Medicine administering system including injection pen and companion device
US9672328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for administering a medicament to a patient. In one aspect, a system includes an injection pen device in wireless communication with a mobile communication device. The injection pen device includes a housing including a chamber to encase a cartridge containing medicine, a dose setting and dispensing mechanism to set the mechanism to dispense a particular dose of the medicine from the loaded cartridge, a sensor unit to detect a dispensed dose based on positions and/or movements of the dose setting and dispensing mechanism, and an electronics unit in communication with the sensor unit to process the detected dispensed dose and time data associated with a dispensing event and to wirelessly transmit the dose data to a user's device. The mobile communication device provides a software application to provide the user with health information using the processed dose data.
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