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Granted Patent B2
US 11,654,245 · App. 16/573,918 · Granted May 23, 2023

Assembly for a drug delivery device comprising a feedback feature

Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre (Worcestershire, GB); Naceur Rekaya (Warwickshire, GB); Paul Richard Draper (Worcestershire, GB); Paul Roger Griffin (Worcestershire, GB); Stephen Francis Gilmore (Bristol, GB)
Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
A61M5/3157A61M5/3155A61M2205/581A61M2205/582
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Patent No.
US 11,654,245
App. No.
16/573,918
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising a feedback feature. The feedback feature is configured to indicate an end of the dispense operation to a user by giving an audible and/or tactile feedback.

Claims (15)

1. An assembly for a drug delivery device, the assembly comprising:

a resilient arm configured to indicate an end of a dispense operation to a user by giving an audible and/or tactile feedback;

an actuator configured to be operated in order to dispense a dose, wherein the resilient arm creates the audible and/or tactile feedback when the actuator reaches an end position at the end of a dispense operation; and

a rotation member arranged concentrically around an inner body, the rotation member configured to rotate during the dispense of a dose, wherein the resilient arm comprises a first feedback element radially deflectable and located at the rotation member,

wherein the resilient arm is configured to interact with a second feedback element, the second feedback element being an integral part of the inner body.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient arm extends along a circumferential direction of the rotation member.

3. A drug delivery device comprising:

a cartridge containing a dose;

a resilient arm configured to indicate an end of a dispense operation to a user by giving an audible and/or tactile feedback,

an actuator which is configured to be operated in order to dispense the dose from the cartridge, wherein the resilient arm creates the audible and/or tactile feedback when the actuator reaches an end position at the end of a dispense operation, and

a rotation member which is arranged concentrically around an inner body, the rotation member configured to rotate during the dispense of a dose, wherein the resilient arm comprises a first feedback element which is radially deflectable and located at the rotation member,

wherein the resilient arm is configured to interact with a second feedback element, the second feedback element being an integral part of the inner body.

4. The drug delivery device according to claim 3 , wherein the resilient arm is radially preloaded.

5. The drug delivery device according to claim 3 , wherein the resilient arm interacts with a thread of the second feedback element of the inner body.

6. The drug delivery device according to claim 5 , wherein the resilient arm interacts with the thread of the second feedback element of the inner body so that the resilient arm is preloaded near the end of the dispense operation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2019
From: PLUMPTRE, DAVID AUBREY; REKAYA, NACEUR; DRAPER, PAUL RICHARD; GRIFFIN, PAUL; GILMORE, STEPHEN FRANCIS
To: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 050649/0957 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 13159047 · Mar 13, 2013 · regional
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14771178
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