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APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINES AND OTHER MEDICAMENTS

  • US 20160166768A1
  • Filed: 02/16/2016
  • Published: 06/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a container defining a volume within which a medical injector can be disposed, a shape of the volume corresponding to a shape of the medical injector, the container including a retainer movably coupled to the container, the retainer configured to cover the volume when the retainer is in a first position, the volume being exposed to allow access to the medical injector when the retainer is in a second position; and

    an electronic circuit system coupled to the container, the electronic circuit system including a switch, a light output device, an audible output device, and a wireless communication module, the switch configured to move from a first state to a second state when the medical injector is removed from within the volume, the electronic circuit system configured to transmit, via the wireless communication module, a first wireless signal, the first wireless signal being a short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the container is within a transmission range of a remote computing device, the electronic circuit system configured to transmit, via the wireless communication module, a second wireless signal in response to the switch moving from the first state to the second state, the second wireless signal being a short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the medical injector has been removed, the electronic circuit system configured to receive, via the wireless communication module, a third wireless signal and produce, in response to the third wireless signal, at least one of a visual output from the light output device or an audible output from the audible output device.

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