Patents by Inventor Oliver Charles
Oliver Charles 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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Publication number: 20230158246Abstract: An electronic module for releasable attachment to a drug delivery device is disclosed. The module may comprise at least one module lockout form adapted for mating abutment with a corresponding device lockout form of the drug delivery device. The module may comprise at least one attachment element for releasable attachment of the module on the drug delivery device. The module may comprise at least one light pipe for guiding a light beam from a light source to a reflective surface of the drug delivery device and from the reflective surface to a light detector sensor. The module may comprise at least one light guide for guiding a light beam from a light source to a user feedback surface adapted to emit light. The module may comprise at least one elastically deformable switch arm. The component may be a unitary component part injection molded from a polycarbonate material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Adam Moyo Harvey-Cook, Tom Alexander Earwalker, David Aubrey Plumptre, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Robert Veasey, Craig Ashley Mason
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Patent number: 11654248Abstract: A needle actuator assembly for a drug delivery system includes a needle actuator body having a guide surface, a needle shuttle having a cam surface, with the needle shuttle moveable along a vertical axis between a first position and a second position. The needle shuttle is configured to move between the first and second position through engagement between the guide surface of the needle actuator body and the cam surface of the needle shuttle. The assembly further including a needle received by the needle shuttle.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Mohammed Yassir Mahdi, Oliver Charles Gazeley, James Alexander Senior, Malcolm Stanley Boyd
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Patent number: 11642468Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SanofiInventors: Michael Schabbach, Anthony Paul Morris, Ronald Antony Smith, Brian Charles Molyneux, Paul Richard Draper, Craig Ashley Mason, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Daniel Edward Clark, David Aubrey Plumptre, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Richard James Thomas, Felix Kramer, Beat Wyss, Philipp Muller
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Publication number: 20230128892Abstract: An electronic system for a drug delivery device is provided. The electronic system comprises a dose setting and drive mechanism comprising a first member and a second member, wherein in the dose delivery operation and/or in the dose setting operation, the first member moves, e.g. rotates, relative to the second member; an electronic control unit; an electrical use detection unit operatively connected to the electronic control unit, and configured to generate a use signal in response to the relative movement, e.g. a relative rotational movement, between the first member and the second member, preferably during the dose delivery operation. The electronic system is configured such that it is switched from a first state into a second state by the electronic control unit in response to the use signal, wherein the electronic system has an increased electrical power consumption in the second state as compared to the first state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Zoë Georgina Eardley, Oliver Charles Gazeley, William Geoffrey Arthur Marsh, Anthony Paul Morris, David Aubrey Plumptre, Ronald Antony Smith, Robert Veasey
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Publication number: 20230030744Abstract: Disclosed is a modular system for a drug delivery device with electronic, comprising a mechanical module that comprises a distal end and a proximal end, and a mechanism that is configured to set and/or to deliver a dose of the drug out of the distal end (D) of the mechanical module, an electronic module that comprises a detector unit, and an electronic unit that is operatively coupled to the detector unit, wherein the electronic module is removably mechanically coupled or coupleable to the mechanical module in a proximal end region of the mechanical module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Robert Veasey, Michael Jugl, Stefan Blancke
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Publication number: 20230028688Abstract: An electronic module is configured for attachment to a proximal end of a drug delivery device in a predefined fastening configuration. The drug delivery device comprises an elongated housing extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising a distal end and the proximal end. The electronic module comprises a mechanical coding comprising a mechanical coding feature to engage with a mechanical counter coding feature of a mechanical counter coding provided at the proximal end of the drug delivery device, wherein one of the mechanical coding feature and the mechanical counter coding feature comprises a protrusion extending in the longitudinal direction and wherein the other one of the mechanical coding feature and the mechanical counter coding feature comprises a recess, wherein, in some configurations, the mechanical coding and the mechanical counter coding are operable to prevent a fastening of the electronic module to the drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Adam Moyo Harvey-Cook, David Aubrey Plumptre, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Robert Veasey
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Publication number: 20230012444Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a drug delivery mechanism within the housing and displaceable between pre-delivery and mechanical stop positions, and an end of dose switch. The end of dose switch includes a first sensor disposed on the drug delivery mechanism and a second sensor element disposed within the housing. The switch is configured to be triggered when relative movement of the first and second sensors causes the first and second sensor elements to move into a switch position. The delivery mechanism is biased in a proximal direction away from the mechanical stop position. The device includes a controller configured to: record when the end of dose switch is triggered; measure a duration of time between triggering the switch and the first and second sensors moving out of the switch position; and generate an error code indicative of a deviation between manipulations applied and a predetermined handling scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Oliver Charles Gazeley, Craig Ashley Mason, Richard James Thomas
