Pen-type injector with a microprocessor and blood characteristic monitor
AssigneeVisionary Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsThomas P. Castellano, Robert Schumacher
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Abstract
A medical injection device, such as a pen-type injector has a microprocessor coupled to the injector that records the date, the time, and the amount of each injection. The microprocessor may also be coupled to a display to indicate the amount of medication to be injected. The medical injection device can also be coupled with a blood characteristic monitor to analyze characteristics of the blood. This provides a single, all-in-one device that performs a variety of functions, and requires only a minimum of space. The medical injection device may also use a disposable needle that substantially eliminates or reduces bleeding from an opening in the skin at the injection site.
Claims55
A medical injection device, comprising:
- an injection mechanism including an actuator for setting the dosage and administering an injection of a medication contained within the injection device;
- a processor coupled to the actuator of the injection mechanism to determine a value equal to the dosage set by the actuator of the injection mechanism;
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- a memory device coupled to the processor to store the value equal to the dosage determined by the processor along with other values corresponding to previously injected dosages for later recall.
A medical device, comprising:
- a medication injector for injecting a dosage of a medication;
- a blood characteristic monitor for analyzing a blood sample;
- a processor coupled to the medication injector and the blood characteristic monitor, wherein the processor determines a value equal to the dosage of the medication to be injected by the medication injector, and wherein the processor determines blood characteristics from the blood sample analyzed by the blood characteristic monitor.
A portable blood monitor, comprising:
- a housing sized and adapted to be worn on a wrist;
- a clock contained in the housing for measuring time;
- a blood characteristic monitor contained in the housing for analyzing a blood sample;
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- a processor coupled to the blood characteristic monitor and the clock, wherein the processor determines blood characteristics based on the analyzed blood sample from the blood characteristic monitor, and wherein the processor uses the measure of the time from the clock to identify when the blood characteristics were determined.
A portable medical device to maintain and monitor a condition of an individual's body, the device comprising:
- an injector for injecting a dosage of an injectable substance into the individual's body;
- a characteristic monitor for analyzing a fluid sample consisting of saliva, urine or blood removed from the individual's body;
- a processor coupled to the injector and the characteristic monitor, wherein the processor determines a value equal to the dosage of the injectable substance to be injected by the injector into the individual's body, and wherein the processor determines sample characteristics from the sample analyzed by the characteristic monitor.
A method of maintaining and monitoring a condition of an individual's body with a portable medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a value equal to a dosage of an injectable substance to be injected into the individual's body using a processor in the medical device;
- injecting a dosage of a the injectable substance into the individual's body using an injector in the medical device;
- removing a fluid sample consisting of saliva, urine or blood removed from the individuals body;
- analyzing a sample with a characteristic monitor in the medical device;
- determining sample characteristics from the sample analyzed by the characteristic monitor with the processor in the medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.