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Medication delivery device with a microprocessor and characteristic monitor
Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Co
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Filing: 1995-02-28
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Granted: 1997-01-14
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Expires: 2015-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A medication delivery device, such as a pen-type injector, jet injector, medication pump, inhaler, spray or the like has a microprocessor coupled to the device that records the date, the time, and the amount of each medication administration. The microprocessor may also be coupled to a display to indicate the amount of medication to be administered. The medication delivery 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 medication delivery device may also use a disposable needle that substantially eliminates or reduces bleeding from an opening in the skin at the injection site.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas P. Castellano
- 👤 Robert Schumacher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/14; A61M5/168; A61M5/172; A61M5/1723; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/315; A61M5/31525; A61M5/31533; A61M5/31545; A61M5/31548; A61M5/3155; A61M5/31553; A61M5/31565; A61M5/31576; A61M5/31583; A61M5/31585; B; B05; B05B; B05B11/00; B05B11/0005; B05B11/0035; G; G16; G16H; G16H20/00; G16H20/10; G16H20/17; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/33; A61M2205/3306; A61M2205/50; A61M2205/52; A61M2205/82; A61M2205/8206; A61M2205/8212; A61M5/24; A61M5/3129; A61M5/3146; A61M5/31535; A61M5/31541; A61M5/31556; A61M5/3156; A61M5/31566; A61M5/31571; A61M5/3159; A61M5/31593; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A90/00; Y02A90/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 47
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A portable, hand-held medical device for use by a patient, the medical device comprising: an external hand-held medication delivery mechanism for manually administering a dosage of a medication, the medication delivery mechanism only contacting the patient's body when a dosage of medication is administered; a hand-held blood characteristic monitor for analyzing a blood sample removed from the patient's body and the sample being placed into contact with the characteristic monitor for analysis external to the body of the patient; a processor coupled to the hand-held medication delivery device and the hand-held characteristic monitor, wherein the processor determines a value equal to the dosage of the medication to be administered by the hand-held medication delivery device, and wherein the processor determines characteristics from the blood sample analyzed by the hand-held characteristic monitor; and a single hand-held housing shaped and sized to fit in a shirt pocket, the housing holding the medication delivery mechanism, characteristic monitor and the processor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A portable, hand-held medical device for use by a patient, the medical device comprising: an external hand-held medication delivery mechanism for manually administering a dosage of a medication, the medication delivery mechanism only contacting the patient's body when a dosage of medication is administered; a hand-held blood characteristic monitor for analyzing a blood sample removed from the patient's body and the sample being placed into contact with the characteristic monitor for analysis external to the body of the patient; a processor coupled to the hand-held medication delivery device and the hand-held characteristic monitor, wherein the processor determines a value equal to the dosage of the medication to be administered by the hand-held medication delivery device, and wherein the processor determines characteristics from the blood sample analyzed by the hand-held characteristic monitor; and a single hand-held housing shaped and sized to fit in a shirt pocket, the housing holding the medication delivery mechanism, characteristic monitor and the processor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 1, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer program instructions from an external programming device to the processor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the blood sample is taken from the patient's body at a location that is different from a location where the medication is administered.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 1, further including a memory device coupled to the processor to store the value equal to the dosage and the characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
A device according to claim 4, further including a receptacle capable of holding the medication and a delivery mechanism having an actuator knob for setting the dosage of the medication to be administered by the hand-held medication delivery device and a drive mechanism coupled between the actuator knob and the receptacle to administer the set dosage of the medication, wherein the actuator knob of the delivery mechanism triggers the drive mechanism to administer the medication held in the receptacle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device according to claim 4, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer the value equal to the dosage stored in the memory device to an external data collection device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 4, further including a display device coupled to the processor to display the value equal to the dosage and the characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A device according to claim 7, further including a clock circuit coupled to the processor for determining a time, wherein the time is stored in the memory device with the value equal to the dosage and the characteristics determined by the processor, and wherein the time is displayed on the display device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the blood sample is taken from the patient's finger.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
155 words
A portable medical device, comprising: an external hand-held medication injector for manually injecting a dosage of a medication, the medication injector only contacting a patient's body when a dosage of medication is injected; a hand-held blood characteristic monitor for analyzing a blood sample removed from the patient's body and the sample being placed into contact with the characteristic monitor for analysis external to the body of the patient, wherein the hand-held blood characteristic monitor is coupled to the hand-held medication injector; a processor coupled to the hand-held medication injector and the hand-held blood characteristic monitor to form a single device, wherein the processor determines a value equal to the dosage of the medication to be injected by the hand-held medication injector, and wherein the processor determines blood characteristics from the blood sample analyzed by the hand-held blood characteristic monitor; and a single pen-type housing holding the medication injector, the blood characteristic monitor and the processor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
155 words
A portable medical device, comprising: an external hand-held medication injector for manually injecting a dosage of a medication, the medication injector only contacting a patient's body when a dosage of medication is injected; a hand-held blood characteristic monitor for analyzing a blood sample removed from the patient's body and the sample being placed into contact with the characteristic monitor for analysis external to the body of the patient, wherein the hand-held blood characteristic monitor is coupled to the hand-held medication injector; a processor coupled to the hand-held medication injector and the hand-held blood characteristic monitor to form a single device, wherein the processor determines a value equal to the dosage of the medication to be injected by the hand-held medication injector, and wherein the processor determines blood characteristics from the blood sample analyzed by the hand-held blood characteristic monitor; and a single pen-type housing holding the medication injector, the blood characteristic monitor and the processor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 10, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer program instructions from an external programming device to the processor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 10, wherein the blood sample is taken from the patient's body at a location that is different from a location where the medication is administered.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 10, wherein the blood sample is taken from the patient's finger.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 10, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer program instructions from an external programming device to the processor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 14, wherein the data port uses infrared energy to transfer the program instructions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device according to claim 10, further including a memory device coupled to the processor to store the value equal to the dosage and the blood characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
