METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIFFERENTIATING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES

• US 20130131601A1
• Filed: 04/07/2011
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (Sanofi )
• Original Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (Sanofi )
• Inventors: Pommereau, Christian, Liewald, Anke
• Application Number:
  US13/639,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20130131601A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/189
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6063 Optical identification systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6081 Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3129 Syringe barrels A61M5/3205 and A61M5/50 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for differentiating a drug delivery device that may be used to administer a plurality of drug types. The drug delivery system includes a drug delivery device and a differentiation shell. The drug delivery device holds a given medicament. A differentiation shell is attachable to the drug delivery device. The differentiation shell may include at least one shell-type feature configured to attach to a drug delivery device and at least one differentiation feature. The differentiation feature identifies the given medicament in the drug delivery device.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A drug delivery system comprising:

a drug delivery device, wherein the drug delivery device is suitable for holding a medicament;

a differentiation shell comprising;

at least one shell-type feature comprising the shape of a shell and being configured to be attached to the drug delivery device; and

at least one differentiation feature, wherein the differentiation feature is suitable for identifying a feature of the drug delivery device or of a medicament used with the drug delivery device,

the differentiation shell being attachable to the drug delivery device and the differentiation feature being suitable for identifying a feature of the drug delivery device or of a medicament used with the drug delivery device,

wherein the drug delivery device is configured such that the drug delivery device is unable to deliver a dose when the differentiation shell is not attached to the drug delivery device.

16. The drug delivery system according to claim 15, wherein the at least one shell-type feature comprises the shape of a sleeve or of parts of a sleeve.

17. The drug delivery system of claim 15, wherein the at least one shell-type feature comprises:

a first shell-type feature having a first connection means; and

a second shell-type feature having a second connection means, wherein the first and second connection means are configured to interact with each other such that the first and second shell-type features are enabled to be connected together.

18. The drug delivery system of claim 17, wherein the first connection means comprises a female connection means and the second connection means comprises a male connection means.

19. The drug delivery system of claim 15, wherein the at least one shell-type feature comprises a light-emitting material, wherein the at least one differentiation feature comprises light emitted from the light-emitting material.

20. The drug delivery system of claim 15, comprising one or several ergonomic features for improving the handling of the differentiation shell.

21. The drug delivery system of claim 15, wherein the at least one differentiation feature comprises a tactile differentiation feature.

22. The drug delivery system of claim 15, comprising a magnifying feature, wherein the magnifying feature is configured to magnify at least one of a portion of the differentiation shell and a portion of the drug delivery device.

23. The drug delivery system of claim 15, wherein the drug delivery device comprises a lock feature configured to disable the drug delivery device (100, 202, 302) from delivering a medicament in a locked state of the lock feature and wherein the differentiation shell is configured to unlock the lock feature when the differentiation shell is attached to the drug delivery device.

24. The drug delivery system of claim 23, wherein the lock feature comprises at least one of a mechanical lock feature and an electronic lock feature.

25. The drug delivery system of claim 15, further comprising an RFID device, wherein the RFID device provides information to the drug delivery device or the drug delivery device provides information to the RFID device.

26. The drug delivery system of claim 25, wherein the information is drug-related information particular to a specific user.

28. The drug delivery system of claim 25, wherein the drug delivery device provides information to the RFID device and wherein the information is selected from the group comprising of a medicament held in the drug delivery device, a number of doses dispelled from the device, and a remaining amount of a medicament in the device.

27. The drug delivery system of 25, wherein the RFID device provides information to the drug delivery device and wherein the information is selected from the group comprising of drug types a user may receive, drug types a user may not receive, a maximum dose for a medicament, a minimum dose for a medicament, a required dose for a medicament, and a dosing speed for a medicament.