Smart wearable injection and/or infusion device
US11541167B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/581
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery device for delivering a medical fluid to a patient has a housing configured for receiving a container at least partially filled with the medical fluid. The delivery device further has a drive mechanism associated with the housing configured for delivering the medical fluid from the container to the patient in a dosing procedure. The delivery device further has a module configured for detecting at least one of a property of the dosing procedure and a property of the medical fluid. The module has at least one dose detection sensor configured for detecting an initiation, progression, and completion of the dosing procedure based on a position of a stopper within the container. The module further has at least one temperature sensor configured for measuring a temperature of the medical fluid within the container based on a temperature of the container.
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