Liquid delivery cap devices, systems, and methods
AssigneePatients Pending Ltd.
InventorsAdam Joseph Livingston, John Christian Love, George Crothall, Anthony David Barghini, Jeffrey Michael Johnson, Tinh Thanh Tran
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Abstract
A liquid delivery system cap device is provided. In some embodiments, an example cap device includes a body defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a liquid delivery device, a first sensor configured to output a first sensor signal indicative of a plunger of the liquid delivery device, and a processor configured to detect a plunger of the liquid delivery device based on a variation in the sensor signal of the first sensor.
Claims20
A liquid delivery system cap device, the cap device comprising:
- a body defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a liquid delivery device;
- and
- at least one sensor movable within the cavity,
- wherein the at least one sensor is movable between a first position and a second position while the liquid delivery device is in a fixed position relative to the cavity.
A liquid delivery system, comprising:
- a liquid delivery device, comprising:
- a reservoir;
- a liquid within the reservoir;
- and
- a plunger movable within the reservoir to dispense the liquid from the reservoir, and
- a cap device, comprising:
- a body defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the liquid delivery device;
- and
- at least one sensor movable within the cavity,
- wherein the at least one sensor is movable between a first position and a second position while the liquid delivery device is in a fixed position relative to the cavity.
A method of evaluating a condition of a liquid delivery device, comprising:
- receiving at least a portion of the liquid delivery device within a cavity of a cap device;
- driving at least one sensor from a first position to a second position while the liquid delivery device remains in a fixed position within the cavity;
- and
- evaluating an output of the at least one sensor indicative of a presence of a feature of the liquid delivery device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.