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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2016
Ascendis Pharma A/s, Hellerup, DK;
Per Mølgaard Pedersen, Struer, DK;
Flemming Madsen, Aalborg, DK;
Sven Erik Poulsen, Skive, DK;
Steen Jensen, Dragør, DK;
Henrik Egesborg, Hellerup, DK;
Ascendis Pharma A/S, Hellerup, DK;
Abstract
Disclosed is an auto injector for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge () and a cartridge code () feature, the cartridge containing the medicament; a code sensor configured to read the cartridge code feature; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod; and a processing unit coupled to the code sensor and the drive module. The processing unit being configured to: receive from the code sensor a code signal indicative of the cartridge code feature; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a first plunger rod position, the first plunger rod position being based on the code signal; receive a trigger event; control the drive module to move the plunger rod to a second plunger rod position following reception of the trigger event.