IP Library Granted Patent US 10,881,808
Granted Patent B2
US 10,881,808 · App. 15/767,460 · Granted Jan 5, 2021

Medicament delivery device with vibration sensor

Inventor: Daniel Säll (Segeltorp, SE)
Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
A61M5/31568A61M5/31566A61M2205/3375A61M2205/3569A61M2205/3576A61M2205/3584A61M2205/50A61M2205/52A61M2205/582A61M2205/8206
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Patent No.
US 10,881,808
App. No.
15/767,460
Granted
Jan 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A button-activated medicament delivery device is presented having a housing arranged to house a medicament container, a vibration sensor configured to measure vibrations induced by the button-activated medicament delivery device during a medicament delivery, a button arranged to initiate medicament delivery from the medicament container, and to activate the vibration sensor when initiating the medicament delivery, and processing circuitry configured to obtain a vibration measurement from the vibration sensor and to compare the vibration measurement with a reference vibration measurement characteristic for the button-activated medicament delivery device during medicament delivery. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a time of measurement of the vibration measurement in case the vibration measurement matches the reference vibration measurement.

Claims (23)

1. A button-activated medicament delivery device comprising:

a housing arranged to house a medicament container, and

a button assembly operatively connected to the housing, where the button assembly comprises:

an assembly housing;

a button movable relative to the housing and the assembly housing, where movement of the button causes medicament to be expelled from the medicament container;

a button spring operatively connected to the button that biases the button in an extended position relative to the assembly housing;

a switch having an open state and a closed state, where the switch is in the open state when button is in the extended position;

a vibration sensor configured to measure vibrations induced by the button-activated medicament delivery device during a medicament delivery,

processing circuitry configured to obtain a vibration measurement from the vibration sensor and to compare the vibration measurement with a reference vibration measurement characteristic for the button-activated medicament delivery device during medicament delivery, and

an energy storage unit that supplies energy to the vibration sensor and processing circuitry when the switch is in the closed position;

wherein the processing circuitry is configured to generate a time of measurement of the vibration measurement in case the vibration measurement matches the reference vibration measurement.

2. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a storage unit configured to store the time of measurement.

3. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the time of measurement.

4. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the button is in the closed state upon initiation of medicament delivery.

5. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to compare amplitude and frequency content of the vibration measurement with amplitude and frequency content of the reference vibration measurement.

6. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a circuit board arranged parallel to the energy storage unit, a first electrode defining a first electric pole and a second electrode defining a second electric pole, wherein the first electrode distances the circuit board from the energy storage unit.

7. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a plate member having a through-opening, which plate member is arranged between the circuit board and the button, wherein the button spring is arranged between the plate member and the button.

8. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the switch is aligned with the through-opening of the plate member and wherein the button has an actuation member aligned with the through-opening, which actuation member is arranged to actuate the switch.

9. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the button assembly is releasably attached to a portion of the button-activated medicament delivery device.

10. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibration sensor includes an acceleration sensor.

11. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the button-activated medicament delivery device is an injector.

12. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 11 , comprising a plunger rod, wherein the vibration sensor, the button and the processing circuitry form part of the plunger rod.

13. The button-activated medicament delivery device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the button activated medicament delivery device is an inhalator or an eye dispenser.

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 Aug 29, 2018
From: SALL, DANIEL
To: CAREBAY EUROPE LTD
Reel/Frame 046737/0108 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 15192312 · Oct 30, 2015 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180296767A1 · Oct 18, 2018