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REPLACEABLE CAP FOR A DOSING DEVICE

Publication EP3862039A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Patients Pending Ltd

Inventors

SJÖLUND, Per, John, BOTHA, Marcel, SJÖLUND, Per, Andreas

Abstract

A replaceable pen cap (10) for an insulin pen (12) is provided. The cap includes an elongate hollow body (14) with a first open end (16) which can be placed over a front part (26) of the pen and a second closed end (18) opposite the first end. The body has two main injection moulded plastic parts (40, 42) that connect together to form the body of the cap, the two parts holding a control unit (52) captive between them in a cavity (48) defined between the two parts. The control unit (52) includes a switch mechanism configured to be actuated when the cap is placed on the pen and/or when the cap is removed from the pen.

IPC Classifications

A61M 5/32 20060101AFI20260212BHEP A61M 5/24 20060101ALI20260212BHEP A61M 5/315 20060101ALI20260212BHEP A61M 5/50 20060101ALI20260212BHEP A61M 5/31 20060101ALN20260212BHEP A61J 7/04 20060101ALN20260212BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR