DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAMENT DELIVERY

• US 20120226226A1
• Filed: 02/24/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kaleo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intelliject Incorporated
• Inventors: EDWARDS, Eric Shawn, EDWARDS, Evan Thomas, LICATA, Mark J., MEYERS, Paul F., WEINZIERL, David A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,926,594 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/93.01
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/009 using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans pocket atomiser of the injector type A61M11/08
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/206 With automatic needle insertion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/2073 preventing premature release, e.g. by making use of a safety lock
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• 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 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/00 Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body devices for handling toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D; absorbent pads, e.g. swabs, A61F13/15
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/19 having more than one chamber , e.g. including a manifold coupling two parallelly aligned syringes through separate channels to a common discharge assembly surgical glue applicators A61B17/00491
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/2033 Spring-loaded one-shot injectors with or without automatic needle insertion multishot dosing syringes A61M5/31525, needle insertion only A61M5/3287
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/2046 Media being expelled from injector by gas generation, e.g. explosive charge
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/2053 Media being expelled from injector by pressurised fluid or vacuum for infusion A61M5/145, A61M5/155
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3129 Syringe barrels A61M5/3205 and A61M5/50 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3202 Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps A61M5/50 takes precedence; for infusion spikes A61M5/1626; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3204 Needle cap remover, i.e. devices to dislodge protection cover from needle or needle hub, e.g. deshielding devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3234 Fully automatic needle retraction, i.e. in which triggering of the needle does not require a deliberate action by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/326 : Fully automatic sleeve extension, i.e. in which triggering of the sleeve does not require a deliberate action by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3287 : Accessories for bringing the needle into the body; Automatic needle insertion A61M5/20, A61M5/31525 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/5086 : for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 : delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 : delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

An apparatus includes a label configured to be coupled to a medicament delivery device. The label includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to be coupled to an outer surface of the medicament delivery device. The second surface includes a textual indicia. The label further includes an electronic circuit system configured to output an electronic signal.

Claims

1. A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

output an electronic signal associated with a use of a medicament delivery device in response to a movement of a locking member, the locking member configured to prevent a medicament from being conveyed from the medicament delivery device into a body.

2. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the electronic signal is associated with at least one of a visual output, an audible output or a haptic output.

3. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the electronic signal is a first electronic signal, the code further comprising code to:

receive an input from any one of a switch or a sensor; and

output a second electronic signal in response to the received input.

4. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the electronic signal is a first electronic signal, the code further comprising code to:

output a second electronic signal in response to a movement of an actuator, the actuator configured to actuate the medicament delivery device.

5. A method, comprising:

receiving a signal in response to the movement of an actuator of a medicament delivery device relative to a housing of the medicament delivery device, the actuator configured to initiate delivery of a medicament; and

producing a recorded speech output in response to the receiving.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

a housing configured to contain a medicament container;

a medicament delivery mechanism disposed within the housing, the medicament delivery mechanism configured to produce a force acting on the medicament container when actuated;

an electronic circuit system including a switch disposed on a printed circuit board, the electronic circuit system configured to output an electronic signal associated with a use of the medicament delivery device when actuated, the electronic circuit system configured to be actuated when the switch is moved from a first state to a second state;

an actuator configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, a first portion of the actuator disposed outside of the housing, the first portion of the actuator configured to engage the printed circuit board to move the switch from the first state to the second state when the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position, a second portion of the actuator configured to engage a portion of the delivery mechanism to actuate the delivery mechanism when the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position; and

a locking member engaged with a portion of the actuator to limit movement of the actuator when the locking member is in a first locking member position.