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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2011
Applicants:
David Martin Leak, Lake Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Joseph Butler, Warwickshire, GB;
Inventors:
David Martin Leak, Lake Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Joseph Butler, Warwickshire, GB;
Assignee:
SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/315 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/31528 (2013.01); A61M 5/31525 (2013.01); A61M 5/31538 (2013.01); A61M 5/31551 (2013.01); A61M 5/31585 (2013.01); A61M 5/31571 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dose setting mechanism for a drug delivery device and a method of using same. The mechanism comprises a drug delivery device housing, a dose dial sleeve positioned at least partly in the housing and being rotatable during dose setting and dose delivery, a clutch rotatable during dose setting and non-rotatable during dose delivery, and a clutch nut, that is threadedly engaged with the clutch and is splined to the housing to prevent rotation of the clutch nut.