SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
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1. A system for use with a drug delivery device, the system comprising:
- a sensor unit; and
a deactivation unit operatively coupled to an output of the sensor unit and to a drug-retaining region of the drug delivery device, the drug-retaining region containing a drug,wherein the sensor unit is configured to detect a characteristic of a local environment and generate an output corresponding to a value of the detected characteristic,wherein the deactivation unit is configured to render the drug ineffective when the output of the sensor unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
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Abstract
A system for use with a drug delivery device includes a sensor unit and a deactivation unit operatively coupled to an output of the sensor unit and to a drug-retaining region of the drug delivery device, wherein the drug-retaining region contains a drug. The sensor unit is configured to detect a characteristic of a local environment and generate an output corresponding to a value of the detected characteristic. The deactivation unit is configured to render the drug ineffective when the output of the sensor unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
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1. A system for use with a drug delivery device, the system comprising:
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a sensor unit; and a deactivation unit operatively coupled to an output of the sensor unit and to a drug-retaining region of the drug delivery device, the drug-retaining region containing a drug, wherein the sensor unit is configured to detect a characteristic of a local environment and generate an output corresponding to a value of the detected characteristic, wherein the deactivation unit is configured to render the drug ineffective when the output of the sensor unit satisfies a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A drug delivery device, comprising:
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a drug-retaining region containing a drug; a sensor unit, wherein the sensor unit is configured to detect a characteristic of a local environment and generate an output corresponding to a value of the detected characteristic; and a deactivation unit operatively coupled to the drug-retaining region and to an output of the sensor unit, the deactivation unit configured to render the drug ineffective when the output of the sensor unit satisfies a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of rendering a drug within a drug delivery device ineffective, the method comprising:
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detecting a characteristic of a local environment; generating an output based on the detecting; and actuating a deactivation unit to render the drug ineffective when the output satisfies a predetermined condition.
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