Drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices
OwnerRobert Veasey, Robert Perkins +1inventors
InventorsRobert Veasey, Robert Perkins, David Plumptre
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OwnerRobert Veasey, Robert Perkins +1inventors
InventorsRobert Veasey, Robert Perkins, David Plumptre
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A drive mechanism suitable for use in drug delivery devices is disclosed. The drive mechanism may be used with injector-type drug delivery devices, such as those permitting a user to set the delivery dose. The drive mechanism may include a housing, a dose dial sleeve, and a drive sleeve. A clutch is configured to permit rotation of the drive sleeve and the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are coupled through the clutch. Conversely, when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are in a de-coupled state, rotation of the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing is permitted and rotation of the drive sleeve with respect to the housing is prevented. In the de-coupled state, axial movement of the drive sleeve transfers force in a longitudinal direction for actuation of a drug delivery device.
A drive mechanism for use in a drug delivery device comprising:
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The method of claim 22, wherein dispensing a medicinal product includes dispensing a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an active compound selected from the group consisting of insulin, growth hormone, low molecular weight heparin, analogues thereof, and derivatives thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.