US 8,556,865 B2 · Medical module for drug delivery pen

Abstract

Various embodiments of a medical module are provided which includes a primary module housing, a secondary module housing, a dosage sensor, a power source, and a microcontroller. The module is configured to be attached to a disposable drug delivery pen or a reusable drug delivery pen so that the module may: determine dosage selected, injection of selected dosage, duration of injection, time of injection, whether the pen has been primed or shaken to thoroughly mix up insulin mixtures, transmit information relating to insulin dosage and injection to a data management unit, provide reminders, error warning or messages on improper usage or reusage of needles, track amount of drug remaining on board the pen or duration of usage of pen with respect to expiry of the drug on board, or provide an audible alarm for locating misplaced pen and module.

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Dependent claims

A medical module comprising:

a primary module housing extending along a first longitudinal axis from a first module housing end to a second module end;
a secondary module housing coupled to the primary module, the secondary module extending along a second axis to define at least a portion of a hollow bore, the at least a portion of a hollow bore configured for attachment over an actuation unit of a drug delivery pen;
a dosage sensor coupled to the primary module housing;
a follower portion connected to the dosage sensor and disposed for movement relative to the primary module housing;
retention forks connected to the follower portion, the retention forks configured to capture an actuation button of a drug delivery pen between the retention forks;
a power source coupled to the primary module housing and spaced apart from the dosage sensor;
and
a microcontroller disposed proximate the primary module housing and electrically coupled to both the dosage sensor and the power source.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Medical module for drug delivery pen

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Medical module for drug delivery pen

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