Patents by Inventor Stefan Loof

Stefan Loof 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: 20230218835
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device comprising: a first component, and a second component arranged concentrically with the first component, wherein the second component is configured to move axially relative to the first component from a first position to a second position, wherein one of the first component and the second component has a radially extending flash, wherein the other one of the first component and the second component has a chamfer aligned with and facing the flash when the second component is in the first position, and wherein one of the chamfer and the flash is configured to contact and subsequently pass the other one of the chamfer and the flash when the second component is moved from the first position towards the second position to thereby facilitate movement of the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Munib Baber, Magnus Gustafsson, Stefan Lööf
  • Patent number: 11471116
    Abstract: A medical device including a sleeve, one or more inflatable cells, a pump, a conduit and a control unit for controlling the flow of fluid from the pump through the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SWELLING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Carl Estcourt Tucker, Troy A. Baker, Graham Peter Wilson, Patrick Gerrard Linnane, Ian Stewart Tabron, Wayne Lee Bonnefin, Stefan Loof, Thomas Bergens
  • Patent number: 10881804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing, which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container, a drive unit operably arranged to act on said medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament, the drive unit comprising a plunger rod, a force element operably connected to said plunger rod, a connector arranged to releasibly hold said plunger rod, an actuator element operably arranged to said connector and a manually operable actuator arranged to act on said actuator element for releasing said connector when operated. The invention is characterised in a safety device arranged to releasibly hold said actuator element in a locking position with said connector, preventing unintended release of said plunger rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Stefan Lööf, Stefan Morén
  • Publication number: 20190290220
    Abstract: A control unit for a medical device wherein the control unit comprises a pump, a conduit and control means for controlling the flow of fluid from the pump through the conduit; and wherein the conduit is a rigid internal passage located in the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Carl Estcourt Tucker, Troy A. Baker, Graham Peter Wilson, Patrick Gerrard Linnane, Ian Stewart Tabron, Wayne Lee Bonnefin, Stefan Loof, Thomas Bergens
  • Patent number: 10149942
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device includes a housing arranged to accommodate a medicament container, and a drive unit operably arranged to act on an accommodated medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament. The drive unit includes a plunger rod, a force element operably connected to the plunger rod, a connector arranged to releasably hold the plunger rod, an actuator element operably arranged to the connector, and a manually operable actuator arranged to act on the actuator element for releasing the connector when operated. A safety device is arranged to releasably hold the actuator element in a locking position with the connector, preventing unintended release of the plunger rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: CAREBAY EUROPE LTD
    Inventors: Stefan Lööf, Stefan Morén
  • Publication number: 20180344937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing, which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container, a drive unit operably arranged to act on said medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament, the drive unit comprising a plunger rod, a force element operably connected to said plunger rod, a connector arranged to releasibly hold said plunger rod, an actuator element operably arranged to said connector and a manually operable actuator arranged to act on said actuator element for releasing said connector when operated. The invention is characterised in a safety device arranged to releasibly hold said actuator element in a locking position with said connector, preventing unintended release of said plunger rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Lööf, Stefan Morén
  • Patent number: 10092250
    Abstract: A control unit for a medical device wherein the control unit includes a pump, a conduit and control means for controlling the flow of fluid from the pump through the conduit; and wherein the conduit is a rigid internal passage located in the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SWELLING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Carl Estcourt Tucker, Troy A. Baker, Graham Peter Wilson, Patrick Gerrard Linnane, Ian Stewart Tabron, Wayne Lee Bonnefin, Stefan Loof, Thomas Bergens
  • Publication number: 20180110479
    Abstract: A control unit for a medical device wherein the control unit comprises a pump, a conduit and control means for controlling the flow of fluid from the pump through the conduit; and wherein the conduit is a rigid internal passage located in the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Carl Estcourt Tucker, Troy A. Baker, Graham Peter Wilson, Patrick Gerrard Linnane, Ian Stewart Tabron, Wayne Lee Bonnefin, Stefan Loof, Thomas Bergens
  • Patent number: 9884153
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device has proximal and distal ends; a medicament container with a plunger, a neck portion, and a delivery member unit; a housing extending along a longitudinal axis with proximal and distal open ends; a drive unit configured to apply a force on the plunger; and a C-shaped tubular body with a longitudinal slit/gap such that body can be attached to the neck portion forming a container unit. The C-shaped body also has an inner support configured to interact with the neck portion and with the delivery member unit and prevent the medicament container from moving relative to the body after the medicament container is attached to the body, and outer support configured to interact with a corresponding support of the housing to prevent the C-shaped tubular body from moving relative to the housing after the container is arranged within the housing through the distal open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Carebay Europe Ltd.
