US 12,383,676 B2
Auto injector with charger safety
Jan Olesen, Holstebro (DK); and Flemming Madsen, Aalborg (DK)
Assigned to Ascendis Pharma A/S, Hellerup (DK)
Filed by Ascendis Pharma A/S, Hellerup (DK)
Filed on Jul. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/346,693.
Application 18/346,693 is a continuation of application No. 17/829,161, filed on May 31, 2022, granted, now 11,738,147.
Application 17/829,161 is a continuation of application No. 16/060,608, granted, now 11,406,760, issued on Aug. 9, 2022, previously published as PCT/EP2016/082861, filed on Dec. 29, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 15203173 (EP), filed on Dec. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0338659 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/20 (2013.01) [A61M 5/24 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2411 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/82 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8237 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8262 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An auto injector for administering a medicament, the auto injector being connectable to an electrical power supply, the auto injector comprising:
a housing accommodating a battery and a first electrical connector accessible via a connector opening in the housing and accepting a second electrical connector of the electrical power supply;
a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge containing the medicament;
an ejector member movable along a longitudinal axis between a first ejector position and a second ejector position and being configured to follow movement of the cartridge along the longitudinal axis when the cartridge is received in the cartridge receiver;
a blocking member coupled to the ejector member, the blocking member being configured to move between a blocking position wherein the connector opening is blocked and a non-blocking position wherein the connector opening is not blocked, wherein the blocking member is in the blocking position when the ejector member is in the second ejector position, and wherein the blocking member is in the non-blocking position when the ejector member is in the first ejector position; and
an ejector lock configured to restrict movement of the ejector member along the longitudinal axis.