Patents by Inventor Tom Lever

Tom Lever 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: 20250360263
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drug delivery device (DD1) for delivering at least one drug (D), comprising: A case (CAD), At least one interface portion (IFP2) being part of an interface (IF) to a medical device (MD1), and A retaining space (RS2) within the case (CAD), the retaining space (RS2) configured to receive a fluid guide system (FGS2) or comprising the fluid guide system (FGS2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: GENZYME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander Hee-Hanson, Tom Lever, Craig Nelson, Haiming Wu
  • Publication number: 20250312240
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to adapters for mixing vials of drug products, and more specifically to multi-vial adapters for reconstituting lyophilized drug products and/or diluting concentrated drug products. It is an object to address one or more of drawbacks in connection with the drug preparation process, for example, by simplifying the procedure where multiple vials are required to be diluted or reconstituted in a serial manner. As such, the multi-vial adapters described herein simplify the complexity of preparing and handling multiple vials of drug product, which significantly reduces preparation time, addresses dosing-related challenges like weight-based preparation, reduces drug waste issues, and reduces risks associated sterility and contamination, among other benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2025
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Applicant: GENZYME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Nelson, Alexander Hee-Hanson, Tom Lever, Haiming Wu
  • Publication number: 20250312527
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid guide system (FGS) usable for drug (D) handling, comprising: At least one fluid port (FP) configured to dispense a fluid from the fluid guide system (FGS), and At least two drug port (DP), each being configured to receive a fluid comprising at least one drug (D) from at least one drug container (DC), wherein each of the at least two drug ports (DC) is coupleable or coupled to at least one drug container (DC) such that a plurality of drug containers (DC) can be or is jointly mechanically coupled to the fluid guide system (FGS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Applicant: GENZYME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Nelson, Alexander Hee-Hanson, Tom Lever, Haiming Wu
  • Patent number: 12280011
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to adapters for mixing vials of drug products, and more specifically to multi-vial adapters for reconstituting lyophilized drug products and/or diluting concentrated drug products. It is an object to address one or more of drawbacks in connection with the drug preparation process, for example, by simplifying the procedure where multiple vials are required to be diluted or reconstituted in a serial manner. As such, the multi-vial adapters described herein simplify the complexity of preparing and handling multiple vials of drug product, which significantly reduces preparation time, addresses dosing-related challenges like weight-based preparation, reduces drug waste issues, and reduces risks associated sterility and contamination, among other benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: GENZYME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Nelson, Alexander Hee-Hanson, Tom Lever, Haiming Wu
  • Publication number: 20250065056
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drug delivery device including a housing extending along a longitudinal axis of the drug delivery device, and a distal device portion. The distal device portion includes a distal portion, a proximal portion and at least one intermediate portion. The distal portion includes a distal opening allowing passage of a needle and a bearing surface. The intermediate portion includes at least one wall portion extending proximally from the distal portion to the proximal portion. In at least one state of the drug delivery device, a first radial outer extension of the distal portion in a region axially adjoining the bearing surface is smaller than a second radial outer extension in the intermediate portion, and an outer face of the intermediate portion is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis in a cross section along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Max Davis, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tom Lever, Max Wehebrink, Robbie Wilson
  • Publication number: 20250050036
    Abstract: A drug delivery device with an adjustable injection depth comprises a housing, a support element, and a container retaining space for receiving a container comprising a drug. The support element supports the container within the housing, and the drug delivery device comprises a spacer element. In a first state of the drug delivery device, a first axial position of the container relative to the housing is adjusted by the spacer element being in a first spacer position, and in a second state of the drug delivery device, a second axial position of the container is adjusted by the spacer element being in a second position within the housing or being outside of the housing. The first axial position enables a smaller injection depth of a needle coupled to the container compared to the injection depth enabled if the container is in the second axial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Max Davis, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tom Lever, Max Wehebrink, Robbie Wilson
  • Publication number: 20250041535
    Abstract: A drug delivery arrangement includes a drug delivery device with a housing adapted to receive a needle that is configured to pierce a skin of a user. The drug delivery device comprises a drive energy source, and is configured to perform a drug delivery operation using the energy obtainable from the drive energy source. The drug delivery device is an autoinjector. An injection depth adjusting member is connectable to or connected to a device member of the drug delivery device. The injection depth adjusting member is configured to provide an adjuster bearing surface with which the drug delivery arrangement bears on the skin during use when the injection depth adjusting member is connected to the device member. When connected to the device member, the injection depth adjusting member is configured to define the injection depth by which the needle can penetrate the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Max Davis, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tom Lever, Max Wehebrink, Robbie Wilson
  • Publication number: 20250041530
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an assembly for an injection device, e.g. an auto-injector device, comprising: a medicament container comprising a medicament container body and a needle protruding from a distal end of the medicament container body and fluidly connected to an interior of the medicament container body, a housing comprising a first bearing surface configured to support the medicament container in a distal direction, a distancing element arranged on the needle and providing a second bearing surface configured to contact a patient's skin during use of the injection device, thereby preventing insertion of the needle into the patient's body beyond a predetermined injection depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Max Davis, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tom Lever, Max Wehebrink, Robbie Wilson
  • Publication number: 20250041531
    Abstract: An assembly for an injection device, such as an auto-injector device, includes a housing comprising a first bearing surface to support a medicament container in a distal direction, and a needle cover comprising a second bearing surface to protrude from the housing further than a needle of the medicament container at least in a first state and in a first position. The needle cover is arranged in the housing to move telescopically in the housing when a force is exerted upon it in a proximal direction, and the needle cover comprises an opening for the needle to pass through when the needle cover is moved into the housing to a second position. The assembly also includes a coupling element to cause the medicament container to move into the proximal direction in parallel with the needle cover when the needle cover is moved into the proximal direction past the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Max Davis, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tom Lever, Max Wehebrink, Robbie Wilson
  • Publication number: 20250041536
    Abstract: A drug delivery arrangement (1) comprising a drug delivery device (2), having a housing (3), and a needle, and a tissue receiving element (6), having a needle passage opening (7) and a tissue receiving portion (8), wherein the tissue receiving element is configured to interact with the skin (9) in order to lift tissue into the tissue receiving portion to reduce the risk of injury due to deep punctures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Max Davis, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tom Lever, Max Wehebrink, Robbie Wilson
  • Publication number: 20240252761
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drug delivery device (1000) comprising a housing (100) configured to receive a medicament container (8) with a stopper (82) proximally sealing the medicament container. Furthermore, the drug delivery device comprises a plunger rod (1) arranged axially movable with respect to the housing and/or the medicament container and a feedback mechanism operatively coupled to the plunger rod. The drug delivery device has an initial state in which the plunger rod is in a start position. The drug delivery device is configured such that, in the initial state and when the medicament container is received in the housing, the plunger rod is axially spaced from the stopper. Furthermore, the drug delivery device is configured such that the plunger rod is axially movable from its start position in a distal direction into a feedback position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Timothy Denyer, Robin EINWÄCHTER, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tom Lever, Robbie Wilson, Alex Zuyev