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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Richard James Vincent Avery, Warwick, GB;
Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Wellesbourne, GB;
Oliver Charles Gazeley, Leamington Spa, GB;
Gareth James Lewis, High Wycombe, GB;
David Aubrey Plumptre, Droitwich, GB;
James Alexander Senior, Warwick, GB;
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A drive assembly for a drug delivery system including a plunger member configured to engage and move a stopper within a container, a biasing member configured to move the plunger member, and an adjustable spacer assembly positioned between the plunger member and the stopper. The spacer assembly includes a spacer element attached to the stopper and at least one shim or includes a spacer element and a holder to which the spacer element is attached. The holder may be attached to the stopper and the spacer element may be attached to the holder by a threaded engagement. Also, a drug delivery system for injecting a medicament, the system including a container configured to receive a medicament, the container comprising a stopper configured to move within the container and a closure, a drive assembly as described above, and a needle actuator assembly.