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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2014
Sanofi-aventis Deutschland Gmbh, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Stefan Blancke, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Axel Teucher, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Michael Jugl, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Christiane Schneider, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing, and a lead screw having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end, the lead screw being rotatably fixed during dose setting and dose delivery and axially movable in a distal direction relative to the housing, the lead screw further including a thread. The assembly further comprises a drive nut threadedly engaged with and screwable along the lead screw thread and a dial link connected with the drive nut and axially movable and rotatably fixed relative to the drive nut, where the dial link comprises a first portion of a feedback ratchet. The assembly is configured such that, during dose delivery, the assembly generates a feedback signal.