Sanofi
Housing for an injection device

Abstract:

A housing includes a body and a cartridge holder. The body can accommodate a drive mechanism including a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge filled with a liquid injectable medicament. The cartridge holder has a cartridge receiving space. The cartridge holder has an insert section at a proximal end. The body has a receptacle to receive the insert section. The cartridge holder includes a first latch element located on the insert section. The body includes a second latch element located in the receptacle and protruding inwardly from a side wall section of the receptacle. A radial extension of the first latch element is less than a thickness of the side wall of the insert section or of the receptacle. A radial protrusion of the second latch element is less than a thickness of the side wall sections of the insert section or of the receptacle.