ADMINISTRATION DEVICE COMPRISING INDICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR SETTING A DOSE

• US 20110118700A1
• Filed: 05/12/2010
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AG (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Remde, Axel
• Granted Patent: US 8,870,830 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/506
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3125 specific display means, e.g. to indicate dose setting
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3126 Specific display means related to dosing
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/582 by tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/583 by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/587 Lighting arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31525 Dosing burettes, pipettes B01L3/02

Abstract

An administration device for the administration of a liquid drug in adjustable doses may comprise an injection unit and an electronic indication unit. The injection unit may comprise a dosing mechanism and a manually operated dose setting component. The manually operated dose setting component may adjust the dosing mechanism to administer an administration dose amount of the liquid drug. The electronic indication unit may indicate a relationship between the administration dose amount and a target dose amount. A method for setting a dose of a liquid drug for administration may comprise providing an administration device, operating a manually operated dose setting component of the administration device, and continuing to operate the dose setting component until an electronic indication unit indicates that the administration dose amount is equal to the target dose amount.

Claims

1. An administration device for administering a liquid drug in adjustable doses, the administration device comprising:

an injection unit having a dosing mechanism and a manually operated dose setting component for adjusting the dosing mechanism to administer an administration dose amount of the liquid drug; and

an electronic indication unit for indicating a relationship between the administration dose amount and a target dose amount.

2. The administration device of claim 1, wherein the electronic indication unit comprises a display.

3. The administration device of claim 2, wherein the display indicates at least one of the administration dose amount, the target dose amount, and a dose amount deviation equal to the difference of the administration dose amount and the target dose amount.

4. The administration device of claim 3, wherein the display graphically represents the dose amount deviation.

5. The administration device of claim 1, wherein the electronic indication unit comprises an acoustic indicator, a tactile indicator, or both.

6. The administration device of claim 1, further comprising a data interface.

7. The administration device of claim 6, wherein the data interface transmits the target dose amount to the administration device from an external device.

8. The administration device of claim 1, wherein the administration device is configured to be handheld during administration of the liquid drug.

9. The administration device of claim 1, further comprising:

an injection module comprising the injection unit, the electronic indication unit, an injection module data interface, and an injection module housing; and

a supplementary module comprising a supplementary module data interface and a supplementary module housing,

wherein the supplementary module data interface transmits the target dose amount to the injection module data interface.

10. The administration device of claim 1, further comprising:

an injection module comprising the injection unit, an injection module data interface, and an injection module housing; and

a supplementary module comprising the electronic indication unit, a supplementary module data interface, and a supplementary module housing,

wherein the injection module data interface transmits an administration dose amount to the supplementary module data interface.

11. The administration device of claim 1, wherein the target dose amount is stored in a memory disposed in the administration device.

12. The administration device of claim 1, further comprising one or more data entry component.

13. The administration device of claim 12, further comprising a dose calculator for calculating a calculated dose amount D_calc based on therapy related data.

14. The administration device of claim 13, wherein the therapy related data comprise a carbohydrate amount, a blood glucose value, or both.

15. The administration device of claim 13, further comprising a carbohydrate amount database operatively coupled to the dose calculator.

16. The administration device of claim 1, further comprising a blood glucose meter.

17. A method for setting a dose of a liquid drug for administration to a patient, the method comprising:

providing an administration device, the administration device comprising an injection unit and an electronic indication unit, the injection unit having a dosing mechanism and a manually operated dose setting component for adjusting the dosing mechanism to administer an administration dose amount of the liquid drug, the electronic indication unit indicating a relationship between the administration dose amount and a target dose amount stored in or entered into the administration device;

operating the manually operated dose setting component to adjust the dosing mechanism to correspond to an administration dose amount relative to the target dose amount; and

continuing to operate the manually operated dose setting component until the electronic indication unit indicates that the administration dose amount is equal to the target dose amount.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the administration device further comprises a memory and the target dose amount is stored in the memory.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the indication unit comprises at least one indicator selected from the group consisting of an optical indicator, an acoustic indicator, and a tactile indicator.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the administration device further comprises one or more data entry component, the method further comprising manipulating the one or more data entry component to enter the target dose amount into the administration device.