Cartridge Assembly Having Shared Fastening Means and Drug Delivery Device
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorsThomas Frederick Osman, Richard James Vincent Avery, Joseph Butler, Aled Meredydd James
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Abstract
A cartridge assembly (200) having a shared fastening features for use with a drug delivery device (202). The cartridge assembly includes a cartridge holder (204), a drug cartridge (206), and a connector (208). The connector may be attached to the drug cartridge. The cartridge assembly further includes a fastening means (210, 212) for fastening to a drug delivery device, and this fastening means is shared between the cartridge holder and the cartridge or between the cartridge holder and the connector. The drug delivery device may be a reusable drug delivery device or a disposable drug delivery device.
Claims17
A cartridge assembly comprising:
- a cartridge holder,
- a cartridge,
- the cartridge holder being provided with a first fastening feature;
- the cartridge being provided with a second fastening feature,
- the first fastening feature and the second fastening feature being provided as a fastener of the cartridge assembly to a drug delivery device;
- and
- a connector that is attached to the cartridge, wherein the second fastening feature is provided on the connector.
A drug delivery device comprising
- a groove with an ejection channel, and
- a cartridge assembly with
- a cartridge holder,
- a connector, which is provided to be attached to a cartridge,
- a first fastening feature of the cartridge holder, and
- a second fastening feature of the connector,
- the first fastening feature and the second fastening feature moving in the groove when the cartridge holder, provided with a cartridge and the connector, is being attached, and
- the first fastening feature entering the ejection channel during an attempt to attach the cartridge holder when the cartridge holder is not provided with a cartridge and the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.