Abstract: Described is a needle assembly magazine comprising a housing including a coupling having a proximal aperture adapted to receive a medicament delivery device and a distal aperture adapted to receive a needle of a needle assembly, a needle guard coupled to the housing and having an aperture axially aligned with the distal aperture of the coupling, and a needle assembly carrier rotatably coupled to the needle guard and adapted to hold a plurality of needle assemblies. Rotation of the needle assembly carrier aligns one needle assembly with the distal aperture and the aperture.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drive mechanism which is suitable for an injection device, especially a pen type drug delivery device and to such a drug delivery device. The mechanism comprises a spring driven rotatable drive member, a rotatable driven member, a clutch rotationally coupling the driven member and the drive member in a coupled state and allowing relative clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation between the driven member and the drive member in a decoupled state, and a spring biasing the clutch into its coupled state and allowing relative axial movement between the drive member and the driven member into the decoupled state of the clutch against the bias of the spring.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to a supplementary device for attachment to an injection device, the supplementary device comprising: a first imaging arrangement and a second imaging arrangement each configured to capture an image of a moveable number sleeve of the injection device from different respective angles. The supplementary device also comprises a plurality of light sources and a processor arrangement configured to control operation of the first imaging arrangement and the second imaging arrangement and the plurality of light sources and to receive image data from each of the imaging arrangements, wherein the processor arrangement is configured to combine images captured by the first imaging arrangement and the second imaging arrangement into a single image.

Abstract: A method for assembling a drive spring, especially into a drug delivery device includes rotating a component part to which the drive spring is attached in a first direction, followed by a rotation of the component part in the opposite direction and followed by attachment of a rotational stop. Further, the disclosure includes a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament, which device comprises a pre-charged drive spring.

Abstract: A dispense mechanism for a drug delivery device for the delivery of a primary medicament in a primary cartridge and a secondary medicament in a secondary cartridge includes a primary drive member and a secondary drive member serve for driving a primary and a secondary lead screw. The primary drive member and the secondary drive member are configured to rotate during dose dispense. A coupling member serves for rotationally coupling the primary drive member to the secondary drive member and moves from a first position in which the primary drive member is rotationally decoupled from the secondary drive member into a second position in which the primary drive member is rotationally coupled to the secondary drive member during dose dispense. Rotation of the primary drive member moves the coupling member from the first position into the second position.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament. The device comprises a housing (10), a dose selector (80) operable to set a dose by rotation relative to the housing (10), a number sleeve (60) arranged within the housing (10) such that at least a portion of the number sleeve (60) is visible through a first aperture (11b) in the housing (10), a piston rod (30) coupled to the housing (10) and to a drive sleeve (40) such that rotation of the drive sleeve (40) relative to the housing (10) causes the piston rod (30) to translate relative to the housing (10) and a clutch mechanism arranged between the number sleeve (60) and the drive sleeve (40).

Abstract: A sensor device (2) is removably attachable to a drug delivery device (12). The sensor device comprises an array (20) of optical sensors arranged within the sensor device such that, when the sensor device is attached to the drug delivery device, the drug delivery device having a first movable element (14) which is configured to move along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drug delivery device, each optical sensor is operable to detect light received at different locations along the linear path and to output a signal indicative of an amount of detected light; and circuitry (21) configured to receive the signals output from the optical sensors and, based on the received signals, to determine information associated with a location along the path of the first movable element.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to a clicker arrangement for use in a drug delivery device and a drug delivery device comprising such a clicker arrangement. The arrangement comprises a first, rotatable element (60) and a second, non-rotatable element (110). One of the first element (60) and the second element (110) comprises a clicker arm (67) and the other of the first element (60) and the second element (110) comprises a cam (117). Upon relative rotation of the first element (60) and the second element (110) the clicker arm (67) is elastically deflectable by the cam (117) and relaxable upon disengagement with the cam (117) thereby generating an audible and/or tactile feedback signal.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a drive mechanism (3) for a drug delivery device (1), which comprises a piston rod (40) comprising a first piston rod member (7) and a second piston rod member (8). The drive mechanism (3) further comprises an adjustment member (9). The drive mechanism (3) has a first state in which the first and the second piston rod member (7, 8) are moveable with respect to each other by operating the adjustment member (9), thereby adjusting the length of the piston rod (40), and wherein the adjustment member (9) is arranged at least partially inside the second piston rod member (8). Moreover, the present invention concerns a method for assembling the drug delivery device (1).

Abstract: Described is a needle assembly magazine (2) comprising a housing (6) including a coupling (9) having a proximal aperture adapted to receive a medicament delivery device (1) and a distal aperture adapted to receive a needle (8?) of a needle assembly (8), a needle guard (10) coupled to the housing (6) and having an aperture (22) axially aligned with the distal aperture of the coupling (9), and a needle assembly carrier (7) rotatably coupled to the needle guard (10) and adapted to hold a plurality of needle assemblies (8). Rotation of the needle assembly carrier (7) aligns one needle assembly (8) with the distal aperture and the aperture (22).

Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising: a housing; a cylindrical member rotatably supported within the housing; and a plurality of sensors; wherein: the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with a single track, the track forming an encoder and having a plurality of first track segments and a plurality of second track segments arranged along the length of the track which are respectively capable of inducing first and second responses in the sensors; and in each rotational position of the cylindrical member relative to the housing at least one different first track segment is capable of inducing a first response in at least one said sensor, thereby enabling the rotational position of the cylindrical member relative to the housing to be determined.

Abstract: A drug delivery device for administering a drug is presented having a body, at least one electrical unit and a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit, an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, a safety mechanism arranged to prevent contacting the electrical unit whilst an injection needle is in fluid communication with the drug delivery device and arranged to prevent establishing a fluid communication whilst the electrical unit is contactable.

Abstract: A drug delivery device for administering a drug is presented having a body adapted to retain a cartridge containing a drug, at least one electrical unit and a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit, an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, a safety mechanism arranged to prevent contacting the electrical unit through the port whilst an injection needle is in fluid communication with the cartridge and arranged to prevent establishing a fluid communication between an injection needle and the cartridge whilst the port is configured to allow contacting the electrical unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic module for recording information of a drug delivery device, the electronic module comprising at least one connector, wherein at least one connector is adapted to be connected to a port of the drug delivery device and wherein at least one connector is adapted to be connected to a port of a computer. Furthermore, the invention relates to a drug delivery device, comprising a port for connecting to the connector of the electronic module.

Abstract: A drug delivery device, comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis; an axially moveable component that is moveable along the longitudinal axis between a dose dialing position and a dose delivery position when a user operates the device to deliver a dose of drug; an encoder sleeve; an encoder pattern provided on the encoder sleeve, the encoder pattern comprising relatively conductive portions and relatively non-conductive portions that together comprise coded information; a contact-supporting component; and plural electrical contacts provided on the contact-supporting component. The plural electrical contacts contact the encoder pattern when the dose delivery button is in the dose dialing position and wherein the device is configured to move the contact-supporting component relative to the encoder sleeve as the axially moveable component moves from the dose dialing position to the dose delivery position such as to move the electrical contacts into positions where they do not contact the encoder pattern.

Abstract: A drug delivery device comprises a body component located concentrically within a sleeve, wherein the body component comprises body component thread features and the sleeve comprises sleeve thread features that engage with the body component thread features such that the body component is caused to rotate within the sleeve as the body component and the sleeve component move axially with respect to one another by force of an engaging face of the sleeve thread features against an engaging face of the body component thread features causing sliding of the engaging face of the sleeve thread features over the engaging face of the body component thread features. One of the body component and the sleeve constitutes a first part and the other of the body component and the sleeve constitutes a second part.

Abstract: Describe is a needle assembly replacement device (1) comprising a chassis (5), a contact plate (7) translatably disposed on the chassis (5) and having an opening (8) adapted to receive a medicament delivery device (2), and a plurality of gripping wheels (10) rotatably coupled to the chassis (5) and adapted to releasably engage a cover (4) of a needle assembly (3). The gripping wheels (10) are adapted to rotate in a first rotational direction when the contact plate (7) translates relative to the chassis (5) in a first axial direction and rotate in a second rotational direction when the contact plate (7) translates relative to the chassis (5) in a second axial direction. Rotation of the gripping wheels (10) in the first rotational direction engages the needle assembly (3) to the medicament delivery device (2), and rotation of the gripping wheels (10) in the second rotational direction disengages the needle assembly (3) from the medicament delivery device (2).

Abstract: A novel polymeric disc, wafer or similarly shaped resin for carrying out the synthesis of peptide analogs via solid phase peptide synthesis techniques is provided. The polymeric disc or wafer of the invention may be made out of those resin materials presently used in bead form in solid phase peptide synthesis, such as, benzhydrylamine resins, Boc-aminoacyl-4-(oxymethyl)-phenyacetamidomethyl (Pam) resin, polyamide resins and chloromethyl resins. The disc or wafer of the invention should, preferably, have a thickness of 200-400 .mu.m and may be of any suitable length or width. A process for the synthesis of peptide analogs utilizing the polymeric disc or wafer of the present invention is also disclosed.

Abstract: A novel polymeric disc, wafer or similarly shaped resin for carrying out the synthsis of peptide analogs via solid phase peptide synthesis techniques is provided. The polymeric disc or wafer of the invention may be made out of those resin materials presently used in bead form in solid phase peptide synthesis, such as, benzhydrylamine resins, Boc-aminoacyl-4-(oxymethyl)-phenyacetamidomethyl (Pam) resin, polyamide resins and chloromethyl resins. The disc or wafer of the invention should, preferably, have a thickness of 200-400 .mu.m and may be of any suitable length or width. A process for the synthsis of peptide analogs utilizing the polymeric disc or wafer of the present invention is also disclosed.