Medicament delivery device
The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing ( 60 ), which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container ( 62 ); a drive unit ( 86 ) operably arranged to act on said medicament container ( 62 ) for expelling a dose of medicament; an activation unit ( 74 ) operably connected to said drive unit for activating said drive unit ( 86 ); said drive unit ( 86 ) comprising an actuation element ( 84 ) arranged movable inside the housing ( 60 ) from an initial position prior to activation, to a displaced position after activation; at least a first NFC-chip ( 170, 172 ) comprising specific information arranged on said actuation element; at least one shielding element ( 174 ) arranged to said housing, such as to shield said at least first NFC-chip ( 170, 172 ) from being read by an NFC-chip reader when said actuation element ( 84 ) is either in the initial position or in the displaced position. The present invention also comprises a communication system in which said medicament delivery device is a part.
1. A medicament delivery device comprising:
a housing arranged to accommodate a medicament container;
a drive unit operably arranged to act on the medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament, the drive unit comprising an actuation element movably arranged inside the housing from an initial position prior to activation to a displaced position after activation;
an activation unit operably connected to the drive unit for activating the drive unit;
a near-field communication chip (NFC-chip) comprising information indicative of a status of the medicament delivery device; and
a shielding element arranged to shield the NFC-chip when the actuation element is in the initial position and to allow reading of the NFC-chip when the actuation element is in the displaced position.
2. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the shielding element comprises an opening arranged such that the NFC-chip is aligned with the opening when the actuation element is in the displaced position.
3. The medicament delivery device of claim 2 , wherein the actuation element is configured to rotate from the initial position to the displaced position.
4. The medicament delivery device of claim 3 , wherein the NFC-chip is arranged on the actuation element.
5. The medicament delivery device of claim 4 , wherein the actuation element comprises a tubular rotator.
6. The medicament delivery device of claim 5 , wherein the activation unit is operably coupled to the tubular rotator.
7. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , further comprising an additional NFC-chip, wherein the shielding element is arranged to allow reading of the additional NFC-chip when the actuation element is in the initial position.
8. The medicament delivery device of claim 7 , wherein the additional NFC-chip is arranged on the actuation element.
9. The medicament delivery device of claim 8 , wherein the actuation element is configured to rotate from the initial position to the displaced position.
10. The medicament delivery device of claim 9 , wherein the NFC-chip is arranged on the actuation element.
11. The medicament delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the shielding element comprises a sheet material attached to the housing.
12. A communication system comprising:
a medicament delivery device comprising:
a housing arranged to accommodate a medicament container,
a drive unit operably arranged to act on the medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament, the drive unit comprising an actuation element movably arranged inside the housing from an initial position prior to activation to a displaced position after activation,
an activation unit operably connected to the drive unit for activating the drive unit,
a near-field communication chip (NFC-chip) comprising information indicative of a status of the medicament delivery device, and
a shielding element arranged to shield the NFC-chip when the actuation element is in the initial position and to allow reading of the NFC-chip when the actuation element is in the displaced position; and
a smart device arranged and designed to communicate with the NFC-chip for receiving the information from the NFC-chip.
13. The communication system of claim 12 ,
wherein the smart device comprises a display configured to display information related to the information from the NFC-chip.
14. The communication system of claim 13 , wherein the shielding element comprises an opening arranged such that the NFC-chip is aligned with the opening when the actuation element is in the displaced position.
15. The communication system of claim 14 , wherein the actuation element is configured to rotate from the initial position to the displaced position.
16. The communication system of claim 15 , wherein the NFC-chip is arranged on the actuation element.
17. The communication system of claim 16 , wherein the actuation element comprises a tubular rotator.
18. The communication system of claim 17 , wherein the activation unit is operably coupled to the tubular rotator.
19. A medicament delivery device comprising:
a housing arranged to accommodate a medicament container;
a drive unit operably arranged to act on the medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament, the drive unit comprising an actuation element movably arranged inside the housing from an initial position prior to activation to a displaced position after activation;
an activation unit operably connected to the drive unit for activating the drive unit;
a first near-field communication chip (NFC-chip) comprising first information;
a second NFC-chip comprising second information; and
a shielding element, wherein the shielding element is arranged to shield the first NFC-chip and to allow reading of the second NFC-chip when the actuation element is in the initial position, and wherein the shielding element is arranged to allow reading of the first NFC-chip when the actuation element is in the displaced position.
20. The medicament delivery device of claim 19 , wherein the shielding element comprises an opening arranged such that the first NFC-chip is aligned with the opening when the actuation element is in the displaced position.