Abstract: Described is a needle assembly magazine comprising of a housing adapted to contain a plurality of needle assemblies and a slider movably disposed within the housing. The housing has a first opening providing access to an unused needle assembly and a second opening for receiving into the housing a used needle assembly. The slider separates the housing into a first region for unused needle assemblies and a second region for used needle assemblies. Movement of the slider advances the unused needle assemblies within the housing toward the first opening.

Abstract: The invention refers to a needle safety device (4) for a drug delivery device (1) comprising a needle cap remover (8) adapted to capture a needle cap (6) by a positive and/or non-positive connection, wherein the needle cap remover (8) comprises a top end (8.3), a needle shield (7) adapted to cover a needle (5) of the drug delivery device (2) before and after injection, wherein the needle shield (7) comprises a needle shield end (7.4) adapted to engage an injection site, and at least one blocking pin (9) which inwardly extends from the top end (8.3) and/or the needle shield end (7.4) into the needle cap remover (8) and/or into the needle shield (7).

Abstract: The invention refers to a needle cap remover (7) for a needle cap (5.1) of a drug delivery device (2). The needle cap remover (7) comprises a body (8) having a material which differs from the material of the needle cap (5.1) or of a rigid needle shield (5) encasing the needle cap (5.1) in at least one parameter, wherein a body portion (8.1), which covers the needle cap (5.1) or the rigid needle shield (5) encasing the needle cap (5.1), is adapted to capture the needle cap (5.1) or the rigid needle shield (5) encasing the needle cap (5.1) by a positive and/or non-positive connections before or during removing of the needle cap (5.1) and is adapted to shrunk when a pulling force is applied.

Abstract: Described is a medicament delivery device (1), comprising a body (2), a container carrier (7) for retaining a medicament container within the body (2) and being slidably disposed in the body (2), a sleeve (6) slidably coupled to body (2), and a piston rod (11) coupled to the body (2) and the container carrier (7). The piston rod (11) and the container carrier (7) provide a feedback as the container carrier (7) moves from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2) relative to the body (2).

Abstract: The invention refers to a drug delivery device (2) comprising a housing (2.1) capable of receiving and containing a container (syringe 3) and a needle safety device (1). The needle safety device (1) comprises a needle cap (5.1) arranged to cover and protect a needle (4), a needle shield (6) relatively movable with respect to the housing (2.1) to cover and protect the needle (4) and a needle cap remover (7). The needle cap remover (7) has an outer part (8) adapted to be arranged to the housing (2.1) and to cover the needle shield (6) and partly the housing (2.1) and an inner part (9) adapted to be arranged to the needle cap (5.1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a mg delivery device (1), comprising: a housing (2) containing and holding a container (6) with a needle (5) attachable at its distal end, a needle shield (4) adapted to be movable with respect to the housing (2) between an advanced position (PI) in which the needle (5) is covered and a retracted position (PII) in which the needle (5) extends through an distal opening (4.2) of the needle shield (4), and a protective needle cap (7) releasably attached to cover the needle (5) before injection, wherein the needle shield (4) is adapted to move in a double movement sequence (M1, M2) between the advanced position (PI) and the retracted position (PII) to perform different operations in sequence.

Abstract: Described is a needle hub comprising a proximal end adapted to engage a medicament delivery device, a distal end having an opening, a shoulder disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, and a needle assembly engagement mechanism (F1) coupled to the shoulder and adapted to releasably engage a needle assembly. The needle assembly engagement mechanism (F1) includes two or more resilient arms adapted to releasably engage a retainer element on the needle assembly.

Abstract: Described is a medicament delivery device (1) comprising a body (2), a container carrier (7) slidably disposed in the body (2), and a sleeve (6) slidably coupled to the container carrier (7).

Abstract: An adapter for attaching a cleaning head to a mop handle of a mop. The adapter is substantially channel-shaped and includes two side webs and one connecting web interconnecting the side webs. The adapter is formed so as to be open towards the cleaning head to be received. The connecting web has an inner side which faces the cleaning head to be received and forms a stop face for the cleaning head. Each of the side webs comprises at least one latching projection formed so as to be resiliently flexible transversely to a longitudinal direction of the adapter. The latching projections are movable towards and away from each other in the manner of a clamp and are configured to be releasably snapped behind latching lugs on the cleaning head in a non-destructive manner.

Abstract: A cleaning head of a cleaning device for cleaning a surface. The cleaning head comprises a bracket, in which a foam body is held, an upper region of the foam body being held in the bracket and a lower region of the foam body having a wiping surface which is configured to be turned to face the surface to be cleaned. The foam body is separate from the bracket and tapers in cross section from the lower region towards the upper region.

