US 12,274,866 B1
Rotatable collar for injection devices
Alexander Hee-Hanson, Melbourn (GB); Thomas Lever, Melbourn (GB); Michael Parrott, Melbourn (GB); and Robert Wilson, Melbourn (GB)
Assigned to Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US)
Filed by Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/620,210.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/31536 (2013.01) [A61M 5/20 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2013 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An injection device comprising:
an injection device body;
a plunger comprising one or more plunger recesses;
biasing means for applying a biasing force to bias the plunger in a distal direction of the injection device;
a casing at least partially enclosing the plunger, the casing comprising one or more toothed beams each comprising a tooth engageable with a corresponding plunger recess of the one or more plunger recesses; and
a rotatable collar at least partially enclosing the casing and comprising one or more collar recesses on an inner surface of the rotatable collar; and
wherein:
each of the one or more plunger recesses is shaped to urge the tooth of the corresponding toothed beam outwards when the biasing force is applied to the plunger in a pre-use configuration; and
the one or more collar recesses are shaped to cooperate with a tooth of the corresponding toothed beam to apply a torque to the rotatable collar when the corresponding toothed beam is urged outwards in the pre-use configuration.