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Cartridge holder latch mating to axial through opening of bearing with central threaded opening

US9731075B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH · DE

Inventors

Michael Jugl · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Torsten Kraft · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Daniel Vogt · Elsmere, US
Axel Forstreuter · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 14, 2012
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 14, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2005/2492
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A drug delivery device for administering a predefined dose of a medicament comprising a housing is presented where the housing includes a body to accommodate a drive mechanism, a cartridge holder to accommodate a cartridge having a piston slidably disposed therein in an axial direction (z), and an interconnection between cartridge holder and body. The interconnection has, at least one displaceable or resiliently deformable latch element to mate with a corresponding bearing, and the latch element is displaceable or deformable in a direction (z, w) extending substantially parallel to a circumferential side wall of the body or cartridge holder.

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