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US 2022/0031940 A1Published application
Drug delivery device
AssigneeSensile Medical AG
InventorsTHOMAS HULLIGER, FABIAN BÜRLI, FRÉDÉRIC WEIBEL, BEN CROOK, EMMANUEL GREMION
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AssigneeSensile Medical AG
InventorsTHOMAS HULLIGER, FABIAN BÜRLI, FRÉDÉRIC WEIBEL, BEN CROOK, EMMANUEL GREMION
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A drug delivery device (1), comprising a delivery unit (2) in the form of a disposable single use part and a base unit (4) in the form of a reusable part for coupling to the delivery unit (2), the delivery unit comprising a liquid flow system for pumping liquid from a drug vial or cartridge (3) received in the drug delivery device to an outlet of the device for transcutaneous administration of a liquid drug, the base unit including at least a power source and an electronic control system, the delivery unit and base units comprising a releasable locking mechanism including a locking shoulder (30) on the delivery unit that engages a complementary locking shoulder (34) on the base unit. The locking mechanism comprising an unlocking actuator that may be actuated to release the locking shoulder (30) from the complementary locking shoulder (34). The device further comprises a coupling member (8b) on the delivery unit that engages a complementary coupling member (8a) on the base unit, at least one of the coupling member and complementary coupling member comprising at least one elastic arm (10) with a protuberant portion (11) at a free end thereof, the protuberant portion (11) having a rearwardly inclined taper (13) that engages a complementary taper on a complementary protuberant latch portion (12) of the other of said coupling member and complementary coupling member, configured to provide a pulling force (F) between the base unit and the delivery unit to draw them together in a tight fit without play.
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A drug delivery device, comprising a delivery unit in the form of a disposable single-use part and a base unit in the form of a reusable part for coupling to the delivery unit, the delivery unit comprising a liquid flow system for pumping liquid from a drug vial or cartridge received in the drug delivery device to an outlet of the device for transcutaneous administration of a liquid drug, the base unit including at least a power source and an electronic control system, the delivery unit and base units comprising a releasable locking mechanism including a locking shoulder on the delivery unit that engages a complementary locking shoulder on the base unit, the locking mechanism comprising an unlocking actuator that may be actuated to release the locking shoulder from the complementary locking shoulder, wherein the device further comprises a coupling member on the delivery unit that engages a complementary coupling member on the base unit, at least one of the coupling member and complementary coupling member comprising at least one elastic arm with a protuberant portion at a free end thereof, the protuberant portion having a rearwardly inclined taper that engages a complementary taper on a complementary protuberant latch portion of the other of said coupling member and complementary coupling member, configured to provide a pulling force (F) between the base unit and the delivery unit to draw them together in a tight fit without play.
A drug delivery device, comprising a delivery unit in the form of a disposable single-use part and a base unit in the form of a reusable part for coupling to the delivery unit, the delivery unit comprising a housing with a base wall defining a mounting face, and a liquid flow system for pumping liquid from a drug vial or cartridge received in the drug delivery device to an outlet of the device for transcutaneous administration of a liquid drug, the base unit including at least a power source and an electronic control system, wherein the housing of the delivery unit is provided with a cartridge check finger that comprises a protuberance mounted on an elastic arm, the protuberance arranged to engage a portion of the drug vial when it is inserted in a cavity of the delivery device, the cartridge check finger comprising a blocking shoulder arranged to engage a blocking shoulder on the base unit to prevent full coupling of the delivery unit to the base unit when a drug vial is not inserted in said cavity of the delivery device.
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