Apparatus for recording information concerning the use of an injection device
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorGeorge Cave
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Abstract
Apparatus for recording information concerning the use of an injection device, the apparatus comprising: one or more sensors for providing information indicative of how the injection device is used; a processor configured to analyse said information detected by the one or more sensors to determine use information, said use information corresponding to how the injection device is used; and a memory for storing said use information in an image format such that said use information can be retrieved from the memory and displayed in an image.
Claims20
A supplemental device configured to determine information related to an injection device, the supplemental device being configured to be coupled to the injection device, wherein the supplemental device comprises:
- a detector configured to detect an optical property of a portion of the injection device and output a signal associated with the optical property;
- a processor configured to receive the signal associated with the optical property from the detector;
- a memory configured to store information associated with the optical property;
- and
- a wireless unit configured to transmit the information associated with the optical property to another device.
A system comprising:
- an injection device, and
- a supplemental device configured to determine information related to the injection device, the supplemental device being configured to be coupled to the injection device, wherein the supplemental device comprises:
- a detector configured to detect an optical property of a portion of the injection device and output a signal associated with the optical property;
- a processor configured to receive the signal associated with the optical property from the detector;
- a memory configured to store information associated with the optical property;
- and
- a wireless unit configured to transmit the information associated with the optical property to another device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.