MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT SYSTEM

• US 20130190692A1
• Filed: 07/17/2012
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kaleo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intelliject Incorporated
• Inventors: EDWARDS, Eric S., EDWARDS, Evan T., LICATA, Mark J., MEYERS, Paul F., WEINZIERL, David A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,238,108 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/189
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0001 Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof
• 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 2005/3125 specific display means, e.g. to indicate dose setting
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• 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 2205/584 having a color code
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/587 Lighting arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6027 Electric-conductive bridges closing detection circuits, with or without identifying elements, e.g. resistances, zener-diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6063 Optical identification systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• 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 5/24 Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or carpules, e.g. automatic ampoules or carpules A61J1/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31 Details
• 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 5/3287 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: G09B 23/28 : for medicine
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/285 : for injections, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, sigmoidscopy, insertion of contraceptive devices or enemas
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 : delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medical injector and an electronic circuit system. The medical injector includes a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member. The housing defines a first region and a second region. The first region includes the medicament container and is physically isolated from the second region. The electronic circuit system is configured to be disposed within the second region defined by the housing. The electronic circuit system is configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the medical injector.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a medical injector including a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member, the housing defining a first region and a second region, the first region of the housing including at least the medicament container, the second region of the housing being physically isolated from the first region of the housing; and

an electronic circuit system configured to be disposed within the second region of the housing, the electronic circuit system configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the medical injector.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the medical injector is configured to deliver only a single dose of a medicament into a body.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electronic output of the electronic circuit system is an audible output associated with at least one of an instruction for using the medical injector, a post-use procedure, or a compliance tracking procedure.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electronic output includes a signal configured to be received by a remote device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a cover configured to be disposed about a portion of the medical injector, the electronic circuit system configured to output the electronic output when the cover is removed from the medical injector.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the medical injector includes a safety lock movably coupled to the housing, the safety lock configured to prevent the medical injector from delivering a medicament when in a first position, the electronic circuit system configured to output the electronic output, when the safety lock is in a second position.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the medical injector includes an actuator configured to initiate delivery of a medicament from the medical injector, the electronic circuit system configured to output the electronic output in response to movement of the actuator from a first position to a second position.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electronic output includes a recorded speech output.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the medical injector includes an actuator configured to initiate delivery of a medicament from the medical injector; and

the electronic circuit system includes a printed circuit board having a substrate and an electrical conductor disposed on the substrate, the substrate configured to receive a portion of the actuator, the actuator being configured to disrupt the electrical conductor, the electronic circuit system configured to output the electronic output when the electrical conductor is disrupted.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the medicament container and the medicament delivery member collectively define a medicament delivery path, the electronic circuit system being physically isolated from the medicament delivery path, the electronic circuit system configured to output an electronic output in response to a delivery of a medicament via the medicament delivery path.