Medicament delivery device with rotatable housing on a base
AssigneeSanofi
InventorsEva Schiendzielorz, Stefan Wendland
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Abstract
A medicament delivery device (10) comprises a medicament delivery mechanism including an injection needle (23). A housing (11) contains at least one component of the medicament delivery mechanism. A base plate (12) includes a contact surface (12b) for placement against a patient's body. The housing (11) is moveably connected to the base plate (12) and is moveable relative to the base plate (12) between a first position and a second position. The medicament delivery mechanism is operative upon movement of the housing (11) from the first position to the second position.
Claims21
1-18. (canceled)
A medicament delivery device comprising:
- a medicament delivery mechanism including an injection needle;
- a housing containing at least one component of the medicament delivery mechanism;
- and
- a base plate with a contact surface for placement against a body of a patient;
- wherein the housing is moveably connected to the base plate and is moveable relative to the base plate between a first position and a second position;
- and
- wherein the medicament delivery mechanism is operative upon movement of the housing from the first position to the second position.
A method of delivering medicament to a patient, the method comprising:
- detecting, by a controller, movement of a housing of a medicament delivery device from a first position to a second position relative to an injection site on the patient;
- activating, by the controller, a medicament delivery mechanism of the medicament delivery device in response to detecting the movement of the housing, the medicament delivery mechanism being at least partially contained in the housing;
- and
- initiating a medicament delivery process in which the medicament delivery mechanism is operated to deliver medicament through the injection site to the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.