Drug cartridge, drug delivery device, and method of making same

• Main Authors: CHEN XIAODONG, MERRITT PAUL A, KULISHRESTHA AVINASH S, CURRIER GEORGE T, BRERETON SIMON FRANCIS, BAROWERS, TIMOTHY, D, WU YUHONG, BRADFORD JASON W K, SAHIN ERTAN, ROZIER, CRAIG, W, PHILIPPSEN, JAMES, N, KNUDSEN JONATHAN C, LEE CHRISTOPHER EDWARD, HOVANSKY MARK S, MCLAUGHLIN MATTHEW J, KULKARNI, SUDHIR, S, HEYMAN PETER W
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 29.03.2024
• Subjects: BABY COMFORTERS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; CONVEYING; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING

In one aspect, there is provided herein a method of preparing a drug delivery device having a body with at least one fluid conduit open along a first face of the body, the present invention relates to a method for providing at least one fluid conduit for delivering a medicament from at least one reservoir to a needle configured for injection into a patient, the method comprising: providing a barrier across a first face of the body to cover at least the at least one fluid conduit, where the barrier is UV transmissive; and exposing the first face of the body to ultraviolet radiation allowing the ultraviolet radiation to pass through the barrier and decontaminate the at least one fluid conduit. 在一个方面，本文提供了一种制备药物递送装置的方法，所述药物递送装置具有本体，所述本体具有沿着所述本体的第一面开放的至少一个流体导管，所述至少一个流体导管用于将药物从至少一个储器输送到被配置用于向患者体内进行注射的针，所述方法包括：提供跨所述本体的第一面的屏障以至少覆盖所述至少一个流体导管，其中，所述屏障是紫外线透射的；以及将所述本体的第一面暴露于紫外线辐射，从而允许所述紫外线辐射穿过所述屏障并且对所述至少一个流体导管进行去污染。