Patents by Inventor Per Molgaard PEDERSEN

Per Molgaard PEDERSEN 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: 20250256031
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an auto injector and an auto injector for administering a medicament from a cartridge having a first cartridge end and a second cartridge end and having a cartridge outlet at the first cartridge end, the cartridge comprising a cartridge compartment with a first cartridge subcompartment containing a first medicament component of the medicament and a second cartridge subcompartment containing a second medicament component of the medicament. The auto injector comprises: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a cartridge sensor; a drive module; an orientation sensor; and a processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Paul Erik Fabricius, Jan Olesen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Per Mølgaard Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20250235620
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector and a method for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move a first stopper; a temperature sensor configured to provide a temperature signal indicative of the temperature of the medicament in the cartridge; a processing unit configured to: receive the temperature signal; control the drive module to move the plunger rod from a first plunger rod position to a mix plunger rod position wherein the movement from the first plunger rod position to the mix plunger rod position is based on the temperature signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Bjørn Knud Andersen
  • Publication number: 20250152831
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge and a cartridge code feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Patent number: 12296148
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector and a method for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move a first stopper; a temperature sensor configured to provide a temperature signal indicative of the temperature of the medicament in the cartridge; a processing unit configured to: receive the temperature signal; control the drive module to move the plunger rod from a first plunger rod position to a mix plunger rod position wherein the movement from the first plunger rod position to the mix plunger rod position is based on the temperature signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Bjørn Knud Andersen
  • Patent number: 12290663
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an auto injector and an auto injector for administering a medicament from a cartridge having a first cartridge end and a second cartridge end and having a cartridge outlet at the first cartridge end, the cartridge comprising a cartridge compartment with a first cartridge subcompartment containing a first medicament component of the medicament and a second cartridge subcompartment containing a second medicament component of the medicament. The auto injector comprises: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a cartridge sensor; a drive module; an orientation sensor; and a processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Paul Erik Fabricius, Jan Olesen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Per Mølgaard Pedersen
  • Patent number: 12226616
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge and a cartridge code feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20240277944
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto-injector for administering a medicament, comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge comprising a first stopper; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move the first stopper; a resistance sensor configured to provide a resistance signal indicative of resistance against movement of the plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the drive module and to the resistance sensor. The processing unit being configured to: control the drive module to move the plunger rod towards the extended plunger rod position; determine present plunger rod position; receive the resistance signal; determine a cartridge parameter based on the resistance signal and the present plunger rod position; and control the drive module to adjust the movement of the plunger rod based on the cartridge parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Michael Lind, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Patent number: 12005241
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto-injector for administering a medicament, comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge comprising a first stopper; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move the first stopper; a resistance sensor configured to provide a resistance signal indicative of resistance against movement of the plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the drive module and to the resistance sensor. The processing unit being configured to: control the drive module to move the plunger rod towards the extended plunger rod position; determine present plunger rod position; receive the resistance signal; determine a cartridge parameter based on the resistance signal and the present plunger rod position; and control the drive module to adjust the movement of the plunger rod based on the cartridge parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Michael Lind, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20240165336
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge and a cartridge code feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Patent number: 11969581
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge and a cartridge code feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20230270945
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an auto injector and an auto injector for administering a medicament from a cartridge having a first cartridge end and a second cartridge end and having a cartridge outlet at the first cartridge end, the cartridge comprising a cartridge compartment with a first cartridge subcompartment containing a first medicament component of the medicament and a second cartridge subcompartment containing a second medicament component of the medicament. The auto injector comprises: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a cartridge sensor; a drive module; an orientation sensor; and a processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Erik Fabricius, Jan Olesen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Per Mølgaard Pedersen
  • Patent number: 11607496
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an auto injector and an auto injector for administering a medicament from a cartridge having a first cartridge end and a second cartridge end and having a cartridge outlet at the first cartridge end, the cartridge comprising a cartridge compartment with a first cartridge subcompartment containing a first medicament component of the medicament and a second cartridge subcompartment containing a second medicament component of the medicament. The auto injector comprises: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a cartridge sensor; a drive module; an orientation sensor; and a processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Paul Erik Fabricius, Jan Olesen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Per Mølgaard Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20230016657
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge and a cartridge code feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Patent number: 11517673
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge (700) and a cartridge code (1000) feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Flemming Madsen, Sven Erik Poulsen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20220265931
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector and a method for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move a first stopper; a temperature sensor configured to provide a temperature signal indicative of the temperature of the medicament in the cartridge; a processing unit configured to: receive the temperature signal; control the drive module to move the plunger rod from a first plunger rod position to a mix plunger rod position wherein the movement from the first plunger rod position to the mix plunger rod position is based on the temperature signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Bjørn Knud Andersen
  • Patent number: 11351305
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector and a method for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move a first stopper; a temperature sensor configured to provide a temperature signal indicative of the temperature of the medicament in the cartridge; a processing unit configured to: receive the temperature signal; control the drive module to move the plunger rod from a first plunger rod position to a mix plunger rod position wherein the movement from the first plunger rod position to the mix plunger rod position is based on the temperature signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Bjørn Knud Andersen
  • Publication number: 20220152310
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto-injector for administering a medicament, comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge comprising a first stopper; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move the first stopper; a resistance sensor configured to provide a resistance signal indicative of resistance against movement of the plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the drive module and to the resistance sensor. The processing unit being configured to: control the drive module to move the plunger rod towards the extended plunger rod position; determine present plunger rod position; receive the resistance signal; determine a cartridge parameter based on the resistance signal and the present plunger rod position; and control the drive module to adjust the movement of the plunger rod based on the cartridge parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Michael Lind, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Patent number: 11179524
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto-injector for administering a medicament, comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge comprising a first stopper; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move the first stopper; a resistance sensor configured to provide a resistance signal indicative of resistance against movement of the plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the drive module and to the resistance sensor. The processing unit being configured to: control the drive module to move the plunger rod towards the extended plunger rod position; determine present plunger rod position; receive the resistance signal; determine a cartridge parameter based on the resistance signal and the present plunger rod position; and control the drive module to adjust the movement of the plunger rod based on the cartridge parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Michael Lind, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20190224419
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto-injector for administering a medicament, comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge comprising a first stopper; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move the first stopper; a resistance sensor configured to provide a resistance signal indicative of resistance against movement of the plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the drive module and to the resistance sensor. The processing unit being configured to: control the drive module to move the plunger rod towards the extended plunger rod position; determine present plunger rod position; receive the resistance signal; determine a cartridge parameter based on the resistance signal and the present plunger rod position; and control the drive module to adjust the movement of the plunger rod based on the cartridge parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Michael Lind, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg
  • Publication number: 20190009029
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an auto injector and an auto injector for administering a medicament from a cartridge having a first cartridge end and a second cartridge end and having a cartridge outlet at the first cartridge end, the cartridge comprising a cartridge compartment with a first cartridge subcompartment containing a first medicament component of the medicament and a second cartridge subcompartment containing a second medicament component of the medicament. The auto injector comprises: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a cartridge sensor; a drive module; an orientation sensor; and a processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Erik Fabricius, Jan Olesen, Steen Jensen, Henrik Egesborg, Per Mølgaard Pedersen