Assembly for a drug delivery device
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorsMichael Jugl, Axel Teucher
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Abstract
An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising an actuator which is configured to perform a setting movement in a proximal direction in order to set a dose of a drug, and which is configured to perform a dispense movement in a distal direction in order to dispense a dose of a drug. The assembly further comprises stop mechanism acting after a maximum amount of a drug has been delivered, which is configured to axially constrain the setting movement of the actuator such that the setting of a dose is inhibited, wherein a limited axial movement of the actuator is allowed.
Claims12
An assembly for a drug delivery device, comprising an actuator which is configured to perform a setting movement in a proximal direction in order to set a dose of a drug, and which is configured to perform a dispense movement in a distal direction in order to dispense a dose of a drug, and comprising a stop mechanism acting after a maximum amount of a drug has been delivered, and which is configured to axially constrain the setting movement of the actuator such that the setting of a dose is inhibited, wherein, after the maximum amount of the drug has been delivered, a limited axial movement of the actuator is allowed before a stop element of the stop mechanism abuts a last dose stop to axially constrain the setting movement;
- wherein the assembly further comprises a spring mechanism which is configured such that it biases the actuator in the distal direction after the actuator has performed the limited axial movement in the proximal direction;
- a piston rod configured to rotate and axially move in a distal direction during the dispensing of a dose;
- and a drive member coupled to the actuator, wherein the drive member comprises a ramp feature on an outer surface of the drive member, wherein the spring mechanism is configured to, during the limited axial movement, slide along and act on a proximal ramp surface of the ramp feature without reaching a top point of the ramp feature, thereby causing the spring mechanism to exert a force on the proximal ramp surface, so as to bias the ramp feature, the drive member, and the actuator in the distal direction.
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