84 words
A device according to claim 16, wherein the medication injector includes a receptacle capable of holding the medication and an injection mechanism having an actuator knob for setting the dosage of the medication to be administered by the hand-held medication injector and a drive mechanism coupled between the actuator knob and the receptacle to inject the set dosage of the medication, wherein the actuator knob of the injection mechanism triggers the drive mechanism to administer the injection of the medication held in the receptacle.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device according to claim 16, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer the value equal to the dosage stored in the memory device to an external data collection device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device according to claim 16, further including a display device coupled to the processor to display the value equal to the dosage and the blood characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
53 words
A device according to claim 19, further including a clock circuit coupled to the processor for determining a time, wherein the time is stored in the memory device with the value equal to the dosage and the blood characteristics determined by the processor, and wherein the time is displayed on the display device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 20, wherein the clock circuit further includes means to determine the date.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 20, wherein the clock circuit further includes means to provide an alarm indication at a predetermined time.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
36 words
A device according to claim 10, further including a clock and a memory storage device coupled to the processor for storing a measure of time from the clock and the blood characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 23, further including a display device coupled to the processor to display the measure of the time from the clock and the blood characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 23, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer the measure of the time and the blood characteristics stored in the memory device to an external data collection device.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 25, wherein the data port uses infrared energy to transfer the measure of the time and the blood characteristics stored in the memory storage device.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
209 words
A portable medical device to maintain and monitor a condition of an individual's body, the device comprising: an external hand-held injector for manually injecting a dosage of an injectable substance into the individual's body, the injector only contacting the individual's body when a dosage of injectable substance is injected; a hand-held characteristic monitor for analyzing a characteristic of the individual's body, the characteristic monitor measuring and performing an analysis external to the individual's body, wherein the hand-held characteristic monitor is coupled to the hand-held injector; a processor coupled to the hand-held injector and the hand-held characteristic monitor to form a single all-in-one device, wherein the processor determines a value equal to the dosage of the injectable substance to be injected by the hand-held injector into the individual's body, and wherein the processor determines sample characteristics from the sample analyzed by the hand-held characteristic monitor; and a single housing shaded and sized to fit in a shirt pocket, the housing holding the injector, the characteristic monitor and the processor, wherein the characteristic monitor held by the housing is located away from the injector such that the characteristic of the individual's body is obtained at a location different from a location where the injectable substance is injected into the individual's body.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
209 words
A portable medical device to maintain and monitor a condition of an individual's body, the device comprising: an external hand-held injector for manually injecting a dosage of an injectable substance into the individual's body, the injector only contacting the individual's body when a dosage of injectable substance is injected; a hand-held characteristic monitor for analyzing a characteristic of the individual's body, the characteristic monitor measuring and performing an analysis external to the individual's body, wherein the hand-held characteristic monitor is coupled to the hand-held injector; a processor coupled to the hand-held injector and the hand-held characteristic monitor to form a single all-in-one device, wherein the processor determines a value equal to the dosage of the injectable substance to be injected by the hand-held injector into the individual's body, and wherein the processor determines sample characteristics from the sample analyzed by the hand-held characteristic monitor; and a single housing shaded and sized to fit in a shirt pocket, the housing holding the injector, the characteristic monitor and the processor, wherein the characteristic monitor held by the housing is located away from the injector such that the characteristic of the individual's body is obtained at a location different from a location where the injectable substance is injected into the individual's body.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 27, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer program instructions from an external programming device to the processor.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 27, wherein the characteristic is obtained from the patient's body at a location that is different from a location where the medication is administered.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 27, wherein the characteristic is obtained from the patient's finger.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 27, wherein the single housing is adapted to be easily held and used in a hand or transported in a pocket.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 27, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer program instructions from an external programming device to the processor.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 32, wherein the data port uses infrared energy to transfer the program instructions.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
36 words
A device according to claim 27, further including a clock and a memory storage device coupled to the processor for storing a measure of time from the clock and the sample characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 34, further including a display device coupled to the processor to display the measure of the time from the clock and the sample characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 34, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer the measure of the time and the sample characteristics stored in the memory device to an external data collection device.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 36, wherein the data port uses infrared energy to transfer the measure of the time and the sample characteristics stored in the memory device.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device according to claim 27, further including a memory device coupled to the processor to store the value equal to the dosage and the sample characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
87 words
A device according to claim 38, wherein the hand-held injector includes a receptacle capable of holding the injectable substance and an injection mechanism having an actuator knob for setting the dosage of the injectable substance to be administered by the hand-held injector and a drive mechanism coupled between the actuator knob and the receptacle to inject the set dosage of the injectable substance, wherein the actuator knob of the injection mechanism triggers the drive mechanism to administer the injection of the injectable substance held in the receptacle.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device according to claim 38, further including a data port coupled to the processor that is used to transfer the value equal to the dosage stored in the memory device to an external data collection device.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device according to claim 38, further including a display device coupled to the processor to display the value equal to the dosage and the sample characteristics determined by the processor.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
53 words
A device according to claim 41, further including a clock circuit coupled to the processor for determining a time, wherein the time is stored in the memory device with the value equal to the dosage and the sample characteristics determined by the processor, and wherein the time is displayed on the display device.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 42, wherein the clock circuit further includes means to determine the date.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 42, wherein the clock circuit further includes means to provide an alarm indication at a predetermined time.
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