Multi-dimensional identifier

• US 9,375,386 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2011
• Issued: 06/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (Sanofi )
• Original Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (Sanofi )
• Inventors: Langley, Christopher Nigel, Rutter, Paul Benedict, Avery, Richard James Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): Deak, Leslie
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weng, Kai
• Application Number:
  US13/522,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20130072894A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,985 Days
• Field of Search: 604/404, 206/459.5, 206/459.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/065 Rigid ampoules, e.g. glass ampoules
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/18 Arrangements for indicating condition of container contents, e.g. sterile condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6036 characterised by physical shape, e.g. array of activating switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6045 having complementary physical shapes for indexing or registration purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/24 Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or carpules, e.g. automatic ampoules or carpules A61J1/06
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/00 Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 1/08 wholly or partly imitating the form of an object, e.g. of the article to be advertised
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0264 Shapes or borders
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0273 Labels for bottles, flasks
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0276 Safety features, e.g. colour, prominent part, logo
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer

Abstract

An identifier for a medicament reservoir is provided, wherein the identifier comprises a malleable sheet of material. The sheet of material comprises a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface may be used to apply the identifier to a surface of the medicament reservoir. A first three-dimensional feature is attached to the sheet of material. The three-dimensional feature may be representative of a medicament contained in the reservoir and may further comprise an alignment feature. In addition, the three-dimensional feature may be coded for a particular drug delivery device. Such drug delivery devices could comprise pen type drug delivery devices.

Claims

1. An identifier for a medicament reservoir, the medicament reservoir with a proximal end and a distal end having a pierceable septum on said distal end being configured for holding a medicament, the identifier comprising at least one sheet of material which comprises at least one three-dimensional coding feature, wherein the at least one three-dimensional coding feature is adapted and arranged to provide information related to the reservoir, and wherein at least one of the three-dimensional coding features is encapsulated between the sheet of material and at least one further sheet of material, further comprising at least one alignment feature separate from the at least one three-dimensional coding feature which is configured to enable insertion of the reservoir comprising the identifier into a drug delivery device in a predefined orientation, wherein the alignment feature comprises a thicker protrusion than the coding feature, wherein the alignment feature and coding feature are on the proximal end of the reservoir opposite the pierceable septum.

2. The identifier of claim 1, wherein the at least one sheet of material comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to apply the identifier to a surface of the medicament reservoir.

3. The identifier according to claim 1, where the at least one further sheet of material is provided along at least a portion of the top surface of the sheet of material.

4. The identifier according to claim 3, wherein the further sheet of material is configured to define a profiled cut, wherein the profiled cut comprises at least one of the three-dimensional coding features.

5. The identifier according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the three-dimensional coding features comprises an embossed coding feature.

6. The identifier according to claim 1, further comprising a printed coding feature or a raised coding feature formed by casting.

7. The identifier according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the three-dimensional coding features comprises a resin coding feature or a liquid coding feature.

8. A medicament reservoir used with a drug delivery device, the medicament reservoir comprising the identifier according to claim 1 and a vessel wherein a medicament is provided in said vessel.

9. A drug delivery device configured to receive the medicament reservoir according to claim 8 and comprising a reservoir retaining member configured to hold the medicament reservoir.

10. The drug delivery device according to claim 9, wherein the reservoir retaining member comprises a device coding feature which is adapted and arranged to cooperate with the three-dimensional coding feature of the medicament reservoir.

11. The drug delivery device according to claim 10, wherein cooperation of the three-dimensional coding feature and the device coding feature is configured to prevent insertion of a medicament reservoir into the reservoir retaining member when the coding feature does not mate with the device coding feature.