US 2021/0202060 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ADMINISTERING OF MEDICATION BY MEDICATION INJECTION DEVICES

Abstract

A medication injection device including a plunger, a temperature sensor, an antenna, and a controller is described herein. The plunger is configured to dispense medication. The temperature sensor is to measure a temperature representative of an ambient temperature of the medication injection device. The antenna is to pair the medication injection device with a remote device. The controller includes logic that when executed causes the medication injection device to perform operations, including placing the medication injection device into a low-power sleep mode, measuring the temperature with the temperature sensor at a regular interval while the medication injection in the low-power sleep mode, detecting a temperature change with the temperature sensor while in the low-power sleep mode, transitioning the medication injection device into an initialization mode in response, and pairing the medication injection device with the remote device using the antenna while in the initialization mode.

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Dependent claims

A medication injection device, comprising:

a plunger configured to dispense medication from the medication injection device when the plunger is depressed;
a temperature sensor coupled to the plunger to measure a temperature representative of an ambient temperature of the medication injection device;
an antenna to pair the medication injection device with a remote device;
a controller coupled to the temperature sensor and the antenna, wherein the controller includes logic that when executed by the controller causes the medication injection device to perform operations including:
placing the medication injection device into a low-power sleep mode;
measuring the temperature with the temperature sensor at a regular interval while the medication injection in the low-power sleep mode;
detecting a temperature change with the temperature sensor while in the low-power sleep mode;
transitioning the medication injection device into an initialization mode, in response to the temperature change;
and
pairing the medication injection device with the remote device using the antenna while in the initialization mode.

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At least one machine-accessible storage medium that provides instructions that, when executed by a medication injection device, will cause the medication injection device to perform operations comprising:

placing the medication injection device into a low-power sleep mode;
measuring a temperature with a temperature sensor at a regular interval while the medication injection in the low-power sleep mode, wherein the temperature is representative of an ambient temperature of the medication injection device;
detecting a temperature change with the temperature sensor while in the low-power sleep mode;
transitioning the medication injection device into an initialization mode, in response to the temperature change;
and
pairing the medication injection device with the remote device using the antenna while in the initialization mode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus and methods for tracking administering of medication by medication injection devices

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Apparatus and methods for tracking administering of medication by medication injection devices

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Abstract

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