Medicament delivery system with dose divider
AssigneeSanofi Pasteur Limited
InventorStephan Riedel
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AssigneeSanofi Pasteur Limited
InventorStephan Riedel
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A medicament delivery system comprises a syringe and a plunger rod. The plunger rod comprises a first region of a first outer configuration and a second region of a second outer configuration that is different to the first outer configuration. A blocking element is configured to be provided at a proximal end of the syringe and disposed around the plunger rod, and which permits the plunger rod to move over a first range of motion relative to the syringe to expel a first dose of medicament, and blocks the plunger rod from moving over a subsequent range of motion relative to the syringe to expel further medicament. The blocking element is configured to be removable from the plunger rod. The plunger rod is free to move over the subsequent range of motion relative to the syringe to expel further medicament once the blocking element is removed from the plunger rod.
A medicament delivery system (10) comprising:
A medicament delivery system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the blocking element (21) is secured to the syringe (11) whilst the plunger rod (12) is located along the first range of motion and is removable from the syringe when the plunger rod has completed the first range of motion.
A medicament delivery system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the blocking element (21) comprises a locking formation (26, 27) configured to fix the blocking element relative to the syringe (11) whilst the plunger rod (12) is moveable over the first range of motion.
A medicament delivery system according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a finger flange (13) at the proximal end of the syringe, and optionally wherein the syringe comprises a lip (42) at the proximal end, and the finger flange (13) is connected to the lip of the syringe.
A medicament delivery system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the blocking element (21) comprises an aperture (23) and an opening (24) on a side of the blocking element in communication with the aperture, and the plunger rod is slidable through the aperture in the blocking element.
A medicament delivery system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first region (30) comprises a first outer dimension, and the second region (31) comprises a second outer dimension that is smaller than the first outer dimension.
A medicament delivery system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the blocking element (21) includes a grip region (25) to facilitate removal of the blocking element (21) from at least one of the plunger rod or the syringe.
A medicament delivery system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plunger rod (12) and the blocking element (21) are configured such that substantially half of the medicament (19) in the chamber (15) is expelled as the plunger rod moves over the first range of motion, and substantially half of the medicament in the chamber is expelled as the plunger rod moves over a second range of motion.
A medicament delivery system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising an atomiser (17) at the outlet (16) of the syringe to facilitate insertion of the atomiser and the outlet into an orifice of a patient into which the medicament is to be delivered.
A medicament delivery system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein medicament (19) is received within the chamber (15) of the syringe (11).
An apparatus comprising:
A method of operating a medicament delivery system (10) comprising a syringe (11) comprising a chamber (15) for containing medicament (16) and an outlet (16) at a distal end of the syringe, a plunger rod (12) mounted within the syringe and slidable relative to the syringe to cause medicament (19) to be expelled from the chamber when medicament is within the chamber, wherein the plunger rod comprises a first region (30) of a first outer configuration and a second region (31) of a second outer configuration that is different than the first outer configuration;
A method of operating a medicament delivery system (10), the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.