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

Claim 0:
1. A supplementary device for a manually operable injection device, the supplementary device comprising:
a body attachable to a side surface of an elongated housing of the injection device, wherein the body is shaped to enclose at least a portion of the elongated housing and wherein the elongated housing is configured to accommodate a drive mechanism including a piston rod;
at least one connector connected to the body and connectable to the elongated housing, 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 a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing when the body is attached to the elongated housing.