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Publication number: 20230001096Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Anthony Paul Morris, Ronald Antony Smith, Brian Charles Molyneux, Paul Richard Draper, Craig Ashley Mason, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Daniel Edward Clark, David Aubrey Plumptre, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Richard James Thomas, Felix Kramer, Beat Wyss, Philipp Müller
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Publication number: 20220395641Abstract: A wireless data communication accessory is disclosed, which is configured for attachment to a drug delivery device and comprises an interface for data exchange between the accessory and the drug delivery device, wireless communication means configured to communicate with an external device paired with the wireless communication means via wireless communication, and a controller coupled to the interface and the wireless communication means and being configured to control operation of the interface and the wireless communication means such that data received from the drug delivery device via the interface are processed for transmission to the external device via the wireless communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Aidan Michael O`Hare, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Stefan Alt
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Publication number: 20220265937Abstract: Data collection devices for attachment to injection devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the data collection device includes: a body attachable to a dial member of the injection device, a sensor arrangement comprising a sensor and a scale, and a processor. The sensor is configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to a trigger of the injection device. The processor is configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to the trigger. One of the sensor and the scale is arranged in or on the body and wherein the other one of the sensor and the scale is located on the trigger or is rotationally lockable to the trigger configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to the trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Maurice Toporek, Michael Jugl, Günther Sendatzki, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Prasannah Nanayakkara, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Robert Veasey, David Aubrey Plumptre
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Publication number: 20220257867Abstract: A drive assembly for a drug delivery system including a plunger member configured to engage and move a stopper within a container, a biasing member configured to move the plunger member, and an adjustable spacer assembly positioned between the plunger member and the stopper. The spacer assembly includes a spacer element attached to the stopper and at least one shim or includes a spacer element and a holder to which the spacer element is attached. The holder may be attached to the stopper and the spacer element may be attached to the holder by a threaded engagement. Also, a drug delivery system for injecting a medicament, the system including a container configured to receive a medicament, the container comprising a stopper configured to move within the container and a closure, a drive assembly as described above, and a needle actuator assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Richard James Vincent Avery, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Gareth James Lewis, David Aubrey Plumptre, James Alexander Senior
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Publication number: 20220249258Abstract: The invention relates to an automated hand, such as a prosthetic hand. In one form, the automated hand may be fluid compatible. In one form, the automated hand may comprise features to reduce the risk of harm to motors and/or other sensitive components of the hand when subject to an impact. In one form, the hand may comprise a wrist joint configured to allow the hand to curl and flex and/or to rotate. In one form, one or more digits of the hand may be individually controlled. In one form the hand may include a thumb rotation locking mechanism. In one form the hand may be provided with removable grip plates. In one form, the hand may be configured for use as a training hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: 5th Element LimitedInventors: Mathew James JURY, David Neil LOVEGROVE, Ross Hughan DAWSON, Oliver Charles Graham JACKSON-HILL, Darryl John BEST, Jonathan David LOWY
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Patent number: 11406762Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising a housing body; a piston rod configured to rotate in a rotational direction during dose dispensing under a driving force; and a threaded insert, wherein the piston rod is in threaded engagement with the threaded insert such that during the dose dispensing. the piston rod displaces axially in a distal direction relative to the threaded insert for displacement of a cartridge hung. The threaded insert is movable relative to a stop provided in the housing body and a spring is provided to bias the threaded insert against the stop so that the rotation of the piston rod causes the threaded insert to move away from the stop in response to reaction forces, induced by the cartridge bung into the threaded insert, acting on the piston rod in a proximal direction when the reaction forces exceed a biasing force of the spring.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SanofiInventors: Markus Ploch, Aled Meredydd James, Anthony Paul Morris, Matthew Meredith Jones, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Robert Veasey, David Aubrey Plumptre
