Integrated injection system and communication device

An integrated injection system, the system comprising:

• an injection device comprising a drug delivery portion comprising a reservoir containing a pharmaceutical agent, the injection device further comprising a data transmitter, and a receiver device, wherein the injection device is configured to deliver the pharmaceutical agent to a body of a patient,
• wherein the data transmitter is configured to be in electronic communication with a communication device that is external to the injection device, and
• wherein the receiver device is configured to be placed on an area of the body of the patient during the injection event,
• wherein the injection device is configured to send an electrical signal with a predefined waveform through a needle into the body of the patient, and wherein the receiver device is configured to identify and process the predefined waveform to determine if the waveform of the signal measured by the receiver device is substantially similar to a reference injection signal waveform associated with the pharmaceutical agent being successfully injected into the body of the patient to determine if the pharmaceutical agent was successfully injected into the body of the patient, and
• wherein the data transmitter is configured to transmit a confirmation that the pharmaceutical agent has been successfully injected into the body of the patient to the communication device.

A method for monitoring an injection event, the method comprising:

• delivering, by an injection device, a pharmaceutical agent to the body of a patient;
• sending, by the injection device through a needle, an electrical signal with a predefined waveform into the body of the patient;
• sensing, by at least one sensor of a data capture module of the injection device, information about a physical condition and/or a behavior of the patient during the injection event;
• identifying and processing, with a receiver device placed on an area of the body of the patient during the injection event, the predefined waveform to determine if the waveform of the signal measured by the receiver device is substantially similar to a reference injection signal waveform associated with the pharmaceutical agent being successfully injected into the body of the patient to determine if the pharmaceutical agent was injected into the body of the patient;
• establishing, by a data transmitter of the injection device, an electronic communication with a communication device that is external to the injection device;
• and
• transmitting, by the data transmitter of the injection device, at least a portion of the sensed information about the physical condition and/or the behavior of the patient sensed during the injection and a confirmation that the pharmaceutical agent has been at least partially expelled from the reservoir and successfully injected into the body of the patient to the communication device.

A method for monitoring an injection event, the method comprising:

• delivering, by an injection device, a pharmaceutical agent to the body of a patient;
• sending, by the injection device through a needle, an electrical signal with a predefined waveform into the body of the patient;
• identifying and processing, with a receiver device placed on an area of the body of the patient during the injection event, the predefined waveform to determine if the waveform of the signal measured by the receiver device is substantially similar to a reference injection signal waveform associated with the pharmaceutical agent being successfully injected into the body of the patient to determine if the pharmaceutical agent was successfully injected into the body of the patient;
• establishing, by a data transmitter of the injection device, an electronic communication with a communication device that is external to the injection device;
• and
• transmitting, by the data transmitter of the injection device, a confirmation that the pharmaceutical agent has been at least partially expelled from the reservoir and successfully injected into the body of the patient to the communication device.