DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING A NEEDLE GUARD MECHANISM WITH A TURNABLE THRESHOLD OF RESISTANCE TO NEEDLE GUARD MOVEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240024579A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18374288

    申请日:2023-09-28

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    Abstract: A device, method, and system for drug delivery includes a casing for housing a drug storage container, the drug storage container including a dose delivery member, at least a portion of the dose delivery member extending through an opening in the casing; a guard movable relative to the casing between extended and retracted positions, the portion of the dose delivery member being surrounded by the guard in the extended position and the portion of the dose delivery member being at least partially exposed when the guard is in the retracted position; an interference arrangement for providing selected threshold of resistance to movement of the guard from the extended position to the retracted position during insertion of the dose delivery member into body tissue at an injection site, the detent arrangement having a first member associated with a surface within the casing, and a second member extending from the guard, the first and second members engaging one another to retain the guard in the extended position, one of the first and second members moving if the selected threshold of resistance is exceeded to allow the members to slide past one another to allow the guard to move into the retracted position when the device is pressed toward the injection site during insertion of the dose delivery member.

    Drug delivery device having a needle guard mechanism with a tunable threshold of resistance to needle guard movement

    公开(公告)号:US11872374B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US16951987

    申请日:2020-11-18

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    Abstract: A device and method for drug delivery includes a casing for housing a drug storage container, the container including a dose delivery member, at least a portion of the dose delivery member extending through an opening in the casing; a guard movable relative to the casing between extended and retracted positions; an interference arrangement for providing selected threshold of resistance to movement of the guard from the extended position to the retracted position during insertion of the dose delivery member into body tissue at an injection site, the arrangement having a first member and a second member, the first and second members engaging one another to retain the guard in the extended position, one of the first and second members moving if the selected threshold of resistance is exceeded to allow the members to slide past one another to allow the guard to move into the retracted position.

    NOVEL LINKERS OF MULTISPECIFIC ANTIGEN BINDING DOMAINS

    公开(公告)号:US20240002545A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18252442

    申请日:2021-11-09

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    CPC classification number: C07K16/468 C07K2317/55 C07K2317/64 C07K2317/31

    Abstract: The ability to generate a single antibody-based construct that can recognize multiple targets simultaneously, is paramount to advance many therapeutics candidates to clinic. Often, this implies extensive protein design with vary degrees of success. In the case of multispecific antibodies, the driving of the HC/LC pairing in the Fab region represents one of the most difficult challenges yet in the field of multispecific engineering. Described here is the discovery of a new single chain Fab module that utilizes a novel linker between VL-CL and VH-CH1 domains which will further enable the production of multispecifics.

    DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORY FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230381424A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18032396

    申请日:2021-11-01

    Applicant: AMGEN INC.

    CPC classification number: A61M5/3287 A61M2205/581

    Abstract: A drug delivery device assembly is provided, including an injector housing, a needle assembly, a drive assembly, and a dose feedback accessory. The injector housing may include a body with a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and at least one window. The needle assembly is at least partially disposed within the body and may include a syringe barrel containing a medicament, a plunger stopper disposed in the syringe barrel, and a needle or a cannula. The drive assembly is at least partially disposed within the body and operably coupled with the needle assembly to urge the medicament through the needle or cannula during an injection sequence. The dose feedback accessory includes an accessory body configured to be selectively coupled with the injector housing and a feedback indicator configured to convey to a user information relating to an injection status event.

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