Drug Delivery Device and Cartridge to be Interconnected Therewith
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a drug delivery device for setting and dispensing a dose of a medicament, comprising: a body to accommodate a drive mechanism having a piston rod, a cartridge having a barrel sealed by a piston slidably displaced therein along an axial direction, wherein the cartridge is directly connectable with the body by way of an interface, and wherein the barrel comprises at least one radially extending portion at its outer periphery to cooperate with at least one further functional component of the device.
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28 Claims
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1-14. -14. (canceled)
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15. A cartridge for a drug delivery device:
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a barrel sealed by a piston slidably displaced therein along an axial direction, an interface portion near a proximal end to engage with a body of the drug delivery device, and wherein the barrel comprises at least one radially extending portion at its outer periphery, characterized in that the radially extending portion is adapted to cooperate with additional cartridges, when stored or stacked in a densely packed configuration in a mass transport container, and wherein the radially extending portion is provided in a midsection of the barrel for providing a fastening, handling and/or gripping structure for a handling of the cartridge in a mass production process. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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