IP Library Granted Patent US 11,291,817
Granted Patent B2
US 11,291,817 · App. 16/471,451 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Medicament delivery device

Inventors: Thomas Klemm (Frankfurt, DE); Dietmar Hammen (Frankfurt, DE)
Assignee: Sanofi
A61M37/0015A61M5/14248A61M2037/0007A61M2037/0023A61M2205/3306A61M2205/3317A61M2205/3331
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Patent No.
US 11,291,817
App. No.
16/471,451
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medicament delivery device comprises a delivery assembly for transdermally delivering medicament to a patient and a system for providing information on the volume of medicament in the device. The system comprises a sensing unit configured to measure at least one physical parameter dependent on the volume of medicament in the device.

Claims (20)

1. A medicament delivery device comprising:

a delivery assembly comprising a plurality of microneedles configured to transdermally deliver medicament to a patient;

a system for providing information on a volume of the medicament in the medicament delivery device, the system comprising a sensing unit configured to measure at least one physical parameter dependent on the volume of the medicament in the medicament delivery device; and

a porous membrane for retaining the medicament.

2. The medicament delivery device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing unit comprises a first electrode and a second electrode arranged to form a capacitor, wherein the first and second electrodes are configured such that the medicament flows between the first and second electrodes, wherein the sensing unit further comprises a current source connected to the first and second electrodes and configured to generate a voltage between the first and second electrodes.

3. The medicament delivery device according to claim 2 , wherein the current source is a direct current source and wherein the sensing unit is configured to measure a capacitance of the capacitor formed by the first and second electrodes, and wherein the system is configured to determine information on the volume of the medicament between the first and second electrodes based on the measured capacitance.

4. The medicament delivery device according to claim 2 , wherein the current source is a direct current source and wherein the sensing unit is configured to measure a resistance of the medicament between the first and second electrodes, and wherein the system is configured to determine information on the volume of the medicament between the first and second electrodes based on the measured resistance.

5. The medicament delivery device according to claim 2 , wherein the current source is an alternating current source and wherein the sensing unit is configured to measure an impedance of the medicament between the first and second electrodes, and wherein the system is configured to determine information on the volume of the medicament between the first and second electrodes based on the measured impedance.

6. The medicament delivery device according to claim 2 , wherein the porous membrane is disposed between the first electrode and second electrode.

7. The medicament delivery device according to claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to determine information on the volume of the medicament in the medicament delivery device by optical sensing.

8. The medicament delivery device according to claim 7 , wherein the system comprises:

a light source,

an optical detector, and

a funnel-shaped passage configured to allow the medicament to flow therethrough,

wherein the light source is configured to emit light towards the funnel-shaped passage when the medicament flows through the funnel-shaped passage, wherein the optical detector is configured to detect light transmitted by the medicament in the funnel-shaped passage when the medicament flows through the funnel-shaped passage, and wherein the system is configured to determine information on the volume of the medicament in the medicament delivery device based on an amount of light detected by the optical detector.

9. The medicament delivery device according to claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to determine information on the volume of the medicament in the medicament delivery device by pressure sensing.

10. The medicament delivery device according to claim 1 , wherein a funnel-shaped passage is located in the porous membrane.

11. The medicament delivery device according to claim 1 comprising a medicament pump mechanism configured to pump the medicament towards the delivery assembly.

12. The medicament delivery device according to claim 11 , wherein the medicament pump mechanism is configured to operate based on information on the volume of the medicament in the medicament delivery device provided by the system.

13. The medicament delivery device according to claim 1 , comprising a cartridge containing the medicament.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2019
From: KLEMM, THOMAS; HAMMEN, DIETMAR
To: SANOFI
Reel/Frame 051055/0118 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16206616 · Dec 23, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210100993A1 · Apr 8, 2021
Cited By (1)
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