Pen-type injector with a microprocessor and blood characteristic monitor
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1. A medical injection device, comprising:
- an external non-motorized pen-type injection mechanism including an actuator for setting the dosage and manually administering an injection of a medication contained within the injection device, the injection mechanism only contacting and penetrating a patient'"'"'s body when a dosage of medication is administered by an injection;
a processor coupled to the actuator of the injection mechanism to determine a value equal to the dosage set by the actuator of the injection mechanism;
a memory system coupled to the processor programmed to operate the processor to store the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor when the dosage of medication is administered and to retain other separately and previously stored values corresponding to previously injected dosages for later recall of the stored value equal to the dosage and the other separately and previously stored values; and
a single hand-held pen-type housing holding the injection mechanism, the processor and the memory system.
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Abstract
A medical injection device, such as a pen-type injector has a microprocessor coupled to the injector that records the date, the time, and the amount of each injection. The microprocessor may also be coupled to a display to indicate the amount of medication to be injected. The medical injection device can also be coupled with a blood characteristic monitor to analyze characteristics of the blood. This provides a single, all-in-one device that performs a variety of functions, and requires only a minimum of space. The medical injection device may also use a disposable needle that substantially eliminates or reduces bleeding from an opening in the skin at the injection site.
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1. A medical injection device, comprising:
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an external non-motorized pen-type injection mechanism including an actuator for setting the dosage and manually administering an injection of a medication contained within the injection device, the injection mechanism only contacting and penetrating a patient'"'"'s body when a dosage of medication is administered by an injection; a processor coupled to the actuator of the injection mechanism to determine a value equal to the dosage set by the actuator of the injection mechanism; a memory system coupled to the processor programmed to operate the processor to store the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor when the dosage of medication is administered and to retain other separately and previously stored values corresponding to previously injected dosages for later recall of the stored value equal to the dosage and the other separately and previously stored values; and a single hand-held pen-type housing holding the injection mechanism, the processor and the memory system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A medical injection device, comprising:
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an external injection mechanism including an actuator for setting the dosage and manually administering an injection of a medication contained within the injection device, the injection mechanism only contacting a patient'"'"'s body when a dosage of medication is administered by an injection; a processor coupled to the actuator of the injection mechanism to determine a value equal to the dosage set by the actuator of the injection mechanism; a memory system coupled to the processor programmed to operate the processor to store the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor and to retain other separately stored values corresponding to previously injected dosages for later recall; a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer the value equal to the dosage stored in the memory system to an external data collection device; and a single hand-held housing holding the injection mechanism, the processor and the memory system. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A portable, hand-held medical injection device, comprising:
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a receptacle capable of holding the medication; an external non-motorized pen-type injection mechanism including an actuator for setting the dosage and manually administering an injection of a medication contained within the injection device, wherein the injection mechanism further includes a non-motorized drive mechanism coupled between the actuator and the receptacle to inject the set dosage of the medication, and wherein the actuator of the injection mechanism triggers the drive mechanism to administer the injection of the medication held in the receptacle, the injector mechanism only contacting and penetrating a patient'"'"'s body when a dosage of medication is administered by an injection; a processor coupled to the actuator of the injection mechanism to determine a value equal to the dosage set by the actuator of the injection mechanism; a display device coupled to the processor to display the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor; a memory system coupled to the processor programmed to operate the processor to independently store the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor when the dosage of medication is administered and to retain previously stored values corresponding to previously injected dosages for later recall of the stored value equal to the dosage and the other separately and previously stored values; a clock circuit coupled to the processor for determining a time when the dosage of medication is administered, wherein the time is stored in the memory system along with the stored value equal to the dosage determined by the processor, and wherein the corresponding time of administration is displayed on the display device with the stored value of the dosage and with each of the other separately and previously stored values; and a single hand-held housing holding the receptacle, the injection mechanism, the processor, the display, the memory system and the clock circuit. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A portable, hand-held medical injection device, comprising:
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a receptacle capable of holding the medication; an external injection mechanism including an actuator for setting the dosage and manually administering an injection of a medication contained within the injection device, wherein the injection mechanism further includes a drive mechanism coupled between the actuator and the receptacle to inject the set dosage of the medication, and wherein the actuator of the injection mechanism triggers the drive mechanism to administer the injection of the medication held in the receptacle, the injector mechanism only contacting a patient'"'"'s body when a dosage of medication is administered by an injection; a processor coupled to the actuator of the injection mechanism to determine a value equal to the dosage set by the actuator of the injection mechanism; a display device coupled to the processor to display the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor; a memory system coupled to the processor programmed to operate the processor to independently store the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor and to retain other independently stored values corresponding to previously injected dosages for later recall; a clock circuit coupled to the processor for determining a time, wherein the time is stored in the memory system with the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor, and wherein the time is displayed on the display device, wherein the clock circuit further includes means to provide an alarm indication at a predetermined time; and a single hand-held housing holding the receptacle, the injection mechanism, the processor, the display, the memory system and the clock circuit.
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12. A portable, hand-held medical injection device, comprising:
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a receptacle capable of holding the medication; an external injection mechanism including an actuator for setting the dosage and manually administering an injection of a medication contained within the injection device, wherein the injection mechanism further includes a drive mechanism coupled between the actuator and the receptacle to inject the set dosage of the medication, and wherein the actuator of the injection mechanism triggers the drive mechanism to administer the injection of the medication held in the receptacle, the injector mechanism only contacting a patient'"'"'s body when a dosage of medication is administered by an injection; a processor coupled to the actuator of the injection mechanism to determine a value equal to the dosage set by the actuator of the injection mechanism; a display device coupled to the processor to display the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor; a memory system coupled to the processor programmed to operate the processor to independently store the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor and to retain other independently stored values corresponding to previously injected dosages for later recall; a clock circuit coupled to the processor for determining a time, wherein the time is stored in the memory system with the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor, and wherein the time is displayed on the display device; a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer the value equal to the dosage stored in the memory device to an external data collection device; and a single hand-held housing holding the receptacle, the injection mechanism, the processor, the display, the memory system and the clock circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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