Injection device and method of unlocking operation of the injection device

An injection device for injecting of a dose of a medicament, the injection device comprising:

• a housing configured to accommodate a medicament container;
• a drive mechanism operably engageable with the medicament container for expelling or withdrawing the dose of the medicament from the medicament container, wherein the drive mechanism comprises at least one interlock configured to disable at least one of setting of the dose or dispensing of the dose;
• an identifier provided on or associated with the medicament container;
• an electronic unit operable to control the at least one interlock, wherein the electronic unit comprises a short range communication interface to communicate with a corresponding short range communication interface of an external electronic device for obtaining information indicative of the identifier, and wherein the electronic unit is configured to process signals of the short range communication interface to at least temporarily deactivate the at least one interlock.

An injection system comprising an injection device and an electronic device, the injection device comprising:

• a housing configured to accommodate a medicament container;
• a drive mechanism operably engageable with the medicament container for expelling or withdrawing the dose of the medicament from the medicament container, wherein the drive mechanism comprises at least one interlock configured to disable at least one of setting of the dose or dispensing of the dose;
• an identifier provided on or associated with the medicament container;
• an electronic unit operable to control the at least one interlock, wherein the electronic unit comprises a short range communication interface to communicate with a corresponding short range communication interface of an external electronic device for obtaining information indicative of the identifier, and wherein the electronic unit is configured to process signals of the short range communication interface to at least temporarily deactivate the at least one interlock;
• and the electronic device comprising:
• a short-range communication interface operable to communicate with a short-range communication interface of the injection device, and
• a wireless reader interface coupled to the short-range communication interface and operable to capture or to read the identifier provided on or associated with the medicament container of the injection device.

A method of unlocking operation of an injection device for at least one of setting or injecting of a dose of a medicament, wherein:

• the injection device comprises a housing configured to accommodate a medicament container and a drive mechanism operably engageable with the medicament container for expelling or withdrawing the dose of the medicament from the medicament container, and
• the drive mechanism comprises at least one interlock configured to disable at least one of setting of the dose and dispensing of the dose, the method comprising:
• capturing or reading an identifier with a wireless reader interface of an external electronic device, wherein the identifier is provided on or is associated with the medicament container,
• establishing a communication link between a short-range communication interface of the injection device and a corresponding short range communication interface of the electronic device, and
• transmitting information indicative of the identifier from the electronic device to the injection device to at least temporarily deactivate or re-activate the at least one interlock.