US 12,377,211 B1
Hold assistance device for use with a medicament delivery device
Markus Daniel Auernhammer, Frankfurt am Main (DE)
Assigned to Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US)
Filed by Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/984,900.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/158 (2013.01) [A61M 5/3204 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1586 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hold assistance device for use with a medicament delivery device which comprises a moveable needle cover, the hold assistance device comprising:
a housing configured to be coupled to the medicament delivery device, the housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end that define an axis between the proximal end and the distal end; and
a holding element coupled to the housing and moveable relative to the housing in a direction substantially normal to the axis of the housing between a disengaged position and an engaged position,
wherein the holding element is disposed outwardly from the axis in the disengaged position, is disposed inwardly towards the axis in the engaged position and is configured in the engaged position such that the holding element can engage with an aperture or a recess in a needle cover of a medicament delivery device when the hold assistance device is coupled thereto, to resist movement of the needle cover relative to the housing, and wherein the holding element comprises a roller.