Apparatus and methods for self-administration of vaccines and other medicaments
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- moving a lid of a container from a first position to a second position such that a first switch of an electronic circuit system is actuated when the lid moves from the first position to the second position, the container including a side wall defining a volume within which a medical injector is disposed, the medical injector in contact with a portion of the side wall when the medical injector is within the volume, the lid covering the volume of the container when the lid is in the first position, the volume being exposed to allow access to the medical injector within the container when the lid is in the second position, the electronic circuit system producing a first signal when the first switch is actuated; and
removing the medical injector from the container such that a second switch of the electronic circuit system is actuated, the second switch disposed within the volume and extending from the side wall of the container, the electronic circuit system producing a second signal when the second switch is actuated, the second signal being a short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the medical injector has been removed from the container.
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Abstract
A medicament delivery device includes a housing, a medicament container disposed within the housing, an activation mechanism, a cover and an electronic circuit system. The activation mechanism includes an energy storage member configured to produce a force to deliver the dose of a medicament and/or vaccine. The cover is configured to receive at least a portion of the housing. The electronic circuit system is coupled to the housing such that a protrusion of the cover electrically isolates a battery from a portion of the electronic circuit system when the portion of the housing is received by the cover. The electronic circuit system is configured to be electrically coupled to the battery and to produce a recorded speech output when the portion of the housing is at least partially removed from the cover. The electronic circuit system configured to produce a signal when the activation mechanism is actuated.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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moving a lid of a container from a first position to a second position such that a first switch of an electronic circuit system is actuated when the lid moves from the first position to the second position, the container including a side wall defining a volume within which a medical injector is disposed, the medical injector in contact with a portion of the side wall when the medical injector is within the volume, the lid covering the volume of the container when the lid is in the first position, the volume being exposed to allow access to the medical injector within the container when the lid is in the second position, the electronic circuit system producing a first signal when the first switch is actuated; and removing the medical injector from the container such that a second switch of the electronic circuit system is actuated, the second switch disposed within the volume and extending from the side wall of the container, the electronic circuit system producing a second signal when the second switch is actuated, the second signal being a short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the medical injector has been removed from the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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producing, from an electronic circuit system coupled to a compliance monitoring container, a first short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the compliance monitoring container is within a transmission range of a remote computing device, the compliance monitoring container including a lid and defining a volume, the lid covering the volume when the lid is in a first lid position, the volume being exposed when the lid is in a second lid position, the compliance monitoring container configured to contain a medical injector within the volume; producing, from the electronic circuit system, a second short-range radio frequency signal indicating a temperature of the compliance monitoring container; and producing, from the electronic circuit system and in response to an actuation of a removal switch, a third short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the medical injector has been removed from the volume of the compliance monitoring container, the third short-range radio frequency signal including information that, when received by the remote computing device, causes the remote computing device to output at least one of an instruction associated with the medical injector or a location signal associated with a location associated with the compliance monitoring container. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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producing, from an electronic circuit system coupled to a compliance monitoring container, a first short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the compliance monitoring container is within a transmission range of a remote computing device, the compliance monitoring container including a lid and defining a volume, the lid covering the volume when the lid is in a first lid position, the volume being exposed when the lid is in a second lid position, the compliance monitoring container configured to contain a medical injector within the volume; producing, from the electronic circuit system, at least one of a visual output or an audible output in response to an actuation of a lid switch, the lid switch actuated when the lid is moved from the first lid position to the second lid position; and producing, from the electronic circuit system and in response to the actuation of a removal switch, a second short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the medical injector has been removed from the volume of the compliance monitoring container, the second short-range radio frequency signal including information that, when received by the remote computing device, causes the remote computing device to output at least one of an instruction associated with the medical injector or a location signal associated with a location associated with the compliance monitoring container. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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