Patents by Inventor Tomas Correa
Tomas Correa 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).
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Publication number: 20260192050Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2025Publication date: July 9, 2026Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
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Publication number: 20260174965Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: June 25, 2026Inventors: Tomas Correa, Timothy Denyer, Louise Hodgson, Thomas Mark Kemp, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste, Kevin Ranucci, William Timmis, Robert Wilson
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Publication number: 20260151567Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: June 4, 2026Inventors: Tomas Correa, Timothy Denyer, Louise Hodgson, Thomas Mark Kemp, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste, Kevin Ranucci, William Timmis, Robert Wilson
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Publication number: 20260144936Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising a body extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one arm member arranged within the body and extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a container retaining a drug, wherein the container comprises a flange that is arranged at an axial position along the longitudinal axis, wherein the flange has at least one first radial edge region having a first radial distance to the longitudinal axis and at least one second radial edge region having a second radial distance to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance, and wherein, in the axial position, the at least one arm member is arranged and configured such that at least one aligning feature of the arm member is arranged at a third radial distance to the longitudinal axis that is smaller than the second radial distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2026Publication date: May 28, 2026Inventors: Marc Schader, William Timmis, Tomas Correa, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste
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Patent number: 12551624Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising a body extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one arm member arranged within the body and extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a container retaining a drug, wherein the container comprises a flange that is arranged at an axial position along the longitudinal axis, wherein the flange has at least one first radial edge region having a first radial distance to the longitudinal axis and at least one second radial edge region having a second radial distance to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance, and wherein, in the axial position, the at least one arm member is arranged and configured such that at least one aligning feature of the arm member is arranged at a third radial distance to the longitudinal axis that is smaller than the second radial distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: SanofiInventors: Marc Schader, William Timmis, Tomas Correa, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste
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Patent number: 12533466Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: SanofiInventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
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Publication number: 20240066225Abstract: An arrangement for a drug delivery device includes a housing with a proximal end and a distal end, a needle shield remover configured to be rotationally locked to a needle shield covering a needle, and a guiding interface. The needle shield remover is releasably connectable to the housing. The guiding interface is configured such that, when the needle shield remover rotates with respect to the housing from a state in which the needle shield remover is connected to the housing, the guiding interface guides a movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing in a direction away from the proximal end of the housing to disconnect the needle shield remover from the housing. Movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing to disconnect the needle shield remover includes an axial movement and a rotational movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Tomas Correa, Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Jeffrey Morang, Alex Zuyev
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Publication number: 20230285686Abstract: The disclosure refers to a an assembly for a drug delivery device comprising: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the housing is adapted to receive and retain a drug reservoir and a needle, a needle cover which is movable between at least two different axial positions relative to the housing, a locking position and a non-locking position, wherein the needle cover has a needle cover locking feature which is arranged to block proximal movement of the needle cover relative to the housing in the locking position of the needle cover, wherein the needle cover has an outer surface delimiting an interior of the needle cover, and wherein the needle cover locking feature is disposed in the interior of the needle cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
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Publication number: 20230285673Abstract: The disclosure refers to a drive arrangement for a drug delivery device including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a plunger rod movable relative to the housing, a drive unit arranged to bias the plunger rod in the distal direction, a plunger rod release member, which includes at least one plunger rod release feature, wherein the plunger rod release member is movable relative to the housing from a first position into a second position, wherein, in the first position, the plunger rod release feature engages the retention feature such that the plunger rod is prevented from moving relative to the plunger rod release member, and wherein, in the second position, the plunger rod release feature is disengaged from the retention feature, thereby allowing the plunger rod to move in the distal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
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Publication number: 20230270942Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
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Publication number: 20220184313Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising a body extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one arm member arranged within the body and extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a container retaining a drug, wherein the container comprises a flange that is arranged at an axial position along the longitudinal axis, wherein the flange has at least one first radial edge region having a first radial distance to the longitudinal axis and at least one second radial edge region having a second radial distance to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance, and wherein, in the axial position, the at least one arm member is arranged and configured such that at least one aligning feature of the arm member is arranged at a third radial distance to the longitudinal axis that is smaller than the second radial distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Marc Schader, William Timmis, Tomas Correa, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste