METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ACOUSTICALLY TESTING THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF A CARTRIDGE

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15329948

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The present invention relates to a method of testing the mechanical integrity of a cartridge (10) containing a medicament and being arranged inside a drug delivery device (20). The invention also relates to a testing arrangement and to a respective drug delivery device, wherein the method comprises the steps of: acoustically stimulating the cartridge (10), measuring of the cartridge's (10) acoustic response (60) to the acoustic stimulation (32), comparing the acoustic response (60) with a standard response (62) of an intact cartridge (10), and determining the mechanical integrity of the cartridge (10) on the basis of the comparison.

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SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH65929 FRANKFURT AM MAIN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boker, Anne Frankfurt am Main, DE 1 0
Fischer, Michael Frankfurt am Main, DE 194 5907
Groeschke, Jasmin Frankfurt am Main, DE 23 148
Hemberger, Jurgen Aschaffenburg, DE 13 143
Juhnke, Hanno Frankfurt am Main, DE 21 82
Scharf, Matthias Frankfurt am Main, DE 20 145
Schrack, Michael Pliezhausen, DE 19 138
Spengler, Jan-Peter Frankfurt am Main, DE 24 150
Zeckai, Olaf Weinheim, DE 35 215

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