Vaccination delivery system and method
AssigneeMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
InventorsKylash R. Chettiar, Vinutha Rajesh
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Abstract
A device can be used for delivering a dose of a vaccine, medicine, medication, drug, or prescription. For example, this document describes a wearable vaccination device that plays an audible sound or musical tune for distracting or entertaining the patient while an intradermal vaccine is delivered via the patient's skin. The control portion of the wearable vaccination device includes a processing unit, a rhythm producer that produces audible sounds to distract or entertain the patient, and an injection module that provides an intradermal injection using one or more microneedles.
Claims17
A device for administering a vaccine intradermally, comprising:
- a bracelet including a fastener for attaching the bracelet to a patient's appendage;
- a vaccination unit attached to the bracelet, the vaccination unit including a microneedle, the vaccination unit including a set of electromagnets having polarity states relative to each other;
- an audio unit attached to the bracelet and including at least one microspeaker;
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- a button attached to the bracelet for activating electrical signals to play an audible sound through the microspeaker, and after a delay, to change a portion of the relative polarity states of the set of electromagnets to move the microneedle to administer a vaccine intradermally to the patient through the microneedle.
A vaccination platform for distracting a patient prior to medicine or drug delivery, comprising:
- a bracelet for attachment to a patient's appendage;
- a vaccination unit located in a center portion of the bracelet, the vaccination unit comprising:
- a control portion including a processing unit;
- a rhythm producer for producing audible sounds;
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- an injection module including a set of electromagnets having relative polarity states, a microneedle, and a drug delivery capsule, the microneedle having a proximal end communicating with the drug delivery capsule and a distal end to provide an intradermal vaccination to the patient when a portion of the relative polarity states of the set of electromagnets are activated by the processing unit, wherein the processing unit controls a delay between a start of the audible sounds and when the vaccination occurs;
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- non-allergic adhesive located on the bracelet to secure the bracelet to the patient's skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.