Sanofi
CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME

Abstract:

A cartridge assembly for a drug delivery device is described. The cartridge assembly includes (i) a cartridge containing a drug, the cartridge including a dispensing end; (ii) a cartridge holder, the cartridge holder defining an interior cartridge holding section, in which the cartridge is arranged within the cartridge holding section; and (iii) a fixing member. The fixing member includes a fixing surface, in particular a radially oriented surface, which is arranged to abut a cartridge surface of the cartridge, in particular a radially oriented surface. The cartridge surface is a proximal surface which faces away from the dispensing end of the cartridge, and the cartridge surface is arranged between the dispensing end of the cartridge and the end opposite of the dispensing end. The fixing member includes a securing surface which is arranged to abut a holder surface of the cartridge holder to prevent removal of the cartridge from the cartridge holder such that the cartridge is permanently secured in the cartridge holder, and the holder surface is a distal surface of the cartridge holder. Further, a drug delivery device and a method for assembling the cartridge assembly are described.