Pen cap for medication injection pen having temperature sensor

US11197964B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John Sjolund · Los Altos, US
• Ambika Srinath · San Francisco, US
• Andrew Bochenko · Redwood City, US
• George Crothall · Oceanside, US
• Bryan Mazlish · Palo Alto, US
• Jennifer Martin Block · Menlo Park, US
• Sarah Matarese · San Jose, US
• Linda Mackowiak · Cazenovia, US
• Lane Desborough · Thousand Oaks, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 12, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 14, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 12, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2230/201
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

One or more embodiments of the disclosure relate, generally, to a replacement pen cap for a medication injection pen comprising at least one temperature sensor for monitoring a temperature of a medication, detect dosing events, and determine that medication may be denatured based on temperature data, received analyte measurement data prior, and the detected dosing events.