Diabetic medication delivery pen packet
A packet for a medication delivery pen comprises a pen cap integrally connected to one, some, or all of the devices listed: an unused pen needle dispenser, sharps container for used needles, folding glucose monitor, constant glucose monitor, glucose tablets/candy, lancing device, or glucose test strip holder. The integrated pen cap is configured to replace the pen cap normally supplied with the pen and the attachments and devices featured put all items needed by a diabetic in one device. This device also gives the diabetic freedom in choosing which devices they would like to or would like not to carry with them, and in what manner so as to have the highest convenience to the diabetic.
1. A packet comprising:
a medication delivery pen;
a pen cap releasably attached to the medication delivery pen, the pen cap integrally connected to an elongated body extending alongside the medication delivery pen and defining a storage chamber at one end and a disposal chamber at an opposite end;
the elongated body including a wall for isolating the storage chamber from the disposal chamber;
the storage chamber adapted to store a plurality of unused needles and having a dispensing opening for individually dispensing an unused needle; and
the disposal chamber adapted to contain a plurality of used needles and provided with a disposal opening for individually receiving a used needle into the disposal chamber, the disposal chamber including a flexible member extending at least partially across the disposal opening for retaining the used needle therein, and a lid for closing the disposal opening.
2. The packet according to claim 1 wherein the pen cap is configured to replace the pen cap normally supplied with the medication delivery pen and is integrally molded with the elongated body.
3. The packet according to claim 1 wherein the lid of the disposal chamber is angled relative to the elongated body.
4. The packet according to claim 1 wherein the lid and the disposal chamber define a pre-containment area for temporarily holding the used needle, and wherein the lid is operable to push the used needle into the disposal chamber when the lid is moved from an open position to a closed position.
5. The packet according to claim 1 wherein the dispensing opening is adapted to be blocked by the medication delivery pen when the medication delivery pen is inserted into and held by the pen cap.
6. The packet according to claim 5 wherein the unused needle is gravity fed into a dispensing position and held in a horizontal fashion.
7. The packet according to claim 1 wherein the wherein the dispensing opening is provided with a restriction which retains the unused needle until a pulling force is exerted on the unused needle by a user.
8. The packet according to claim 1 and further including a glucose monitor system as an attachment that includes a glucose monitor, a testing strip holder, and a lancing device.
9. The packet according to claim 8 wherein the attachment is foldable.
10. The packet according to claim 9 wherein the attachment folds flat due to a consistent depth of the attachment.
11. The packet according to claim 9 wherein a top portion of the attachment includes the glucose monitor and a bottom portion of the attachment includes the testing strip holder and the lancing device.
12. The packet according to claim 9 wherein the attachment folds so that the lancing device and a testing strip insertion point to the glucose monitor are adjacent to each other.
13. The packet according to claim 8 wherein the attachment forms a straight, pen-like device with the glucose monitor on one end, the testing strip holder in the middle, and the lancing device on the other end.
14. The packet according to claim 1 and further including a glucose monitor system including at least one of a glucose monitor, a testing strip holder, and a lancing device.
15. The packet according to claim 14 wherein the glucose monitor system is releasably attached to the pen cap.