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US 10,320,439 B2Granted
Medical device case
OwnerAlexander N. Greinerinventor
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Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to embodiments disclosing a case designed to contain both a smartphone and a medical device, such as an epinephrine auto-injector. The case contains allows both the smartphone and the medical device to remain within the case while the case is being transported. The case may also include a release mechanism for releasing the medical device from the case.
Claims20
A case comprising:
- a first pocket configured to receive a smartphone;
- a second pocket adjacent to the first pocket and configured to receive a medical device, wherein the medical device is one of an epinephrine auto-injector, an inhaler, and at least one pill, the second pocket being removably attached to the first pocket;
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- a release mechanism for removing the medical device from the case, the release mechanism comprising a hole at the bottom of the second pocket, wherein the hole is adapted to allow for a finger of a user to be pushed up on the medical device through the hole to remove the medical device from the second pocket.
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A method for carrying a medical device comprising:
- providing a smartphone carrying case comprising a first pocket for a smartphone, a second pocket for a medical device, and a protective material between the first pocket and the second pocket, which is configured to protect the medical device when the smartphone becomes hot;
- removably attaching the second pocket to the first pocket;
- inserting the smartphone into the first pocket of the carrying case, wherein the first pocket wraps around the smartphone;
- inserting the medical device into the second pocket carrying case, wherein the second pocket wraps around the medical device, wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of an epinephrine auto-injector, an inhaler, and at least one pill;
- transporting the carrying case with both the smartphone and the medical device;
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- utilizing a release mechanism to remove the medical device from the carrying case, the release mechanism comprising a hole at the bottom of the second pocket, such that the medical device is released when a finger of a user is pushed up on the medical device through the hole at the bottom of the second pocket.
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A case comprising:
- a first pocket configured to hold a smartphone, wherein the first pocket is configured to protect the smartphone;
- a second pocket configured to hold a medical device, wherein the medical device is one of an epinephrine auto-injector, an inhaler, and at least one pill;
- a release mechanism that is configured to remove the medical device from the case, the release mechanism comprising a hole at the bottom of the second pocket, wherein the hole is configured to allow for a finger of a user to be pushed up on the medical device through the hole to remove the medical device from the second pocket;
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- a protective material between the first pocket and the second pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.