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Stefan Loof
  • Patent number: 9539395
    Abstract: Provided is a medicament delivery device comprising an axially elongated housing, a coaxially extending plunger rod mounted with in the housing for expelling successive doses of medicament and rotateable about the axis. The plunger rod can be axially displaced from a ready-to-use position for expelling a dose of medicament to a non-ready-to-use position axially spaced from said ready-to-use position along the axis, and from said non-ready-to use position to a subsequent ready-to-use position angularly spaced from said non-ready-to use position about the axis The device further comprises an indicator member displaceably mounted onto the housing between a first angular position indicative of the ready-to-use positions and a second angular position indicative of the non-ready-to use positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Magnus Gustafsson, Stefan Lööf
  • Publication number: 20160213850
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device includes a housing arranged to accommodate a medicament container, and a drive unit operably arranged to act on an accommodated medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament. The drive unit includes a plunger rod, a force element operably connected to the plunger rod, a connector arranged to releasably hold the plunger rod, an actuator element operably arranged to the connector, and a manually operable actuator arranged to act on the actuator element for releasing the connector when operated. A safety device is arranged to releasably hold the actuator element in a locking position with the connector, preventing unintended release of the plunger rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Carebay Europe Ltd
    Inventors: Stefan LÖÖF, Stefan MORÉN
  • Patent number: 9320855
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device for a reconstituted medicament, comprising a proximal housing part (12; 12?; 12??), a distal housing part (10; 10?; 10??), a medicament delivery drive unit and actuation means, wherein the medicament delivery drive unit is mounted in said distal housing part and wherein the actuation means further include an activation member (74; 101; 201) which is displaceable between an inactive position wherein the actuator is prevented from engaging the medicament delivery drive unit and an active position wherein the actuator is able to engage the medicament delivery drive, whereby the actuator is capable of interacting with said medicament delivery drive unit to perform a delivery of the reconstituted medicament only in the active position of the activation member and in the second position of the medicament delivery drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SHL Group AB
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Stefan Lööf
  • Publication number: 20160101235
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device has proximal and distal ends; a medicament container with a plunger, a neck portion, and a delivery member unit; a housing extending along a longitudinal axis with proximal and distal open ends; a drive unit configured to apply a force on the plunger; and a C-shaped tubular body with a longitudinal slit/gap such that body can be attached to the neck portion forming a container unit. The C-shaped body also has an inner support configured to interact with the neck portion and with the delivery member unit and prevent the medicament container from moving relative to the body after the medicament container is attached to the body, and outer support configured to interact with a corresponding support of the housing to prevent the C-shaped tubular body from moving relative to the housing after the container is arranged within the housing through the distal open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Stefan Loof
  • Patent number: 9302059
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device has proximal and distal ends; a medicament container with a plunger, a neck portion, and a delivery member unit; a housing extending along a longitudinal axis with proximal and distal open ends; a drive unit configured to apply a force on the plunger; and a C-shaped tubular body with a longitudinal slit/gap such that body can be attached to the neck portion forming a container unit. The C-shaped body also has an inner support configured to interact with the neck portion and with the delivery member unit and prevent the medicament container from moving relative to the body after the medicament container is attached to the body, and outer support configured to interact with a corresponding support of the housing to prevent the C-shaped tubular body from moving relative to the housing after the container is arranged within the housing through the distal open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Carebay Europe Ltd
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Stefan Lööf
  • Publication number: 20150174328
    Abstract: A medicament container retaining mechanism for a medicament delivery device includes at least one flexible retaining member arranged to a first housing part of the medicament delivery device. The first housing part is configured to receive a generally tubular medicament container. The at least one flexible retaining member is configured to interact with a rim of the received medicament container, and the at least one flexible retaining member is configured to exert a mainly longitudinally directed clamping force on the rim of the medicament container to prevent movement in the generally longitudinal direction of the medicament container in the housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Carebay Europe Ltd
    Inventors: Stefan Lööf, Niclas Yman
  • Publication number: 20150119809
    Abstract: A medicament container retaining mechanism for a medicament delivery device includes at least one flexible retaining member arranged to a housing part of the medicament delivery device. The housing part is configured to receive a generally tubular medicament container. The at least one flexible retaining member is configured to interact with an outer surface of a received medicament container, exerting lateral clamping forces on the medicament container to prevent movement of the container in a generally lateral direction in the housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Carebay Europe Ltd.
    Inventor: Stefan Lööf
  • Publication number: 20150112259
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device has proximal and distal ends; a medicament container with a plunger, a neck portion, and a delivery member unit; a housing extending along a longitudinal axis with proximal and distal open ends; a drive unit configured to apply a force on the plunger; and a C-shaped tubular body with a longitudinal slit/gap such that body can be attached to the neck portion forming a container unit. The C-shaped body also has an inner support configured to interact with the neck portion and with the delivery member unit and prevent the medicament container from moving relative to the body after the medicament container is attached to the body, and outer support configured to interact with a corresponding support of the housing to prevent the C-shaped tubular body from moving relative to the housing after the container is arranged within the housing through the distal open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: CAREBAY EUROPE LTD
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Stefan Lööf
  • Publication number: 20140371670
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device for a reconstituted medicament, comprising a proximal housing part (12; 12?; 12??), a distal housing part (10; 10?; 10??), a medicament delivery drive unit and actuation means, wherein the medicament delivery drive unit is mounted in said distal housing part and wherein the actuation means further include an activation member (74; 101; 201) which is displaceable between an inactive position wherein the actuator is prevented from engaging the medicament delivery drive unit and an active position wherein the actuator is able to engage the medicament delivery drive, whereby the actuator is capable of interacting with said medicament delivery drive unit to perform a delivery of the reconstituted medicament only in the active position of the activation member and in the second position of the medicament delivery drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Anders Holmqvist, Stefan Lööf
  • Publication number: 20130197446
    Abstract: Provided is a medicament delivery device comprising an axially elongated housing, a coaxially extending plunger rod mounted with in the housing for expelling successive doses of medicament and rotateable about the axis. The plunger rod can be axially displaced from a ready-to-use position for expelling a dose of medicament to a non-ready-to-use position axially spaced from said ready-to-use position along the axis, and from said non-ready-to use position to a subsequent ready-to-use position angularly spaced from said non-ready-to use position about the axis The device further comprises an indicator member displaceably mounted onto the housing between a first angular position indicative of the ready-to-use positions and a second angular position indicative of the non-ready-to use positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SHL GROUP AB
    Inventors: Magnus Gustafsson, Stefan Lööf
  • Patent number: D686738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: ConvaTec Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Tabron, Wayne Bonnefin, Andrew Lewis Heveran, Scott Robert Ian Henshaw, Susanne Wedbjer, Thomas Bergens, Jochen Ratjen, Anders Boström, Stefan Lööf, Johan Svard