Control device for doses

• US 20030121813A1
• Filed: 02/03/2003
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Raimo Juselius
• Original Assignee: Raimo Juselius
• Inventors: Juselius, Raimo
• Application Number:
  US10/343,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20030121813A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/20 Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/70 Audible labels, e.g. for pre-recorded info or messages
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0418 with electronic history memory
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0436 resulting from removing a drug from, or opening, a container
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis

Abstract

The control device for doses contains one or more sockets (1) for a removable medicament dosage unit (3), one or more indicators (2) of taking the dosage unit (3), and one or more lifters (4) for lifting the dosage It unit located in the socket (3). The control device is especially well suited for monitoring the administration of doses intended for treatment of diabetes. The sockets (1) are vertical or sloping tubes protruding from the body of the control device, in which injection pens containing insulin can be placed.

Claims

1. A control device for doses, which contains one or more sockets (1) for a removable medicament dosage unit (3) and one or more indicators (2) of taking of the dosage unit (3), characterized in that it contains one or more transfer members, which are arranged to shift the dosage unit located in the socket (1) into a position which differs from the normal position of the dosage unit, and back to the normal position.

2. The control device according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer member is a lifter (4) for lifting the dosage unit (3) in the socket.

3. The control device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the socket (1) is composed of one or more vertical or sloping supporting elements protruding from the body of the control device.

4. The control device according to claim 3, characterized in that the socket (1) is a vertical or sloping tube protruding from the body of the control device.

5. The control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transfer member is coupled to a time measuring device and arranged to function automatically at a predetermined moment of time.

6. The control device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that at least part of the length of the tube is transparent.

7. The control device according to any of the preceding claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the indicator (2) of taking the dose is a light indicator located at the lower end of the tube and directed towards the tube to convey light through the tube.

8. The control device according to any of the preceding claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the lifter (4) is an eccentric attached to a shaft (8).

9. The control device according to any of the preceding claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the lifter (4) is arranged to travel transversely to the lifting direction and to lift up the dosage unit (3) in the socket (1) during this movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the movement of propagation.

10. The control device according to any of the preceding claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the lifter (4) can be transferred in the vertical direction via a rod coupled to the motor (M), such as via a conveyor screw (4b).

11. The control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it contains two or more sockets (1).

12. The control device according to claim 11, characterized in that the transfer member is arranged to influence at least one socket (1) at a time so that the position of the dosage unit (3) placed therein differs from the normal position of at least one dosage unit (3) located in another socket (1).

13. The control device according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that it contains at least two parallel rows composed of several sockets (1).

14. The control device according to claim 13, characterized in that the transfer members in connection with sockets (1) located in different rows at the same point along the direction of the rows, are arranged to act simultaneously to transfer the dosage units (3) at the same point in different rows pairwise to a position differing from the normal position.

15. The control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it contains a charger.

16. The control device according to claim 15, characterized in that it contains a fitting element which can be fixed to a hole intended for the socket (1) in the body of the control device to transform the hole into a charger, or it contains a fitting element which can be fixed to a hole functioning as a charger in the body of the control device to transform the charger into a hole intended for the socket (1).