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Drug delivery device

  • US 10,159,795 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2014
  • Issued: 12/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A drug delivery device for administering a drug, comprising:

  • a body adapted to retain a cartridge containing a drug;

    an electrical unit;

    a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit;

    an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, wherein the adaptor has a first part and a second part; and

    a safety mechanism arranged to prevent access to the port whilst the injection needle is in fluid communication with the cartridge and arranged to prevent establishing a fluid communication between the injection needle and the cartridge whilst the port is accessible,wherein the body comprises a main component comprising the first part of the adaptor and a movable body component comprising the second part of the adapter, wherein the movable body component is movable relative to the main component between a misaligned position, in which the port is accessible and an aligned position in which the port is covered, wherein when the movable body component is in the misaligned position, the first part and the second part are not aligned and the injection needle is prevented from attachment of the injection needle to the adapter, wherein movement of the movable body component from the aligned position into the misaligned position is prevented when the first part and the second part are aligned and the injection needle is attached to the adapter.

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