Patent ID: 11964140
Assignee: SANOFI
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method of using an injector device, the method comprising:
rotating a needle sleeve of the injector device about an axis relative to a housing of the injector device to move a needle unit of the injector device or a cartridge of the injector device in an axial direction such that a needle of the needle unit is moved into fluid communication with a reservoir of the cartridge, wherein rotating the needle sleeve of the injector device comprises causing an engagement member of the needle sleeve to disengage from the needle unit or the cartridge of the injector device so that the needle sleeve can move axially independently of the needle unit and the cartridge; and
initiating an injection of a medicament from the injector device, comprising:
causing a distal end of the needle to pass through an opening defined in a distal end of the needle sleeve.