Patents by Inventor Stefan Blancke

Stefan Blancke 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: 20180028400
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container for a liquid medicament that includes a wall structure with at least one flexible portion and confining an inner volume filled with the liquid medicament and an elongated extraction tube having at least a first portion and a second portion that are separated from each other along the tube and which are located inside the inner volume. The extraction tube is radially collapsible when exposed to a compressive force above a predefined threshold, and the first portion, which is located at a distal end of the extraction tube, is less resistive against radial collapsing than the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl
  • Patent number: 9523382
    Abstract: A locking pin with a stud having locking means and retaining means, wherein the stud has at least two separate stud elements, one of which serves as the locking means and the other as the retaining means. The at least two stud elements are rotationally fixed and are connected releasably in axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Fairchild Fasteners Europe-Camloc GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Blancke
  • Publication number: 20160296711
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device and an associated drug delivery device are provided. The device has a drug delivery device housing and a medicament contained in the drug delivery device housing. A clutch is established between the dose knob and the dial link to prevent inadvertent proximal axial movement of the lead screw away from the cartridge piston, which can lead to dosing inaccuracies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher
  • Publication number: 20160296706
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing, and a lead screw having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end, the lead screw being rotatably fixed during dose setting and dose delivery and axially movable in a distal direction relative to the housing, the lead screw further including a thread. The assembly further comprises a drive nut threadedly engaged with and screwable along the lead screw thread and a dial link connected with the drive nut and axially movable and rotatably fixed relative to the drive nut, where the dial link comprises a first portion of a feedback ratchet. The assembly is configured such that, during dose delivery, the assembly generates a feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christiane Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160296709
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a drive assembly for a drug delivery device. The drive assembly comprises a housing; a piston rod having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end and being axially movable in a distal direction relative to the housing and a mid-body axially fixed inside of the housing and coupled to the piston rod. The mid-body comprises at least one metal ratchet arm configured to prevent the piston rod from moving in the proximal direction. Moreover, a drug delivery device with such a drive assembly is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christiane Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160296701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a housing of a drug delivery device comprising a cylindrically shaped body (12) to accommodate a drive mechanism (13) and comprising a cartridge holder (14) to accommodate a cartridge (16) containing a dispensable medicament, the housing further comprising a connector assembly (20) to releasably interconnect body (12) and cartridge holder (14), the connector assembly (20) comprising: a tangentially extending recessed structure (30) with a tangential opening (31) to receive a radially extending pin (26), wherein the recessed structure (30) is fastened to one of body (12) and cartridge holder (14) and wherein the pin (26) is fastened to the other one of body (12) and cartridge holder (14), a release member (40) having a retaining portion (42) to cover the opening (31) in a locking configuration (60), wherein the release member (40) is displaceable in tangential direction (3) against a restoring force away from the recessed structure (30) into a release configuration (62), in whi
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Sandi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl
  • Publication number: 20160287802
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprises a lead screw having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end that is axially movable in a distal direction relative to a mid-body, the lead screw including a threaded shaft, wherein the lead screw has a keyway positioned parallel to the longitudinal axis and containing a first section of a dose dispensing feedback component; the mid-body being designed to prevent rotation of the lead screw with respect to the mid-body, where the mid-body contains a second section of the dose dispensing feedback component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christiane Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160287803
    Abstract: A method and an assembly for providing a drug delivery device is presented. The assembly includes a housing and an end of dose feedback connection provides the user with an audible and/or tactile signal to indicate that the drug delivery is completed. A first section of the end of dose feedback connection is located on a distal portion of an inner sleeve and a second section of the end of dose feedback connection is located on the mid-body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christiane Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160287799
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is presented. The assembly comprises a housing and a piston rod having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end. The piston rod further comprises a piston rod interaction feature, and a piston rod guide being movable with respect to the piston rod, the piston rod guide further comprising a guide interaction feature corresponding to the piston rod interaction feature, the piston rod guide being movable with respect to the piston rod to switch between a first state and a second state of the assembly, the second state being different from the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christiane Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160279337
    Abstract: A spring assisted drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing and a lead screw having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end that is rotatably fixed during dose setting and dose delivery and axially movable in a distal direction relative to the housing. The device further comprises a drive nut threadedly engaged and screwable along the lead screw threaded shaft and a number sleeve threadedly engaged with the housing to be screwable relative to the housing. A dial link is connected with the drive nut and axially movable and rotatably fixed relative to the drive nut and an inner sleeve is threadedly engaged with the number sleeve, the inner sleeve being axially movable and rotatably fixed relative to the housing. A mid-body is axially fixed inside of the housing. A spring is provided that assists a user of the device during a dose administration step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan BLANCKE, Axel TEUCHER, Michael JUGL, Christiane SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20160263330
    Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided having a housing, a lead screw that is rotatably fixed with respect to the housing during dose setting and during dose delivery and that is axially moveable in a delivery direction relative to the housing for dose delivery, a number sleeve threadedly engaged with the housing to be screwable relative to the housing, and a dial link which is axially moveable and rotatable with respect to the housing for dose setting and which is prevented from rotation with respect to the housing for dose delivery. The dial link is rotatably fixed with the number sleeve when the dial link and the number sleeve are in a first arrangement, and the number sleeve and the dial link are rotatable with respect to one another when the dial link and the number sleeve are in a second arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher
  • Publication number: 20160235927
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a drive assembly for a drug delivery device, the drive assembly at least comprising: a housing; a number sleeve threadedly engaged with the housing to be screwable relative to the housing, where the number sleeve has inner and outer proximal sections; a dial link rotatably fixed with the number sleeve when the dial link and number sleeve are in a first axial arrangement relative to each other, the number sleeve being rotatable relative to the dial link when the dial link and number sleeve are in a second axial arrangement; a clutch component connected to the inner proximal section of the number sleeve through a plurality of flexible assembly fingers, the clutch component being configured to engage the number sleeve with the dial link in the first axial arrangement of dial link and number sleeve and to disengage the number sleeve from the dial link in the second axial arrangement of dial link and number sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christianne Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160235926
    Abstract: A spring assisted drug delivery device comprising: a housing; a piston rod having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end that is axially movable in a distal direction relative to the housing, a mid-body fixed inside of the housing and coupled to the piston rod in such a manner that the piston rod is axially movable in a distal direction relative to the mid-body, and wherein a preloaded spring is operatively coupled to the piston rod in such a manner that the spring is released and the stored force in the spring supports driving the piston rod in the distal direction during a dose administration step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, Christiane Schneider
  • Publication number: 20150247518
    Abstract: A locking pin with a stud having locking means and retaining means, wherein the stud has at least two separate stud elements, one of which serves as the locking means and the other as the retaining means. The at least two stud elements are rotationally fixed and are connected releasably in axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Fairchild Fasteners Europe - Camloc GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Blancke