Backflow Prevention Mechanism for Drug Delivery Device

    公开(公告)号:US20220362462A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17637507

    申请日:2020-09-09

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a container disposed in the housing, an activation mechanism, a needle insertion mechanism, a fluid flow connection, and a valve in fluid communication with the fluid flow connection and the needle insertion mechanism. The container has an inner volume to contain a medicament which is urged out of the container by the activation mechanism. The needle insertion mechanism is adapted to insert a needle and/or a cannula to deliver the medicament from the container via the fluid flow connection. The valve is in fluid communication with the fluid flow connection and needle insertion mechanism, and is movable between first and second positions. Upon insertion of the needle and/or the cannula, the valve remains in the first position whereby fluid flow is restricted. At a later time, the valve is urged to the second position whereby fluid may flow through the needle or cannula.

    INTERVENTIONAL DOSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20210346601A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17264139

    申请日:2019-09-23

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for interventional dosing based on sensed feedback are disclosed. A system may include one or more reservoirs filled or fillable with, respectively, one or more drug products, an administration member, a fluid delivery system, one or more sensors, and optionally a controller. The administration member may be insertable into a patient and connected or connectable in fluid communication with the one or more reservoirs. The fluid delivery system may be operable to deliver the one or more drug products from the one or more reservoirs to the patient via the administration member. The one or more sensors may be operable to sense one or more biological conditions of the patient, including, but not limited to, a cytokine level and/or a biomarker indicative of cytokine release syndrome. The controller may be configured to control operation of the fluid delivery system based on output from the one or more sensors.

    AUTOINJECTOR WITH SHOCK REDUCING ELEMENTS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200316303A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16905960

    申请日:2020-06-19

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    Abstract: An injection device, method, and system for drug delivery includes a primary container for storing a drug, the container having a stopper movably disposed in the container for expelling the drug, an injection drive mechanism comprising a plunger for acting on the stopper and an energy source for exerting a force on the plunger to cause the plunger to act on the stopper to expel the drug, the force causing the plunger to accelerate to a velocity prior to acting on the stopper, and a damping mechanism for reducing the velocity of the plunger prior to acting on the stopper. The damping mechanism can include a dashpot or an energy absorbing material associated with the plunger. Alternatively or additionally, the damping mechanisms can include absorbing material disposed between support members of an outer casing of the injection device and the primary container.

    DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH BACK PRESSURE SENSING

    公开(公告)号:US20200238006A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16745693

    申请日:2020-01-17

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for injecting a drug and detecting tissue induced back pressure are disclosed. A drug delivery system may include a reservoir filled or fillable with a drug, an administration member connected or connectable in fluid communication with the reservoir, a drive assembly, and a pressure sensor. The administration member may be configured for insertion into and subsequently retraction from a patient. The drive assembly may be configured to urge the drug from the reservoir to deliver a dose of the drug to the patient via the administration member. The pressure sensor may be configured to detect tissue back pressure during use of the drug delivery system, including after dose completion and prior to retraction of the administration member. The drug delivery system may be controlled in a manner that accounts for the tissue back pressure measurement.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELAYED DRUG DELIVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20190298924A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US15944709

    申请日:2018-04-03

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for delayed delivery of a drug are disclosed. A drug delivery system may include a delivery member for insertion into a patient and a reservoir configured to receive a volume of a drug. An energy source may be activatable by the patient to actuate the reservoir to deliver the drug to the patient as a single bolus. A lockout system may be configured to have a locked state, wherein the lockout system prevents movement of the delivery member and/or activation of the energy source, and an unlocked state, wherein the lockout system permits movement of the delivery member and/or activation of the energy source. The lockout system may be configured to automatically change from the locked state to the unlocked state after a preselected time period has elapsed. An output element may generate a detectable output after the preselected time period has elapsed for notifying the patient.

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