Supplementary device for a manually operable injection device

1. A supplementary device for a manually operable injection device, the supplementary device comprising:

a body; and

a mating unit configured to releasably mount the body to the injection device in a specific position relative to an outside surface of the injection device,

wherein the mating unit comprises:

an engaging unit comprising an engaging arm configured to engage the supplementary device with the injection device and a resilient member configured to bias the engaging arm into engagement with the injection device, and

a pivot axle defining a rotational axis about which the engaging arm is configured to rotate, wherein the resilient member is a torsion spring, and wherein a central axis defining the rotational axis of the torsion spring is offset from the rotational axis of the pivot axle.

2. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the engaging arm is rotatable between an engaged position and a detached position.

3. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the pivot axle extends perpendicular to the engaging arm.

4. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the resilient member is on the pivot axle.

5. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the resilient member is configured to act on the engaging arm proximate to or at a free end of the engaging arm.

6. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the engaging arm has an engaging element at one end configured to engage with a corresponding engaging portion on the injection device when the body is disposed in a specific position relative to the outside surface of the injection device.

7. The supplementary device of claim 6 , wherein the engaging arm has an actuating section configured to urge the engaging element away from the injection device.

8. The supplementary device of claim 6 , wherein the engaging arm has an actuating section configured to be operable such that the engaging element is moved from an engaged position to a detached position.

9. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the engaging arm is a first engaging arm and the engaging unit further comprises a second engaging arm, and wherein free ends of the first and second engaging arms are biased towards each other.

10. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a channel configured to receive part of the injection device, wherein the engaging arm is configured to bias the injection device against a surface in the channel.

11. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the mating unit further comprises a collar extending from the body which is configured to receive the injection device so that the injection device extends through the collar.

12. The supplementary device of claim 11 , wherein the mating unit further comprises first and second locating surfaces spaced from each other to receive the injection device therebetween, wherein the collar is configured to be pivoted between a first position in which the injection device is slidably receivable through the collar and a secured position in which the first and second locating surfaces are located against the outside surface of the injection device.

13. The supplementary device of claim 1 , further comprising an optical reading arrangement and wherein the optical reading arrangement is directed at a display of the injection device when the body is mounted to the injection device in a position relative to the outside surface of the injection device.

14. The supplementary device of claim 1 , wherein the resilient member is disposed eccentrically on the pivot axle.

15. The supplementary device of claim 14 , further comprising an eccentric member mounted on the pivot axle to eccentrically mount the torsion spring around the pivot axle.

16. A system comprising:

an injection devices; and

a supplementary device comprising:

a body, and

a mating unit configured to releasably mount the body to the injection device in a specific position relative to an outside surface of the injection device,

wherein the mating unit comprises:

an engaging unit comprising an engaging arm configured to engage the supplementary device with the injection device and a resilient member configured to bias the engaging arm into engagement with the injection device, and

a pivot axle defining a rotational axis about which the engaging arm is configured to rotate, wherein the resilient member is a torsion spring, and wherein a central axis defining the rotational axis of the torsion spring is offset from the rotational axis of the pivot axle.