# US 11,896,805 B2 · Connected health platform including needle-free injector system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,896,805 B2 - Document ID: US11896805B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/823,043 - Filed: 2020-03-18 - Published: 2020-07-09 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-28 - Assignees: Portal Instruments, Inc. - Applicants: Portal Instruments, Inc. - Inventors: Mark Philip; Patrick Armand Anquetil; Ian Hunter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896805B2 ## CPC - A61M 5/30: Syringes for injection by jet action, without needle, e.g. for use with replaceable ampoules or carpules - G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing - G16H 40/60: for the operation of medical equipment or devices - A61M 2205/3584: using modem, internet or Bluetooth® - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract A needle-free injector system includes a needle-free injector configured to deploy a dose of a treatment to a patient as an injection event, a gyroscope configured to monitor an orientation of the needle-free injector during the injection event, and a processor configured to perform steps of detecting that an actuator of the needle-free injector has deployed the dose in the injection event, monitoring a signal from the gyroscope during the injection event, determining an orientation of the needle-free injector during the injection event based on the signal from the gyroscope, determining whether the injection event was a treatment event including a successful delivery of the dose to the patient based on the orientation of the needle-free injector during the injection event, and transmitting information regarding the injection event to a server. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A needle-free injector system comprising: a needle-free injector configured to deploy a dose of a treatment to a patient as an injection event; a gyroscope configured to monitor an orientation of the needle-free injector during the injection event; a first contact sensor configured to detect electric current at a treatment site on the patient; a second contact sensor configured to detect electric current adjacent a handle of the needle-free injector; and a processor configured to perform steps of: detecting that an actuator of the needle-free injector has deployed the dose in the injection event; monitoring a signal from the gyroscope during the injection event; determining an orientation of the needle-free injector during the injection event based on the signal from the gyroscope; detecting an electrical circuit formed through the first contact sensor, the second contact sensor, and the patient's body during the injection event; determining whether the injection event was a treatment event including a successful delivery of the dose to the patient based on the orientation of the needle-free injector during the injection event and the existence or non-existence of the electrical circuit during the injection event; and transmitting information regarding the injection event to a server. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The needle-free injector system of claim 1, the processor further configured to perform steps of: determining a likelihood that the dose of the treatment was successfully delivered to the patient; and transmitting the likelihood to the server. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The needle-free injector system of claim 1, wherein the server comprises a processor configured to perform steps of: receiving, at the server, information for a plurality of treatment events for the patient over a period of time, the information indicating a degree to which the patient has administered the plurality of treatment events; determining a compliance rate for a treatment regimen of the patient for the plurality of treatment events; and communicating, to a device associated with the patient, a message regarding an administration of at least one of the plurality of treatment events. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The needle-free injector system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform steps of: determining that the injection event was not a treatment event including a successful delivery of the dose to the patient; and transmitting a notification to at least one of a device of the patient and a device of a caregiver of the patient. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The needle-free injector system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform steps of: determining that the injection event was not a treatment event including a successful delivery of the dose to the patient; and presenting the patient with instructions regarding the injection event. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The needle-free injector system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform steps of: determining, based on the signal from the at least one ambient sensor during the injection event, that there is a low likelihood that the dose of the treatment was successfully delivered to the patient, and presenting the patient with instructions regarding the injection event. ### Claim 7 A needle-free injector system comprising: a needle-free injector having at least one ambient sensor configured to monitor an ambient condition of the needle-free injector; a first contact sensor configured to detect contact with a treatment site on a patient; a second contact sensor configured to detect electric current adjacent a handle of the needle-free injector; and a processor configured to perform steps of: detecting that an actuator of the needle-free injector has deployed a dose of a treatment as an injection event; monitoring a signal from the at least one ambient sensor during the injection event; detecting, based on a signal from the first contact sensor and the second contact sensor, a contact with the patient during the injection event; determining, based on the signal from the at least one ambient sensor during the injection event and the signal from the first contact sensor indicating whether the needle-free injector was in contact with patient, a likelihood that the dose of the treatment was successfully delivered to the patient; and transmitting information to a server regarding the injection event. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein transmitting information to the server includes transmitting an indication of whether the injection event was successful. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein the server comprises a server configured to: receive, for a plurality of treatment events over a period of time, a degree to which the patient has administered the plurality of treatment events; determine a compliance rate for a treatment regimen of the patient for the plurality of treatment events; and communicate, to a device associated with the patient, a message regarding an administration of at least one of the plurality of treatment events. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The needle-free injector system of claim 9, wherein the server is configured to allow, disallow, or modify a current or future treatment based on the compliance rate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein the at least one ambient sensor includes a gyroscope. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The needle-free injector system of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to deliver the dose at a predetermined orientation of the needle-free injector based on the signal from the gyroscope. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein the at least one ambient sensor includes an accelerometer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The needle-free injector system of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to disallow the injection event unless the needle-free injector is substantially motionless based on the signal from the accelerometer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein the at least one ambient sensor includes a capacitive sensor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The needle-free injector system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to detect a successful delivery of the dose to the patient based on a change in a skin capacitance of the patient from before the injection event to after the injection event. ### Claim 17 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein the at least one ambient sensor include a thermometer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The needle-free injector system of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to detect a successful delivery of the dose to the patient based on a change in a skin temperature of the patient from before the injection event to after the injection event. ### Claim 19 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein the ambient condition includes an orientation of the needle-free injector. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The needle-free injector system of claim 19, wherein the needle-free injector is configured to deliver an injection in a vertical orientation, and wherein a substantially horizontal orientation detected by the ambient sensor during the injection event indicates that the injection was not successful. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The needle-free injector system of claim 19, wherein the needle-free injector is configured to deliver an injection in a vertical orientation, wherein a substantially vertical orientation detected by the ambient sensor during the injection event indicates that the injection was successful. ### Claim 22 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein the ambient condition includes an absence of motion of the needle-free injector during the injection event. ### Claim 23 (depends on 7) The needle-free injector system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to perform steps of: determining, based on the signal from the at least one ambient sensor during the injection event, that there is a low likelihood that the dose of the treatment was successfully delivered to the patient, and transmitting a notification to at least one of a device of the patient and a device of the patient's caregiver.