Device and procedure for self-injection and insertion of needles or catheters intravenously
AssigneeSanofi
InventorsNadja Boeschen, Hardy Kietzmann, Horst Mischo
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Abstract
A self-IV injection device is provided. The self-IV device comprises fixing means to fix the device with respect to an arm of a user, an optical sensor, an IV needle, a drive, and a processor. The self-IV injection device is configured to detect, using the optical sensor, positions of marks placed on the arm of the user, and based on the detected positions of marks placed on the arm of the user, determine, using the processor, a suitable IV injection spot. The self-IV injection device also moves the IV needle, using the drive, to the determined suitable IV injection spot such that the IV needle penetrates a vein of the user.
Claims20
A self-IV injection device comprising:
- a member configured to fix the device with respect to an arm of a user;
- an optical sensor;
- an IV needle;
- a drive;
- and
- a processor;
- wherein the self-IV injection device is configured to:
- detect, using the optical sensor, positions of marks placed on the arm of the user;
- determine, using the processor and based on the detected positions of marks placed on the arm of the user, a suitable IV injection spot;
- and
- move the IV needle, using the drive, to the determined suitable IV injection spot such that the IV needle penetrates a vein of the user.
A method of operating a self-IV injection device, the device comprising a member configured to fix the device with respect to an arm of a user;
- an optical sensor;
- an IV needle;
- a drive;
- and a processor, the method comprising:
- detecting, using the optical sensor, positions of marks placed on the arm of the user;
- based on the detected positions of marks placed on the arm of the user, determining, using the processor, a suitable IV injection spot;
- and
- moving the IV needle, using the drive, to the determined suitable IV injection spot such that the IV needle penetrates a vein of the user.
A system comprising:
- a self-IV injection device comprising:
- a member configured to fix the device with respect to an arm of a user;
- an optical sensor;
- an IV needle;
- a drive;
- and
- a processor;
- wherein the self-IV injection device is configured to:
- detect, using the optical sensor, positions of marks placed on the arm of the user;
- determine, using the processor and based on the detected positions of marks placed on the arm of the user, a suitable IV injection spot;
- and
- move the IV needle, using the drive, to the determined suitable IV injection spot such that the IV needle penetrates a vein of the user;
- and
- a positioning aid, wherein the positioning aid is configured to be used to place the marks on a hand of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.