MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT SYSTEM

• US 20160121056A1
• Filed: 01/12/2016
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kaleo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Kaleo, Inc.
• Inventors: EDWARDS, Eric S., EDWARDS, Evan T., Licata, Mark J., MEYERS, Paul F., WEINZIERL, David A.
• Granted Patent: US 10,076,611 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 medicament delivery device configured to deliver a medicament, the medicament delivery device including a first housing and a medicament container, a distal end portion of the medicament container including a delivery member through which the medicament is conveyed, a side wall of the first housing defining an interior volume within which the distal end portion of the medicament container is movably disposed;

a second housing formed separately from the first housing, the second housing including a connection portion configured to be matingly coupled to a corresponding portion of the medicament delivery device; and

an electronic circuit system including a switch, a light output device and a wireless network interface device, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a light output via the light output device when the switch is changed from a first state to a second state, the electronic circuit system configured to receive an actuation signal associated with the actuation of the medicament delivery device, the electronic circuit system configured to output, via the wireless network interface device, a wireless signal associated with the actuation signal.

2. The apparatus of 1, wherein the medicament delivery device is any one of a pen injector, an auto-injector, or an inhaler.

3. A method, including:

aligning an electronic circuit system with a medicament delivery device, the medicament delivery device including a first housing and a medicament container, a distal end portion of the medicament container including a delivery member through which a medicament is conveyed, a side wall of the first housing defining an interior volume within which the distal end portion of the medicament container is movably disposed, the electronic circuit system coupled to a second housing, the electronic circuit system including a switch, a light output device and a wireless network interface device, the electronic circuit system configured to produce an electronic output via one of the light output device or the wireless network interface device when the switch is changed from a first state to a second state; and

coupling the second housing to the medicament delivery device such that a connection portion of the medicament delivery device changes the switch from the first state to the second state.

4. The method of 3, wherein the medicament delivery device is any one of a pen injector, an auto-injector, or an inhaler.

5. An apparatus, comprising:

a simulated medicament delivery device configured to simulate an operation of an actual medicament delivery device, the simulated medicament delivery device being devoid of at least one of a medicament or a needle, the simulated medicament delivery device including a first housing defining an opening; and

a second housing formed separately from the first housing, the second housing including a connection portion configured to be matingly coupled to a corresponding portion of the simulated medicament delivery device; and

an electronic circuit system including a switch, a light output device and a wireless network interface device, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a light output via the light output device when the switch is changed from a first state to a second state, the electronic circuit system configured to receive an actuation signal associated with the actuation of the simulated medicament delivery device, the electronic circuit system configured to output, via the wireless network interface device, a wireless signal associated with the actuation signal.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein:

the first housing defines a status aperture; and

the simulated medicament delivery device includes a status indicator visible through the status aperture, the status indicator configured to display a visual indicia to simulate a status indicator of the actual medicament delivery device.