Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a blocking feature rotationally secured relative to the housing, a drive unit, a rod operatively coupled to the drive unit and arranged to move distally relative to the housing when the rod is released, and a movable trigger member. The rod is rotatable relative to the housing and has an unprimed state and a primed state. In the unprimed state, the blocking feature is arranged to block a rotation of the rod into the release position, and in the primed state, a trigger member feature is arranged to block rotation of the rod into the release position. The trigger member is arranged to move relative to the housing to release the rod. To switch from the unprimed state into the primed state, the trigger member moves and a movement is converted into an axial movement of the rod relative to the blocking feature.

Abstract: Disclosed is an audible indicator, preferably for a drug delivery device, comprising: At least two wing shaped sections, A plastically deformed bend arranged between the at least two wing shaped sections, wherein the audible indicator comprises an elastically deformed bend or is configured to be deflected to form an elastically deformed bend, wherein the elastically deformed bend is arranged oblique to the plastically deformed bend, and At least two lateral tabs extending from outer edges of the two wing shaped sections respectively, wherein the lateral tabs are configured to position the audible indicator within a device.

Abstract: A shroud lock for locking a position of a needle shroud relative to a housing of an autoinjector, includes a shroud beam arranged on the needle shroud and biased radially outwards, a stop arranged within the housing, a recess arranged proximal of the stop, and a cap coupled to the housing and adapted to prevent distal translation of the needle shroud relative to the housing. At least a portion of the shroud beam is within the recess when the cap is in place and, the shroud beam abuts the stop after the needle shroud is locked relative to the housing of the autoinjector. The disclosure further relates to an autoinjector and to a method for assembling such an autoinjector.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a syringe support for supporting an axial position of a syringe relative to a housing of an autoinjector. The syringe support includes a supporting beam arranged on the syringe support and biased radially inwards. The supporting beam is adapted to axially bias the syringe in a distal direction within the housing. The disclosure further relates to an autoinjector.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audible indicator in combination with a drug delivery device having a resilient force member capable of resting in either of two states. In a biased state, the resilient force member is biased and stores energy and in a relaxed state, the resilient force member is relaxed. The resilient force member releases the stored energy when changing from the biased state into the relaxed state, thereby generating an audible signal, wherein the resilient force member is supported by a retaining element in the biased state in order to prevent transition into the relaxed state.

Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device comprising a cap, having a first mark located on the outer surface of the cap, and a device body, having a second mark located on the outer surface of the device body, wherein the first and the second mark form a continuous marking, which extends form the device body to the cap, wherein the cap has first axial position relative to the device body, wherein the cap, when not in the first axial position relative to the device body, can be brought in the first axial position relative to the device body only when the first mark and the second mark form the continuous marking.

Abstract: An injector device comprising: an outer housing for receiving a medicament container; and a drive mechanism for dispensing a medicament from the medicament container received in the outer housing. The drive mechanism comprises a plunger rod and a displacing member configured to displace a distal end of the plunger rod into said medicament container to dispense said medicament. The device further comprises a brake configured to slow a rate of displacement of the plunger rod under a force of the displacing member.

Abstract: A drug delivery device comprises a housing adapted to receive a medicament container, a plunger and a plunger release mechanism that comprises a first plunger boss arranged on the plunger, a profiled slot arranged on the housing and adapted to be engaged by the first plunger boss so as to inhibit movement of the plunger in a distal direction. The plunger is rotatable about a longitudinal axis to release the first plunger boss from the profiled slot so as to allow movement of the plunger in the distal direction. A sleeve is coupled to the housing to permit movement of the sleeve relative to the housing. A sleeve ramp is arranged on the sleeve and adapted to engage a rib or boss on the plunger to rotate the plunger to release the first plunger boss from the profiled slot when the sleeve is moved in a proximal direction.

Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising: a housing for receiving a reservoir, and a cap releasable with respect to the housing, wherein the assembly has a capped state and an uncapped state, wherein the cap comprises a member to be gripped by a user for releasing the cap from the housing, wherein the member is rotatable to release the cap from the housing, wherein the assembly comprises an interface to convert rotational movement of the member into axial movement of the member, the interface comprising a track configured to guide movement of the member, wherein the track has a first region and a second region, wherein, when the first region guides the movement, the member is displaced from the housing by a first distance, and when the second region guides the movement, the member is displaced from the housing by a second distance.

Abstract: The disclosure further relates to an autoinjector and a method of assembling the autoinjector. A syringe carrier is disclosed comprising a housing adapted to receive a syringe. They syringe includes a needle encapsulated by a removable protective needle sheath. The syringe carrier further includes two or more flexible arms protruding outwards in a relaxed state and adapted to couple with the syringe in a mounted position. In the mounted position, the flexible arms deflect radially inwards due, in part, to an axial force operating on the syringe carrier.

Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a blocking feature rotationally secured relative to the housing, a drive unit, a rod operatively coupled to the drive unit and arranged to move distally relative to the housing when the rod is released, and a movable trigger member. The rod is rotatable relative to the housing and has an unprimed state and a primed state. In the unprimed state, the blocking feature is arranged to block a rotation of the rod into the release position, and in the primed state, a trigger member feature is arranged to block rotation of the rod into the release position. The trigger member is arranged to move relative to the housing to release the rod. To switch from the unprimed state into the primed state, the trigger member moves and a movement is converted into an axial movement of the rod relative to the blocking feature.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audible indicator in combination with a drug delivery device having a resilient force member capable of resting in either of two states. In a biased state, the resilient force member is biased and stores energy and in a relaxed state, the resilient force member is relaxed. The resilient force member releases the stored energy when changing from the biased state into the relaxed state, thereby generating an audible signal, wherein the resilient force member is supported by a retaining element in the biased state in order to prevent transition into the relaxed state.

Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising: a housing for receiving a reservoir, and a cap releasable with respect to the housing, wherein the assembly has a capped state and an uncapped state, wherein the cap comprises a member to be gripped by a user for releasing the cap from the housing, wherein the member is rotatable to release the cap from the housing, wherein the assembly comprises an interface to convert rotational movement of the member into axial movement of the member, the interface comprising a track configured to guide movement of the member, wherein the track has a first region and a second region, wherein, when the first region guides the movement, the member is displaced from the housing by a first distance, and when the second region guides the movement, the member is displaced from the housing by a second distance.

Abstract: An auto-injector comprising an elongate housing containing a syringe. The housing having an orifice intended to be applied against an injection site. The syringe is slidably arranged with respect to the housing. A spring pushing the needle from a covered position into an advanced position, operating the syringe and covering the needle. An activator arranged to lock the spring prior to manual operation and capable of, upon manual operation, releasing the spring means for injection. A first gear arrangement and a second gear arrangement arranged fro converting torque from a first end and a second end of the torsion spring into a translative force. The first end groundable in the housing while the second end acts on a plunger through the second gear arrangement for advancing the needle and supplying the dose.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device including a plunger disposed within a case and an audible indicator that comprises a resilient element. The plunger is slidable from a proximal position to a distal position within the case and the resilient element is in a first configuration when the plunger is in the proximal position, such that the resilient element is deflected radially outwards to a second configuration during movement of the plunger from the proximal position towards the distal position. The resilient element moves from the second configuration towards the first configuration when the plunger moves towards or reaches the distal position, thereby generating an audible and tactile signal.

Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing and a cap at a distal end of the housing, the cap comprising: an outer member; an intermediate member disposed within the outer member, at least one of the intermediate member or outer member being rotatable relative to the other of the intermediate member or outer member; and, an inner member disposed within the intermediate member, and coupled to at least one of the outer member and the intermediate member, the inner member being configured to engage a needle shield in the housing. The injection device further comprises a lifting mechanism to reduce a force required to remove the cap from the housing, the lifting mechanism comprising at least one axially-inclined portion in engagement with at least one lifting portion such that rotational movement of the outer member or intermediate member is converted into an axial movement of the inner member from the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus is arranged to receive and retain a needle shield for a medicament delivery device, the apparatus comprising a body comprising a wall defining a void and an opening in a proximal end of the body, the opening arranged to allow at least a part of the needle shield to be received into, and at least partially fill, the void, and arms extending from the wall into the void, wherein the arms are configured to engage the needle shield when the needle shield is received in the void and prevent the needle shield from being withdrawn from the void through the opening in the proximal end and wherein at least one of the arms has a first angle with respect to the wall and at least one of the arms has a second angle with respect to the wall that is different to the first angle.

Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container, a plunger disposed within the case and slidable from a proximal position into a distal position for delivering a medicament from the medicament container, at least one feedback mechanism that is in operative connection with the plunger. The feedback mechanism comprises a collar, a control spring biasing the collar in a distal direction, a needle shroud, operatively axially abutting the collar in a first coupled state and prevented from axially decoupling the collar by the plunger in its proximal position. The plunger, when approaching the distal position during movement from the proximal position towards the distal position, is adapted to allow axial decoupling of the needle shroud from the collar, allowing for a limited axial movement of the collar relative to the needle shroud until the collar axially abuts the needle shroud in a second coupled state.

Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container, a plunger disposed within the case and slidable from a proximal position into a distal position for delivering a medicament from the medicament container, at least one feedback mechanism that is in operative connection with the plunger. The feedback mechanism comprises a collar, a control spring biasing the collar in a distal direction, a needle shroud, operatively axially abutting the collar in a first coupled state and prevented from axially decoupling the collar by the plunger in its proximal position The plunger, when approaching the distal position during movement from the proximal position towards the distal position, is adapted to allow axial decoupling of the needle shroud from the collar, allowing for a limited axial movement of the collar relative to the needle shroud until the collar axially abuts the needle shroud in a second coupled state.

Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container, a plunger disposed within the case and slidable from a proximal position into a distal position for delivering a medicament from the medicament container, at least one feedback mechanism that is in operative connection with the plunger. The feedback mechanism comprises a collar, a control spring biasing the collar in a distal direction, a needle shroud, operatively axially abutting the collar in a first coupled state and prevented from axially decoupling the collar by the plunger in its proximal position The plunger, when approaching the distal position during movement from the proximal position towards the distal position, is adapted to allow axial decoupling of the needle shroud from the collar, allowing for a limited axial movement of the collar relative to the needle shroud until the collar axially abuts the needle shroud in a second coupled state.