IP Library Granted Patent US 10,593,232
Granted Patent B2
US 10,593,232 · App. 15/504,971 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

Medicament injection device or injection mock-up demo device with motion detector to log and track user behaviour

Inventor: Markus Bauss (Lengdorf, DE)
Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
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Patent No.
US 10,593,232
App. No.
15/504,971
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a mock-up medicament injector for training purposes or an actual medicament injection device ( 1 ) comprising a sensor device ( 2 ) configured to detect movements of the whole device, and a logging device ( 3 ) configured to record said movements and thus track user behaviour of the device. The sensor can be e.g. an accelerometer, gyroscope or magnetometer. The device can communicate the logged data either in real time or at a later point in time from its memory to an external computer device. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding method for tracking behaviour of a user using the medicament injector or training device ( 1 ).

Claims (47)

1. A medicament delivery device comprising:

a battery;

a contact pad;

an insulating sheet positioned between the battery and the contact pad;

a sensor configured to detect a motion of the medicament delivery device; and

a logging device configured to track the motion,

wherein:

(a) removing a protective cap from the medicament delivery device causes removal of the insulating sheet from between the battery and the contact pad, or

(b) removing the medicament delivery device from a box causes removal of the insulating sheet from between the battery and the contact pad.

2. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , further comprising an injector needle, wherein the sensor comprises a magnetometer that is configured to detect a position of the injector needle.

3. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the medicament delivery device comprises a gyroscope.

4. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the medicament delivery device comprises an accelerometer.

5. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the medicament delivery device is configured for injection of a medicament.

6. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the medicament delivery device is a mock-up demo device configured for human factors study.

7. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , further comprising the protective cap, wherein the logging device is configured to start tracking the motion when the protective cap is removed from the medicament delivery device.

8. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the logging device is configured to start tracking the motion when the medicament delivery device is removed from the box.

9. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the logging device is configured to start tracking the motion when the insulating sheet is removed from between the contact pad and the battery.

10. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the medicament delivery device is configured for training.

11. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , further comprising a memory device configured to store data from the logging device.

12. The medicament delivery device of claim 11 , further comprising a communication device that is configured to transmit data from the memory device.

13. The medicament delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the communication device is configured to transmit, via a wired connection, data from the memory device.

14. The medicament delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the communication device is configured to wirelessly transmit data from the memory device.

15. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , further comprising a communication device configured to transmit data from the logging device.

16. The medicament delivery device of claim 15 , wherein the communication device is configured to transmit data from the logging device to a computer device external to the medicament delivery device.

17. The medicament delivery device of claim 15 , wherein the communication device is configured to wirelessly transmit data from the logging device.

18. The medicament delivery device of claim 15 , wherein the communication device is configured to transmit, via a wired connection, data from the logging device.

19. A method comprising:

(a) removing a protective cap from a medicament delivery device, thereby causing removal of an insulating sheet from between a battery and a contact pad of the medicament delivery device; or

(b) removing the medicament delivery device from a box, thereby causing removal of the insulating sheet from between the battery and the contact pad;

detecting, via a sensor, a motion of the medicament delivery device; and

tracking the motion via a logging device.

20. A medicament delivery system comprising:

a medicament delivery device and a computing device external to the medicament delivery device, the medicament delivery device comprising:

a sensor device configured to detect a motion of the medicament delivery device;

a battery;

a contact pad;

an insulating sheet positioned between the battery and the contact pad;

a logging device configured to start tracking the motion upon removal of the insulating sheet from between the battery and the contact pad; and

a communication device configured to transmit data from the logging device to the computing device, further comprising a protective cap, wherein removing the protective cap from the medicament delivery device causes removal of the insulating sheet from between the battery and the contact pad.

21. A medicament delivery system comprising:

a medicament delivery device and a computing device external to the medicament delivery device, the medicament delivery device comprising:

a sensor device configured to detect a motion of the medicament delivery device;

a battery;

a contact pad;

an insulating sheet positioned between the battery and the contact pad;

a logging device configured to start tracking the motion upon removal of the insulating sheet from between the battery and the contact pad; and

a communication device configured to transmit data from the logging device to the computing device, wherein removing the medicament delivery device from a box causes removal of the insulating sheet from between the battery and the contact pad.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2018
From: CAREBAY EUROPE LIMITED
To: SHL MEDICAL AG
Reel/Frame 047586/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2017
From: BAUSS, MARKUS
To: CAREBAY EUROPE LTD
Reel/Frame 042926/0315 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 1450959-0 · Aug 19, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170270829A1 · Sep 21, 2017
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