MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PRODUCE AN AUDIBLE OUTPUT

• US 20100022963A1
• Filed: 07/28/2008
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kaleo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intelliject Incorporated
• Inventors: EDWARDS, Eric S., Meyers, Paul F., Edwards, Evan T., Licata, Mark J., Weinzierl, David A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,021,344 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/197
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/00 Inhalators drug delivery in endotracheal tubes A61M16/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/009 using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans pocket atomiser of the injector type A61M11/08
• 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 2205/43 making noise when used correctly
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/583 by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/06 Packaging for specific medical equipment
• 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 5/3157 Means providing feedback signals when administration is completed A61M5/20 takes precedence
• 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 5/5086 for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/285 for injections, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, sigmoidscopy, insertion of contraceptive devices or enemas
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Abstract

Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medicament delivery device and an electronic circuit system. The medicament delivery device includes a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member. The electronic circuit system is coupled to the housing and includes an audible output device and a cover. The housing of the medicament delivery device and the cover of the electronic circuit system collectively define an acoustic enclosure. The audible output device is configured to be disposed within the acoustic enclosure.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a medicament delivery device including a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member, the medicament container disposed within the housing, at least a portion of the medicament delivery member disposed within the housing; and

an electronic circuit system coupled to the housing, the electronic circuit system including an audible output device and a cover, the housing and the cover collectively defining an acoustic enclosure, the audible output device configured to be disposed within the acoustic enclosure.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing defines an internal space, the internal space of the housing including the medicament container and the portion of the medicament delivery member, the internal space of the housing being at least partially isolated from the acoustic enclosure.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the audible output device is a speaker, the speaker includes a front portion and a back portion, the front portion of the speaker configured to output a first audible output including a first plurality of sound waves, the back portion of the speaker configured to output a second audible output including a second plurality of sound waves;

the cover defines a first opening through which the first plurality of sound waves is configured to travel; and

the housing defines a second opening through which the second plurality of sound waves is configured to travel,

the first opening and the second opening collectively configured such that the first plurality of sound waves are substantially in phase with the second plurality of sound waves when the first plurality of sound waves exits the first opening and the second plurality of sound waves exits the second opening.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the acoustic enclosure defines at least one acoustic resonant frequency within the acoustic frequency range of the audible output device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audible output device is a speaker configured to output an audible output having a sound pressure level greater than about 61 decibels.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audible output device is a speaker configured to output an audible output having a sound pressure level greater than about 61 decibels at a distance of about 6 inches from the speaker.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audible output device is a speaker configured to output an audible output having a sound pressure level greater than about 61 decibels within a distance of about 20 feet from the speaker.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the electronic circuit system is configured to output to the audible output device an electronic signal having a power of less than 100 milliwatts; and

the audible output device is configured to output a recorded speech output in response to the electronic signal, the recorded speech output having a sound pressure level greater than about 61 decibels.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audible output device is a speaker, the housing includes a spacer configured to be disposed adjacent the speaker such that a front portion of the speaker is in contact with a portion of the cover.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the housing that defines the acoustic enclosure includes a flexible wall.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a medicament delivery device including a housing and a medicament container, the medicament container disposed within the housing; and

an electronic circuit system coupled to the housing, the electronic circuit system including a speaker and a cover, the speaker includes a front portion and a back portion, the front portion of the speaker configured to output a first audible output including a first plurality of sound waves, the back portion of the speaker configured to output a second audible output including a second plurality of sound waves, the housing defining a first opening through which the first plurality of sound waves is configured to travel, the cover defining a second opening through which the second plurality of sound waves is configured to travel.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first opening and the second opening are collectively configured such that the first plurality of sound waves are substantially in phase with the second plurality of sound waves when the first plurality of sound waves exits the first opening and the second plurality of sound waves exits the second opening.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a distance between the first opening and the second opening has a length of between about 2.5 inches and about 3 inches.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second opening is configured to be selectively covered by a moveable member of the medicament delivery device.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second opening is configured to be selectively covered by a moveable member of the medicament delivery device, the moveable member being at least one of a sleeve, a safety lock, or a needle guard.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the medicament delivery device includes a member movably coupled to the housing, the member configured to prevent the medicament delivery device from delivering a medicament when in a first position, the member disposed about the second opening when in the first position.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

a medicament delivery device including a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member, the medicament container disposed within the housing, at least a portion of the medicament delivery member disposed within the housing; and

an electronic circuit system coupled to the housing, the electronic circuit system including an audio processor and an audible output device, the audio processor configured to output an electronic signal associated with recorded speech to the audible output device via an electronic path devoid of an amplifier, the audible output device configured to output an audible output in response to the electronic signal.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the recorded speech is associated with a use of the medicament delivery device.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the housing defines a first region and a second region, the first region of the housing including the medicament container and the portion of the medicament delivery member, the second region of the housing including the electronic circuit system.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the housing defines a first region and a second region, the first region of the housing including the medicament container and the portion of the medicament delivery member, the second region of the housing including the electronic circuit system, the second region of the housing defining an acoustic enclosure defining at least one acoustic resonant frequency within the acoustic resonant frequency range associated with the audible output device.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the housing defines a first region and a second region, the first region of the housing including the medicament container and the portion of the medicament delivery member, the second region of the housing including the electronic circuit system, the second region of the housing defining an acoustic enclosure defining an acoustic resonant frequency of between about 700 hertz and about 1000 hertz.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the audible output has a sound pressure level greater than about 61 decibels.

23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the audible output has a sound pressure level greater than about 61 decibels within a distance of about 20 feet from the audible output device.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

the electronic signal has a power level of less than 100 milliwatts; and

the audible output has a sound pressure level greater than about 61 decibels.