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Patent number: 11357920Abstract: Data collection devices for attachment to injection devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the data collection device includes: a body attachable to a dial member of the injection device, a sensor arrangement comprising a sensor and a scale, and a processor. The sensor is configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to a trigger of the injection device. The processor is configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to the trigger. One of the sensor and the scale is arranged in or on the body and wherein the other one of the sensor and the scale is located on the trigger or is rotationally lockable to the trigger configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to the trigger.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SanofiInventors: Maurice Toporek, Michael Jugl, Günther Sendatzki, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Prasannah Nanayakkara, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Robert Veasey, David Aubrey Plumptre
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Patent number: 11357918Abstract: A drive assembly for a drug delivery system including a plunger member configured to engage and move a stopper within a container, a biasing member configured to move the plunger member, and an adjustable spacer assembly positioned between the plunger member and the stopper. The spacer assembly includes a spacer element attached to the stopper and at least one shim or includes a spacer element and a holder to which the spacer element is attached. The holder may be attached to the stopper and the spacer element may be attached to the holder by a threaded engagement. Also, a drug delivery system for injecting a medicament, the system including a container configured to receive a medicament, the container comprising a stopper configured to move within the container and a closure, a drive assembly as described above, and a needle actuator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Richard James Vincent Avery, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Gareth James Lewis, David Aubrey Plumptre, James Alexander Senior
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Patent number: 11351042Abstract: The invention relates to an automated hand, such as a prosthetic hand. In one form, the automated hand may be fluid compatible. In one form, the automated hand may comprise features to reduce the risk of harm to motors and/or other sensitive components of the hand when subject to an impact. In one form, the hand may comprise a wrist joint configured to allow the hand to curl and flex and/or to rotate. In one form, one or more digits of the hand may be individually controlled. In one form the hand may include a thumb rotation locking mechanism. In one form the hand may be provided with removable grip plates. In one form, the hand may be configured for use as a training hand.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: 5th Element LimitedInventors: Mathew James Jury, David Neil Lovegrove, Ross Hughan Dawson, Oliver Charles Graham Jackson-Hill, Darryl John Best, Jonathan David Lowy
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Publication number: 20220152312Abstract: The disclosure relates to an injection device for setting and injecting pre-set or user-selectable doses of a medicament, the injection device comprising an elongated housing defining a longitudinal direction and configured to accommodate a cartridge containing the medicament, and a detector arrangement operable to detect a relative movement between a first element and a second element. The first element is subject to a first movement relative to the second element along a first longitudinal direction for setting of a dose, the first element is subject to a second movement relative to the second element along a second longitudinal direction for dispensing of the dose, one of the first movement and the second movement is a helical movement, and the other one of the first movement and the second movement is a sliding movement in the longitudinal direction. The second element comprises at least one reference element fixed to the second element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Oliver Charles Gazeley, Gavin Newman, Aidan Michael O`Hare, David Aubrey Plumptre, Robert Veasey, Craig Ashley Mason, Anthony Paul Morris
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Publication number: 20210402100Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Anthony Paul Morris, Ronald Antony Smith, Brian Charles Molyneux, Paul Richard Draper, Craig Ashley Mason, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Daniel Edward Clark, David Aubrey Plumptre, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Richard James Thomas, Felix Kramer, Beat Wyss, Philipp Müller
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Publication number: 20210236738Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Anthony Paul Morris, Ronald Antony Smith, Brian Charles Molyneux, Paul Richard Draper, Craig Ashley Mason, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Daniel Edward Clark, David Aubrey Plumptre, Aidan Michael O`Hare, Richard James Thomas, Felix Kramer, Beat Wyss, Philipp Müller
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Publication number: 20210178060Abstract: A drug delivery system for injecting a medicament is provided. The system includes a container configured to receive a medicament; a drive assembly which, upon actuation, is configured to expel the medicament from the container; a needle for injecting the medicament to a patient; a fluid path assembly comprising a tube in fluid communication with the container and the needle for conducting fluid from the container to the needle; and a tube crimping arrangement configured to engage the tube to block fluid flow through the tube. The drive assembly causes the tube crimping arrangement to engage the tube after a dose of the medicament has been delivered to the patient through the needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Jamie Anthony Salter, Oliver Charles Gazeley, David Aubrey Plumptre, James Alexander Senior, Gareth James Lewis, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Javier Eduardo Nadal