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Details for Patent: 8,882,721


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Summary for Patent: 8,882,721
Title:Drive assembly suitable for use in a drug delivery device and drug delivery device
Abstract: A drive assembly for use in a drug delivery device is proposed, the drive assembly comprising: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end; an axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end; at least one drive member; a piston rod adapted to be driven along the axis by the drive member; an indicator adapted to provide positional information about a position of the piston rod relative to the proximal end, wherein the indicator and the piston rod are configured to convert a movement of the piston rod with respect to the housing into a rotational movement of the indicator. Additionally, a drug delivery device comprising the drive assembly is provided for.
Inventor(s): Jones; Matthew Meredith (Warwick, GB), Plumptre; David Aubrey (Droitwich, GB)
Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, DE)
Application Number:12/991,471
Patent Claim Types:
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Delivery; Device; Use;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,882,721

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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 8,882,721

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
08009260May 20, 2008
08011676Jun 27, 2008
PCT Information
PCT FiledMay 09, 2009PCT Application Number:PCT/EP2009/003310
PCT Publication Date:November 26, 2009PCT Publication Number: WO2009/141067

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