CODED CARTRIDGE HOLDER AND FASTENER ENABLED BY CARTRIDGE SIZE
First Claim
1. A cartridge holder for use with a drug delivery device, the cartridge holder comprising:
- an inner bore being configured to receive a cartridge;
a fastening mechanism configured to fasten the cartridge holder to the drug delivery device,wherein the fastening mechanism is configured such that an elastic deformation of at least one of a part of the drug delivery device and the cartridge holder by mechanical interaction with a cartridge accommodated in the cartridge holder enables fastening the cartridge holder to the drug delivery device.
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Abstract
A coded cartridge holder for use with a drug delivery device is provided. The cartridge holder includes a fastener that becomes operative based in part on a length of a cartridge or a diameter of the cartridge. In one embodiment, the cartridge holder is coupled to the drug delivery device. The cartridge holder comprises a first blocking feature. The drug delivery device includes a cartridge detector comprising a second blocking feature. This feature may be a pin, for engagement with the first blocking feature of the cartridge holder when the cartridge acts on the cartridge detector. The cartridge holder may further include a fastening mechanism configured to fasten the cartridge holder to the drug delivery device only when the second blocking feature engages the first blocking feature.
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15 Claims
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1. A cartridge holder for use with a drug delivery device, the cartridge holder comprising:
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an inner bore being configured to receive a cartridge; a fastening mechanism configured to fasten the cartridge holder to the drug delivery device, wherein the fastening mechanism is configured such that an elastic deformation of at least one of a part of the drug delivery device and the cartridge holder by mechanical interaction with a cartridge accommodated in the cartridge holder enables fastening the cartridge holder to the drug delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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