IP Library Granted Patent US 7,008,399
Granted Patent B2
US 7,008,399 · App. 10/076,025 · Granted Mar 7, 2006

Electronically controlled device

Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
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Patent No.
US 7,008,399
App. No.
10/076,025
Granted
Mar 7, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for injecting preparations is controlled by a sealed circuit block ( 10 ) containing integrated sensors ( 17, 21, 22, 23 24 ) which monitors selected parameters. Two pairs of integrated Hall elements ( 21, 23 and 22, 24 ) monitors movements relative to a sine formed magnetic field presented along the perimeter of a multipoled magnetized ring ( 7 ). The Hall elements in each pair are displaced 180° magnetically relative to each other and the two pairs of Hall elements are displaced 90° magnetically from each other. Each pair is coupled to a differential amplifier ( 25, 26 ) to provide a cosine and a sine signal, respectively. The sine signal is divided by the cosine signal to create a tangent signal as an entrance to a table showing the angle of the movement.

Claims (5)

1. A device for injecting or infusing medicine wherein:

the device comprises a sealed circuit receiving signals from sensors that monitor selected parameters describing conditions of the device, wherein the sensors are integrated in a sealed circuit block and wherein at least one sensor is a Hall sensor and wherein the Hall sensor is signalled by a magnet fixed to a first part of the device to monitor the position of the first part relative to a second part accomdating the sealed circuit block and wherein the sealed circuit block comprises a timer.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the timer is triggered by movement of the magnet relative to the Hall sensor.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein a first signal is sent to the circuit to energize the Hall sensor and other energy consuming sensors.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein motion of the first part relative to the second part corresponds to a size of a dose of medication and wherein the motion is sensed by the movement of the magnet relative to the Hall sensor and signal(s) from the Hall sensor communicate to the circuit to track the size of the dose and wherein the timer is triggered by injecting or infusing and tracks elapsed time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2002
From: LARSEN, ANDRE; PEDERSEN, THOMAS; ENGGAARD, CHRISTIAN PETER; BENDSEN, HENRIK; HANSEN, MICHAEL EJSTRUP; MOLLER, CLAUS SCHMIDT; PEDERSEN, CARSTEN BITSCH
To: NOVO NORDISK A/S
Reel/Frame 012969/0736 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 6027010700 · Feb 22, 2001
Related Publication 20020143288A1 · Oct 3, 2002