Systems, apparatuses and methods for capturing images of medical condition management events

A medical delivery system comprising:

• a drug delivery device selected from the group comprising a syringe, an autoinjector pen, and a wearable autoinjector, the drug delivery device comprising a mutable indicia that is altered after a designated operation of the drug delivery device selected from the group consisting of removal of a pen cap or needle cap, movement of a plunger or other drive mechanism to dispense a fluid from the drug delivery device, mechanical motion of a component of the drug delivery device, and movement of a drug delivery device component after the fluid is dispensed;
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• a set of computer-readable instructions that analyze an image of the mutable indicia and assign a first state of the drug delivery device when analysis of the image detects that the mutable indicia is unaltered, and assign a second state of the drug delivery device when analysis of the image detects that the mutable indicia has been altered by the designated operation of the drug delivery device, and stores the assigned states in a memory device,
• wherein the drug delivery device is a syringe and the mutable indicia comprises at least a first indicia provided on the syringe, the syringe comprising a barrel having a cavity for holding a fluid, an opening at a proximal end thereof for receiving a plunger, an opening at a distal end thereof in fluid connection with a needle, and a plunger movable within the cavity of the barrel and comprising a stopper on a distal end thereof;
• and wherein the set of computer-readable instructions analyzes an image of the first indicia and assigns the first state to the syringe when analysis of the image detects that the first indicia is unaltered, and assigns the second state to the syringe when analysis of the image detects that the first indicia has been altered by the movement of the plunger,
• the medical delivery system further comprising a needle guard comprising
• a needle guard plunger having a plunger cavity to at least partially receive the syringe, and
• a body having a body cavity to at least partially receive the needle guard plunger,
• the needle guard plunger having an opening at its proximal end to receive the syringe into the plunger cavity and an opening at its distal end through which the needle of the syringe extends when in a pre-delivery state,
• the body having a spring mechanism at its distal end that engages the distal end of the needle guard plunger in an energy storage state during the pre-delivery state, the spring mechanism operable in a released energy state to advance the needle guard plunger and the syringe toward a proximal end of the body to retract the needle of the syringe into the body after the syringe has completed a delivery of fluid therefrom;
• wherein the first indicia provided on the syringe is unaltered during the pre-delivery state and is altered after the spring mechanism advances the needle guard plunger and the syringe to retract the needle into the body.

A medical delivery system comprising:

• a drug delivery device selected from the group comprising a syringe, an autoinjector pen, and a wearable autoinjector, the drug delivery device comprising a mutable indicia that is altered after a designated operation of the drug delivery device selected from the group consisting of removal of a pen cap or needle cap, movement of a plunger or other drive mechanism to dispense a fluid from the drug delivery device, mechanical motion of a component of the drug delivery device, and movement of a drug delivery device component after the fluid is dispensed;
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• a set of computer-readable instructions that analyze an image of the mutable indicia and assign a first state of the drug delivery device when analysis of the image detects that the mutable indicia is unaltered, and assign a second state of the drug delivery device when analysis of the image detects that the mutable indicia has been altered by the designated operation of the drug delivery device, and stores the assigned states in a memory device,
• the medical delivery system further comprising a needle guard comprising
• a needle guard plunger having a plunger cavity to at least partially receive a syringe, and
• a body having a body cavity to at least partially receive the needle guard plunger,
• the needle guard plunger having an opening at its proximal end to receive the syringe into the plunger cavity and an opening at its distal end through which a needle of the syringe extends when in a pre-delivery state,
• the body having a spring mechanism at its distal end that engages the distal end of the needle guard plunger in an energy storage state during the pre-delivery state, the spring mechanism operable in a released energy state to advance the needle guard plunger and the syringe toward a proximal end of the body to retract the needle of the syringe into the body after the syringe has completed a delivery of fluid therefrom;
• wherein the mutable indicia comprises a first indicia provided on the body and a second indicia provided on the needle guard plunger, the mutable indicia being assigned by the set of instructions to the first state during the pre-delivery state and being assigned to the second state when it is altered after the spring mechanism advances the needle guard plunger and the syringe to retract the needle into the body.

A medical delivery system comprising:

• a drug delivery device selected from the group comprising a syringe, an autoinjector pen, and a wearable autoinjector, the drug delivery device comprising a mutable indicia that is altered after a designated operation of the drug delivery device selected from the group consisting of removal of a pen cap or needle cap, movement of a plunger or other drive mechanism to dispense a fluid from the drug delivery device, mechanical motion of a component of the drug delivery device, and movement of a drug delivery device component after the fluid is dispensed;
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• a set of computer-readable instructions that analyze an image of the mutable indicia and assign a first state of the drug delivery device when analysis of the image detects that the mutable indicia is unaltered, and assign a second state of the drug delivery device when analysis of the image detects that the mutable indicia has been altered by the designated operation of the drug delivery device, and stores the assigned states in a memory device,
• wherein the drug delivery device is an autoinjector pen and the mutable indicia is provided on at least one of a pen cap removably affixed to the autoinjector pen, a needle removably affixed to the autoinjector pen, a dose window through which a fluid for delivery and a drive mechanism configured to expel the fluid from the autoinjector pen are visible, and a fluid cartridge if the autoinjector pen is reusable.

A medical delivery system comprising:

• a drug delivery device selected from the group comprising a syringe, an autoinjector pen, and a wearable autoinjector, the drug delivery device comprising a mutable indicia that is altered after a designated operation of the drug delivery device selected from the group consisting of movement of a plunger or other drive mechanism to dispense a fluid from the drug delivery device, mechanical motion of a component of the drug delivery device, and movement of a drug delivery device component after the fluid is dispensed;
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• a set of computer-readable instructions that analyze an image of the mutable indicia and assign a first state of the drug delivery device when analysis of the image detects that the mutable indicia is unaltered, and assign a second state of the drug delivery device when analysis of the image detects that the mutable indicia has been altered by the designated operation of the drug delivery device, and stores the assigned states in a memory device;
• wherein the first state of the drug delivery device is a pre-delivery state, and the second state of the drug delivery device is selected from the group consisting of delivery commenced by movement of the mechanical motion of the component of the drug delivery device, and delivery completed by the mechanical motion of the component of the drug delivery device to an end position;
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• wherein the set of computer-readable instructions is configured to determine from the altered mutable indicia a state of the drug delivery device selected from the group consisting of a movement distance of the component of the drug delivery device, an amount of fluid remaining in the drug delivery device, and an amount of fluid delivered from the drug delivery device by movement of the component of the drug delivery device.