Abstract: A cleaning head for a mop comprising a clamping strip and a cleaning body. The cleaning body fits in the clamping strip. The clamping strip is channel shaped and open towards the cleaning body and having two side walls and one connecting element connecting the side walls to each other. The connecting element has an inner side which faces the cleaning body and an outer side which faces away from the cleaning body. The clamping strip has a connecting region to connect the clamping strip to a mop adapter which accommodates the cleaning head. The connecting region has a stop which acts in an axial direction of a handle of the mop and is configured to be placed on a counter stop on the adapter. The stop is disposed in an imaginary plane extending parallel to the connecting strip. An attachment mechanism is in the imaginary plane.

Abstract: Described is a needle storage device (1) comprising a housing (4) having an opening (5) adapted to receive a needle (3) of a drug delivery device, needle storage compartments (2) moveably disposed within the housing (4), and an indicator (10) pivotably disposed within the housing (4) and adapted to activate an acoustic and/or tactile feedback when a needle (3) of a drug delivery device is stored in one of the needle storage compartments (2) which is aligned with the opening (5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cartridge for a drug delivery device comprising of a body of substantially cylindrical shape, a piston slidably disposed in the body along two opposite axial directions, along a distal and along a proximal direction, and at least one friction means operably engaged with the piston to generate a pre-defined friction force between the piston and an inside wall of the body, when the piston is displaced relative to the body, wherein in response to an axial displacement of the piston relative to the body in distal direction and in proximal direction, the at least one friction means is adapted to generate respective proximal and distal friction forces that are different in magnitude.

Abstract: Described is a needle assembly reuse prevention mechanism comprising a barrier movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a spring coupled to the barrier, a pin formed on the barrier, and a slot receiving the pin. When in the extended position, the barrier substantially covers an opening of a needle assembly storage compartment. The spring forces the barrier in a first direction. The slot has at least one abutment face for abutting the pin and preventing movement of the barrier in the first direction.

Abstract: Described is a needle assembly retainer (1) comprising a body (2) adapted to hold a needle assembly (10). The needle assembly (10) comprises a hub (11) having an external surface (14) with at least one spline (15) and a needle having a proximal tip (10.1) and a distal tip (10.2). The body (2) has a proximal portion adapted to hold the hub (11) and a distal portion adapted to cover the distal tip (10.2). The needle assembly retainer (1) further comprises a resilient arm (6) formed on the proximal portion and adapted to engage the at least one spline (15) when the needle assembly (10) is rotated relative to the body (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cartridge for a drug delivery device comprising of a body of substantially cylindrical shape, a piston slidably disposed in the body along two opposite axial directions, along a distal and along a proximal direction, and at least one friction means operably engaged with the piston to generate a pre-defined friction force between the piston and an inside wall of the body, when the piston is displaced relative to the body, wherein in response to an axial displacement of the piston relative to the body in distal direction and in proximal direction, the at least one friction means is adapted to generate respective proximal and distal friction forces that are different in magnitude.

Abstract: Described is a needle assembly storage device comprising a housing having an opening adapted to receive an injection device, an array of needle assembly storage compartments moveably disposed within the housing, and an actuator adapted to cause movement of the array, wherein actuation of the actuator aligns a given needle assembly compartment with the opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product, comprising: a holder for a product-containing cartridge, the cartridge having a piston slidably arranged therein in an axial direction, a piston rod to be operably engaged with the cartridge's piston for dispensing of a dose of the medicinal product, an adjusting assembly adapted to eliminate axial clearance between the piston and the piston rod, wherein the adjusting assembly comprises at least one radially extending spike element for mutually locking in position the piston and the piston rod irrespective of the relative distance between piston and piston rod.

Abstract: The invention relates to a needle storage magazine for storing a number of injection needles and attaching and/or detaching them to or from an injection device, the needle storage magazine comprising a crescent shaped track having a convex part and a concave part, wherein the track is adapted to hold a set of needles in respective needle supports within the track, wherein the convex part is adapted to hold unused needles and used needles, wherein a centre position (B) is defined within the concave part for a needle in use or to be used, wherein a sliding carriage is arranged for attaching the injection device to the needle storage magazine such that the centre position (B) is essentially concentric to a longitudinal axis of the injection device, wherein a separation wheel is rotatably arranged, the separation wheel having at least one notch for entraining the needle support of one unused needle at a time from the convex part into the centre position (B) or the needle support of the needle in use out of the ce

Abstract: Described is a needle hub comprising a proximal end adapted to engage a medicament delivery device, a distal end having an opening, a shoulder disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, and a needle assembly engagement mechanism (F1) coupled to the shoulder and adapted to releasably engage a needle assembly. The needle assembly engagement mechanism (F1) includes two or more resilient arms adapted to releasably engage a retainer element on the needle assembly.