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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2019
Sanofi, Paris, FR;
Michael Helmer, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Stefan Wendland, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Sanofi, Paris, FR;
Abstract
This application relates to force reduction in injection devices. According to a first aspect, the specification describes an injection device comprising: a medicament container; a stopper translatably disposed within the medicament container; a plunger rod, the plunger rod comprising a plunger head; a drive mechanism for displacing the plunger rod into the medicament container; and a force reduction feature, wherein the plunger rod is operable to displace the stopper; and wherein the force reduction feature is arranged to damp at least a part of a plunger rod motion when the plunger rod is driven by the drive mechanism.