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Injection device

US11338094B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Klemm · Mannheim, DE
Stephan Mueller-Pathle · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2017
Grant date	May 24, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/50
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An injection device for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongated housing having a dispensing end and being configured to accommodate a cartridge filled with the liquid medicament, a drive mechanism configured to operably engage with the cartridge for expelling of a dose of the medicament from the cartridge via the dispensing end, a protective cap releasably attachable to the housing to cover the dispensing end, a first electronic circuit attached to the protective cap and electrically connected to at least a first cap electrode arranged on the protective cap, and a second electronic circuit arranged inside the housing, coupled to the drive mechanism and electrically connected to at least a first housing electrode that is located on the housing.

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