Medical injector with compliance tracking and monitoring
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a reusable injector housing defining an internal volume within which a medicament container assembly can be disposed, the medicament container assembly including at least a container housing, a medicament container and a needle, the medicament container and the needle being movably disposed within the container housing, the reusable injector housing including a retainer configured to matingly receive the medicament container assembly within the internal volume such that the container housing remains fixed within the reusable injector housing when the medicament container assembly is actuated, the reusable injector housing configured to actuate the medicament container assembly to initiate delivery of a medicament via the needle when the reusable injector housing is manipulated, the reusable injector housing configured such that the medicament container assembly can be removed from the internal volume of the reusable injector housing after delivery of the medicament; and
an electronic circuit system coupled to the reusable injector housing, the electronic circuit system configured to receive identification information from an identification mechanism of the medicament container assembly, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a first output associated with the identification information, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a second output in response to the actuation of the medicament container assembly.
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Abstract
A system includes a medicament delivery device and a container configured to receive at least a portion of the medicament delivery device. The medicament delivery device includes an actuator and a first electronic circuit system. The actuator is configured to initiate delivery of a medicament into a body when the actuator is moved from a first position to a second position. The first electronic circuit system is configured to output a first electronic signal when the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position. The container includes a second electronic circuit system configured to receive the first electronic signal. The second electronic circuit system is configured to output a second electronic signal associated with the first electronic signal.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a reusable injector housing defining an internal volume within which a medicament container assembly can be disposed, the medicament container assembly including at least a container housing, a medicament container and a needle, the medicament container and the needle being movably disposed within the container housing, the reusable injector housing including a retainer configured to matingly receive the medicament container assembly within the internal volume such that the container housing remains fixed within the reusable injector housing when the medicament container assembly is actuated, the reusable injector housing configured to actuate the medicament container assembly to initiate delivery of a medicament via the needle when the reusable injector housing is manipulated, the reusable injector housing configured such that the medicament container assembly can be removed from the internal volume of the reusable injector housing after delivery of the medicament; and an electronic circuit system coupled to the reusable injector housing, the electronic circuit system configured to receive identification information from an identification mechanism of the medicament container assembly, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a first output associated with the identification information, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a second output in response to the actuation of the medicament container assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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an injector housing defining an internal volume within which a first medicament container assembly can be disposed, the first medicament container assembly including at least a container housing, a medicament container and a needle, the injector housing including an access member coupled to the injector housing, the internal volume being accessible when the access member is in a first position relative to the injector housing, access to the internal volume being prevented when the access member is in a second position relative to the injector housing, the injector housing configured to actuate the first medicament container assembly to initiate delivery of a medicament via the needle when the injector housing is manipulated, the needle being disposed within the container housing when the first medicament container assembly is disposed into the internal volume and prior to actuation of the medicament container assembly, the injector housing configured to receive a second medicament container assembly after the first medicament container assembly, including the container housing, is removed from the internal volume of the injector housing; and an electronic circuit system coupled to the injector housing, the electronic circuit system configured to receive identification information from an identification mechanism of the first medicament container assembly, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a first output when the access member is moved from the first position to the second position, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a second output associated with the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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an injector housing defining an internal volume; a medicament container assembly matingly disposed within the internal volume, the medicament container assembly including a container housing, a needle sheath, a sheath remover a prefilled medicament container, and a needle, the needle sheath having an end portion disposed within the container housing such that the needle is disposed within the container housing and a lumen defined by the needle sheath when the medicament container assembly is disposed into the internal volume, the sheath remover including a protrusion configured to exert a force against a shoulder of the needle sheath to remove the needle sheath from about the needle when the container housing is within the internal volume of the injector housing, the container housing including an identification mechanism, the injector housing configured to actuate the medicament container assembly to initiate delivery of a medicament when the injector housing is manipulated; and an electronic circuit system coupled to the injector housing, the electronic circuit system including a light output device and a speaker, the electronic circuit system configured to receive identification information from the identification mechanism, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a first output via at least one of the light output device or the speaker, the first output associated with the identification information, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a second output via at least one of the light output device or the speaker, the second output in response to the actuation of the medicament container assembly. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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disposing a first medicament container assembly into an internal volume defined by an injector housing, the first medicament container assembly including a container housing, a medicament container and a needle coupled to a distal end portion of the medicament container, the needle being disposed within the container housing before and during the disposing, the injector housing including an electronic circuit system, the electronic circuit system including a switch and a light output device, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a first output via the light output device when the switch is actuated; manipulating the injector housing at a first time to actuate the switch; initiating delivery of a medicament from the first medicament container assembly after the disposing, the needle being exposed during delivery of the medicament, the needle configured to retract after delivery of the medicament, the electronic circuit system producing a second output via the light output device in response to delivery of the medicament; removing the first medicament container assembly from the injector housing after delivery of the medicament and with the needle being disposed within the container housing; and disposing a second medicament container assembly into the internal volume defined by the injector housing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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