Sanofi
Pressure Sensor for Injection Devices

Abstract:

The present application relates to pressure sensors for injection devices. According to a first aspect, the specification discloses an injection device comprising: a medicament container comprising medicament container walls and a sealing element; a stopper translatably disposed inside the medicament container; a pressure sensor; and a plunger passing through an axial bore of the sealing element, the plunger being operable to displace the stopper, wherein the sealing element, stopper and medicament container walls define a cavity inside the medicament container; and wherein the pressure sensor is configured to measure the pressure inside the cavity during an injection.