US 11,141,532 B2 · Monitoring device for attachment to an injection device

Abstract

In one aspect the present disclosure relates to a monitoring device for attachment to an injection device, the monitoring device comprising: a body (51) having an inside surface (52) for engagement with an outside surface (19) of the injection device (1) and having an outside surface (53) opposite to the inside surface (52), an light transmission area (60) extending from the inside surface (52) to the outside surface (53), the light transmission area (60) having an inner end (62) adjacent to the inside surface and having an outer end (63) adjacent to the outside surface (52), wherein the light transmission area (60) provides transmission of light from the inner end (62) to the outer end (63), an image acquisition system (70) arranged inside or on the body (51), and an optical coupling (80) arranged in or extending into the light transmission area (60), wherein the optical coupling (80) is optically coupled to the image acquisition system (70) in a light-transmitting way.

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Dependent claims

A monitoring device for attachment to an injection device, the monitoring device comprising:

a body comprising:
an inside surface configured for engagement with an outside surface of the injection device;
and
an outside surface opposite to the inside surface;
a light transmission area extending from the inside surface of the body to the outside surface of the body, the light transmission area comprising:
an inner end adjacent to the inside surface of the body;
an outer end adjacent to the outside surface of the body;
wherein the light transmission area is configured to provide transmission of light from the inner end of the light transmission area to the outer end of the light transmission area;
an image acquisition system arranged inside or on the body;
and
an optical coupling arranged in or adjacent to the light transmission area, wherein the optical coupling is optically coupled to the image acquisition system.

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An injection system, comprising:

an injection device configured for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the injection device comprising an elongated housing, the elongated housing comprising:
a dosage window to visualize dose size related information;
and
an outer surface;
and
a monitoring device comprising:
a body comprising:
an inside surface configured for engagement with the outer surface of the housing;
and
an outside surface opposite to the inside surface;
a light transmission area extending from the inside surface of the body to the outside surface of the body, the light transmission area comprising:
an inner end adjacent to the inside surface of the body;
an outer end adjacent to the outside surface of the body;
wherein the light transmission area is configured to provide transmission of light from the inner end of the light transmission area to the outer end of the light transmission area;
an image acquisition system arranged inside or on the body;
and
an optical coupling arranged in or adjacent to the light transmission area, wherein the optical coupling is optically coupled to the image acquisition system,
wherein the monitoring device is configured for attachment to the housing of the injection device such that the transmission area is aligned with the dosage window.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Monitoring device for attachment to an injection device

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