holder configured to retain the piercing closure element and to facilitate its application to a piercing site on the skin of a subject. The piercing closure element includes a surface configured for adhesive attachment to the subject's skin. In use, the holder positions and supports the piercing closure element during placement, and the adhesive surface secures the element to the skin to assist closure of the piercing site.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an add-on device for an injection device. The injection device comprises a barrel filled with a medicament and sealed by a stopper, which is movable in a distal direction to expelling a dose. A machine-readable identifier is attached to or integrated into the barrel or a housing of the injection device. The add-on device includes a body, a fastening structure connected to or integrated into the body and configured to detachably connect to the stopper, an electronic module inside the body. The electronic module comprising a reading unit operable to read information stored in or provided by the machine-readable identifier. When connected to the stopper, the body and the fastening structure are configured to transfer a user-exertable driving force onto the stopper to induce a movement of the stopper relative to the barrel.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a dosage measurement system for a medicament delivery device. The medicament delivery device includes a medicament reservoir and a dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism includes a dispensing member that is moveable axially to dispense medicament from the medicament reservoir. The dosage measurement system includes a sensor unit and a processor. The sensor unit is configured to measure the axial displacement of the dispensing member. The processor is configured to determine a dosage dispensed from the medicament reservoir based on the measured axial displacement of the dispensing member.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to drive unit (3) of a drug delivery device (1) configured for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the drive unit (3) comprising: a drive unit housing (9) extending along a longitudinal axis (A), the drive unit housing (9) comprising a distal end (4) and a proximal end (5), a first interface (110) provided at the distal end (4), configured to connect with at least one of a container unit (2) and a protective cap (14), the first interface (110) comprising at least a first electrical contact element (111, 112), an electronic unit (70) arranged on or inside the drive unit housing (9), a first elongated device component (40) extending along the longitudinal axis (A), a first electrical conductor path (141) located on or inside the first elongated device component (40), the first electrical conductor path (141) comprising a first path distal end (142) and a first path proximal end (143), wherein the first path proximal end (143) is connected to the electronic unit (70)

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to conserving energy of an injection device that includes an energy source configured to power an electronic component, a priming component configured to generate a trigger, a reactant configured to generate an instantiation signal in response to the trigger, and a sensor configured to detect and process the instantiation signal and generate an activation signal to activate the energy source.

Abstract: A disposable cartridge for a drug delivery device includes a flexible bag to accommodate a liquid medicament and having an opening adjacent to a sidewall, a socket having a fluid channel in fluid communication with a cartridge fluid coupling, and a housing covering at least a portion of the flexible bag and having a receptacle to receive the socket with the flexible bag. The socket extends into the opening of the flexible bag. The flexible bag's sidewall is fixed between the socket and the receptacle.

Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a mechanism unit comprising a housing element, an interface feature for releasably connecting with a drug reservoir unit, and a locking mechanism with a first movable element being movable relative to the housing element between a first position and a second position. The mechanism unit is configured to enable a dispense process for dispensing a drug dose. The locking mechanism is switchable between released and locked states. When the first movable element is in the first position, the locking mechanism is in the released state and, when the first movable element is offset from the first position, the locking mechanism is in the locked state. In the locked state, the drug reservoir unit connected to the mechanism unit cannot be separated from the mechanism unit. In the released state, the locking mechanism enables separating the drug reservoir unit from the mechanism unit.

Abstract: An injection device comprising: an energy source configured to power an electronic system of the injection device; one or more sensors in communication with the energy source, the one or more sensors configured to cause an activation signal to be provided to the energy source to cause the energy source to enter a powered state from a sleep state; and a processor configured to facilitate one or more functions of the injection device when the injection device is in the powered state.

