Patent ID: 9238110
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A medicated module attachable to a drug delivery device, the drug delivery device having a drug reservoir holding a first medicament, the medicated module comprising: an upper retention feature; a lower retention feature, wherein the upper retention feature is axially moveable relative to the lower retention feature; attachment means provided at the lower retention feature for attachment of the module to the drug delivery device; an upper engagement needle; a lower output needle, wherein the output needle is in fluid communication with the engagement needle, wherein at least one of the output needle and the engagement needle is fixed to the lower retention feature; and a reservoir holding a second medicament, wherein the reservoir is operably connected to the upper retention feature and located upwardly from said engagement needle, wherein when the medicated module is attached to the drug delivery device, (i) at a first predetermined amount of axial displacement between the upper and lower retention feature, the upper retention feature is configured to move relatively towards the lower retention feature and the engagement needle such that fluid communication between the engagement needle and the reservoir is established, and (ii) at a second predetermined amount of axial displacement between the upper and lower retention feature, a protrusion provided by the lower retention feature contacts and compresses the reservoir, (iii) such that at least one of the engagement needle and the output needle is primed with the second medicament, and wherein, during dispense and after priming, substantially all the second medicament is dispensed before the first medicament is dispensed.