Auto-injector

US9764084B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• UCB BIOPHARMA SRL · BE

Inventors

• Martin John McLoughlin · Burnham, GB
• Darrell P. Morgan · Sonning Common, GB
• Michael Heald · Grafton, GB
• Kevin Richard Lozeau · Portland, US
• Agnete Enga · Oslo, NO
• Heather Martin · Barcelona, ES
• Eric Freitag · New York, US
• Daniel Formosa · Piermont, US
• Brian Lipford · Bel Air, US
• Jake Cowperthwaite · New Limerick, US
• Alex Flamm · Baltimore, US
• Ilario Melzi · Milano, IT

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 2012
• Grant date: Sep 19, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 9, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F04C2270/0421
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

There is provided an auto-injector for a syringe that is suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The auto-injector comprises a cassette unit arranged for receipt of a syringe provided with a needle cover and removable cap. The auto-injector also comprises a drive unit arranged for docking receipt of the cassette unit at a docking position and a drive arrangement. The drive unit is provided with a timer that starts a time count on removal of the removable cap and needle cover from the cassette unit.