PATCH PUMP TRAINING DEVICE

• US 20160284239A1
• Filed: 06/06/2016
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LifeScan Scotland Limited (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: LifeScan Scotland Limited (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: BERGMAN, Eric David, ELDER, David
• Application Number:
  US15/174,199
• Publication Number:
  US 20160284239A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/13 with means for the detection of operative contact with patient, e.g. lip sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3317 Electromagnetic, inductive or dielectric measuring means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/43 making noise when used correctly
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/44 making noise when used incorrectly
• 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 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• 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 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8287 operated by an external magnetic or electromagnetic field
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2210/04 Skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/65 Impedance, e.g. conductivity, capacity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14248 of the skin patch type
• 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: G09B 5/02 : with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 : delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 : for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

Described are methods and systems to train a user in the proper operation of a manual patch pump to ensure that the user can attach the patch pump to a suitable location on the skin of the user and actuate the pump correctly in accordance with a prescribed dosing schedule or a self-calculated dosing schedule.

Claims

1-8. -8. (canceled)

9. A method of training a user on the use of an actual patch type drug delivery pump configured to deliver a drug stored in the pump body, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a dosing schedule of the drug to the user;

providing a trainer device to the user, the device having a dummy housing and dummy actuators similar in shape and size as the actual patch type drug delivery pump, the dummy housing containing a processor and memory coupled to respective switches of the dummy actuators;

furnishing the user with a dosing schedule;

actuating the dummy actuators;

recording activation of the switches for the simulated actuators and the time at which such activation occurred into the memory to provide a record of training dosage events; and

outputting the record to provide for a comparison between training usages of the trainer device as compared to the dosing schedule.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

comparing a time at which actuating of the simulated actuators is taking place and the time prescribed by the dosing schedule;

in the event at which the time prescribed in the dosing schedule is not within a predetermined time period of the actuating step, recording noncompliance of the dosing schedule in the memory;

or

in the event at which the prescribed time for dosing is within a predetermined time period of the actuating step, recording a compliance with the dosing schedule in the memory.

11. The method of claim 10, in which the recording of an error comprises annunciating a negative feedback to the user at the time the recording is made.

12. The method of claim 9, in which the recording of the compliance comprises annunciating of a positive feedback to the user at the time the recording is made.

13. The method of claim 9, in which the outputting comprises displaying a graphical representation of time at which one or more actuations have occurred and the prescribed dose at the prescribed time.

14. A method of training a user on the use of an actual patch type drug delivery pump configured to deliver a drug stored in the pump body, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a dosing schedule of the drug to the user;

providing a trainer device to the user, the device having a simulated housing and simulated actuators similar in shape and size as the actual patch type drug delivery pump, the simulated housing containing a processor and memory coupled to respective switches of the simulated actuators;

annunciating to the user the dosing schedule;

recording activation of the switches for the simulated actuators and the time at which such activation occurred into the memory to provide a record of training dosage events;

and outputting the record to provide for a comparison between training usages of the trainer device as compared to the dosing schedule.

15. The method of claim 14, in which the predetermined time period comprises any time period from about 10 minutes to about 60 minutes.

16. The method of claim 14, in which the steps of recording and outputting are completed within one hour.

17. The method of claim 14, in which the steps of recording and outputting are completed within 45 minutes.

18. The method of claim 14, in which the steps of recording and outputting are completed within 30 minutes.

19. The method of claim 14, in which the steps of annunciating, recording and outputting are completed within one hour.

20. The method of claim 14, in which the steps of annunciating, recording and outputting are completed within 45 minutes.

21. The method of claim 14, in which the steps of annunciating, recording and outputting are completed within 30 minutes.