Patents by Inventor Thomas Mark Kemp

Thomas Mark Kemp 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).

  • Cap
    Publication number: 20210402102
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cap assembly for a medicament delivery device comprising a cap body configured to be detachably mounted to a housing of a medicament delivery device, and a cap lid configured to be attached to the cap body, wherein the cap body is configured to receive a needle sleeve and the cap lid when the cap assembly is attached to a medicament delivery device, the cap lid comprising an anti-recapping element configured to prevent the cap assembly from being reattached to a housing of a medicament delivery device once the cap assembly has been removed and the medicament delivery device has been used, wherein the anti-recapping element comprises a projection configured to engage a needle sleeve of a medicament delivery device to prevent the cap assembly being reattached to a housing of a medicament delivery device once the medicament delivery device has been used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: William Timmis, Thomas Mark Kemp, Uwe Dasbach
  • Publication number: 20210346608
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Alex Zuyev, Thomas Mark Kemp, Hugo Revellat, Timothy Denyer
  • Publication number: 20210338940
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a grasper for a needle sheath removably arranged over a needle, wherein the grasper comprises a grasping carrier formed of a sheet and multiply bent along a plurality of longitudinal fold edges to form a plurality of carrier portions, wherein more than one of the plurality of carrier portions comprises a respective barb projecting from the surface of the carrier portion. The disclosure further refers to a cap and an autoinjector and a method of producing a grasper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Louise Hodgson, George Sykes
  • Patent number: 11160927
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device having a case adapted to retain 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, and at least one feedback mechanism that is in operative connection with the plunger. The feedback mechanism includes a collar, a needle shroud, and a control spring biasing the needle shroud in a distal direction relative to the collar. The collar is operatively coupled to the case in an axial direction and prevented from axially decoupling from the case by the plunger when in the proximal position. The plunger, during movement from the proximal position towards the distal position, allows axial decoupling of the collar from the case driven by the control spring until the collar's movement is halted, which creates an audible and/or tactile feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Hugo Revellat
  • Publication number: 20210322683
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp
  • Patent number: 11103649
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Carsten Mosebach
  • Publication number: 20210252223
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp
  • Publication number: 20210244889
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising: 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 comprising 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, wherein 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, thus 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Hugo Revellat
  • Publication number: 20210228813
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Timothy Donald Barrow-Williams, Matthew Ekman
  • Publication number: 20210220568
    Abstract: Needle shroud assemblies comprising a needle shroud and a support component. At least one of the needle shroud assemblies includes: a shroud body having an inner surface forming a cavity; a shroud beam arranged on the shroud body and biased radially outwards, wherein the support component is arranged on the inner surface of the shroud body and configured to form an inner radial support surface for the shroud body and/or for the shroud beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp
  • Patent number: 11058827
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp
  • Publication number: 20210196892
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device (10), comprising a housing (11) adapted to receive a primary package (24), the housing (11) comprising a distal surface (11.1) adapted to be placed against an injection site and a proximal surface (11.2) opposite the distal surface (11.1), the proximal surface (11.2) adapted to be held in the palm of a user's hand during drug delivery, the housing (11) having a flat form-factor in such a manner that a first extension of the housing (11) between the distal surface (11.1) and the proximal surface (11.2) is less than at least one extension at right angles to the first extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Katrin Rapp, Hugo Revellat, Thomas Mark Kemp, Robbie Wilson
  • Publication number: 20210196901
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a cap assembly for covering a needle shield of an injection device, the cap assembly comprising: a collar, and a cap with a sheath and a bottom, wherein the collar is movable along a longitudinal direction relative to the sheath from an unlocked position not engaging the sheath towards a locked position, force-lockingly engaging the sheath, thereby locking the sheath to the needle shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Louise Hodgson
  • Patent number: 11045610
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a grasper for a needle sheath removably arranged over a needle, wherein the grasper comprises a grasping carrier formed of a sheet and multiply bent along a plurality of longitudinal fold edges to form a plurality of carrier portions, wherein more than one of the plurality of carrier portions comprises a respective barb projecting from the surface of the carrier portion. The disclosure further refers to a cap and an autoinjector and a method of producing a grasper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Louise Hodgson, George Sykes
  • Publication number: 20210170115
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Louise Hodgson, William Timmis
  • Patent number: 11027068
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp
  • Publication number: 20210154416
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Louise Hodgson, Frederick Harrison, George Edward Sykes
  • Publication number: 20210146053
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising 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 (M) from the medicament container, an audible indicator that is arranged within a case pocket lateral to the plunger and that is in operative connection with the plunger, the audible indicator comprises at least one indicator spring and at least one locking element, wherein the indicator spring is biased by the locking element, and the indicator spring relaxes due to a release of the locking element by a movement of the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp
  • Publication number: 20210128837
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audible indicator for use with a drug delivery device comprising a bistable resilient force member capable of residing in two states. In a biased state, the resilient force member is biased and stores energy In a relaxed state, the resilient force member is relaxed. The resilient force member releases the stored energy when transitioning from the biased state into the relaxed state, thereby generating an audible signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Louise Hodgson, William Timmis
  • Patent number: 10973989
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Timothy Donald Barrow-Williams, Matthew Ekman