Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Galderma Holding Sa

Q-med Ab

Elise Gortchacow

Adam Stewart Burbidge

Michael Reuben Jedwab

Hans Bernhard

Jonas Törnsten

Max Blomqvist

Joël Fontannaz

Michael Jedwab

An exchangeable cartridge for an injection device is disclosed. The cartridge () comprises a container () and a plunger () connectable with a plunger rod (). The container receives the plunger rod from its rear end. The plunger comprises a rod connector () connectable with a front portion (), and the rod connector has a base portion (), an outer wall section (), an inner wall section (), and a rod stop portion () encircled by the inner wall section. The inner wall section comprises several tongues () protruding rearwards from the base portion and defining an entrance opening () for the plunger rod. The inner wall section receives a front portion () of the plunger rod through the entrance, and the tongues are provided with retaining portions arranged to retain the front end portion during retraction of the plunger rod within the housing.

Exchangeable cartridge for an injection device

Apparatuses for detecting swallowing disorders and methods for using same are provided. In a general embodiment, the apparatuses include a disposable sensor base and a sensor that is received by the disposable sensor base. The sensor base includes a sensor interface having a predetermined cut-away shape and a directionally-keyed mating surface. The sensor includes a handle portion having a shape that corresponds to the predetermined shape of the sensor interface, a support portion configured to be received by the directionally-keyed mating surface when the sensor is inserted into the sensor interface, and electronics configured to collect data sensed by the sensor. The apparatuses of the present disclosure can be attached to a patient's neck to detect and/or diagnose swallowing disorders during a swallowing test.

Apparatuses for detecting and/or diagnosing swallowing disorders

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Wabern, Switzerland

Elise Gortchacow