Abstract: A portable medical memory device includes a battery; a non-volatile memory; and a near field communication transceiver. The device is configured to: transfer power from the battery to a medical device via the near field communication transceiver to trigger a measurement by a sensor of the medical device; read sensor data obtained by the measurement from the medical device using the near field communication transceiver; and store the sensor data in the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medicament injection devices. An injection device includes: a movable dosage programming component comprising a rotary encoder system having a predefined angular periodicity, a sensor arrangement including a first optical sensor configured to detect movement of the movable dosage programming component relative to the sensor arrangement during dosing of a medicament, wherein the first optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a first frequency, a second optical sensor configured to detect movement of the rotary encoder system relative to the second optical sensor wherein the second optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on the detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device.

Abstract: A data collection device comprises an attachment assembly for attaching the data collection device to a dose setting dial of a medicament administration device and a sensor configured to detected an identifier provided on a surface of an internal component of the medicament administration device, the sensor comprising an ultrasound sensor configured to detect a geometric identifier formed on the surface of the internal component of the medicament administration device. A system comprises the data collection device and the medicament administration device.

Abstract: An injection device including a stopper and an electromechanical switch. The stopper includes an electronics assembly. The electromechanical switch is operable to be activated to power the electronics assembly. The stopper is configured to transition between a first size and a second size to activate the electromechanical switch.

Abstract: An injection device comprising: an energy source configured to power an electronic system of the injection device; one or more sensors in communication with the energy source, the one or more sensors configured to cause an activation signal to be provided to the energy source to cause the energy source to enter a powered state from a sleep state; and a processor configured to facilitate one or more functions of the injection device when the injection device is in the powered state.

Abstract: An injection device includes a cartridge configured to hold a volume of fluid, the cartridge having a proximal end and a distal end through which the fluid is dispensed; a stopper disposed in the cartridge and configured to move from the proximal end toward the distal end to cause the fluid to be dispensed through the distal end of the cartridge; and an electronic device disposed at the distal end of the cartridge, the electronic device including an emitter configured to transmit a signal toward the stopper, a receiver configured to receive reflections of the signal from the stopper, and a controller configured to wirelessly transmit data related to a position of the stopper in the cartridge.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medicament injection devices. An injection device includes: a movable dosage programming component comprising a rotary encoder system having a predefined angular periodicity, a sensor arrangement including a first optical sensor configured to detect movement of the movable dosage programming component relative to the sensor arrangement during dosing of a medicament, wherein the first optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a first frequency, a second optical sensor configured to detect movement of the rotary encoder system relative to the second optical sensor wherein the second optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on the detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medicament delivery device. The medicament delivery device comprises a housing, a dispensing mechanism and an actuator. The housing has first and second portions. The dispensing mechanism comprises a reservoir disposed in the housing. The dispensing mechanism is operable to dispense medicament from the reservoir when the reservoir contains medicament. The first portion of the housing comprises a distal end and the second portion is moveable towards the distal end from an initial position to a primed position. The dispensing mechanism is rendered inoperable when the second portion is in the initial portion. The actuator is actuatable to operate the dispensing mechanism when the second portion is in the primed position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing, a reservoir for medicament disposed in the housing and a dispensing member. The dispensing member is moveable relative to the housing from a first position to a second position to dispense medicament from the reservoir when the reservoir contains medicament. The medicament delivery device further comprises first and second biasing members. The first biasing member is configured to urge the dispensing member from the first position to an intermediate position. The second biasing member is configured to urge the dispensing member from the intermediate position to the second position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drive mechanism for moving a stopper inside a longitudinally extending barrel of a medicament container. The drive mechanism includes a drive member movable parallel to the longitudinal extent of the barrel, and a magnetic coupling comprising an outer coupling member and an inner coupling member, wherein the outer coupling member, which is mechanically engaged with the drive member, is configured to move along an outside surface of the barrel and wherein the inner coupling member, which is mechanically engagable with the stopper, is configured for insertion into the barrel. The at least one of the outer coupling member and the inner coupling member includes a first magnet and a second magnet separated from each other in the longitudinal direction and being configured to magnetically couple with a third magnet of the other one of the outer coupling member and the inner coupling member.