Patent ID: 11964138
Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A kit comprising:
a manually operable injection device comprising:
an elongated housing with a distal end and with a proximal end, wherein the elongated housing is configured to accommodate a drive mechanism including a piston rod, and
a dose button located at the proximal end, wherein the dose button is depressible towards the distal end to initiate dispensing of a dose of a medicament; and

a supplementary device comprising:
a body attachable to a side surface of the elongated housing of the injection device, wherein the body is shaped to enclose at least a portion of the elongated housing,
at least one connector connected to the body and connectable to the elongated housing of the injection device, wherein the body is attachable to the elongated housing via the at least one connector, and
a sensor arrangement coupled to at least one of the body and the at least one connector and configured to quantitatively measure a force component acting between the elongated housing and the body in a direction parallel to the elongation of the housing when the body is attached to the elongated housing.