Administration system, delivery device, and notification device for communicating status of a medical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11666704-B2
Application number	US-201816038626-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2018
Priority date	Jul 18, 2017
Publication date	Jun 6, 2023
Grant date	Jun 6, 2023

Abstract

An administration system for delivery of a pharmaceutical composition to a patient has a delivery device configured to deliver a dose of the pharmaceutical composition to the patient and a notification device in communication with the delivery device. The notification device is configured to communicate information about a status of at least one property of the delivery device. The delivery device can be a wearable automatic injector configured to be worn on the patient's skin. The delivery device of the present disclosure may allow a user or the patient to view a status of a container. For example, the delivery device of the present disclosure may provide a simple and effective visual means of displaying fill confirmation and delivery confirmation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A delivery apparatus configured to deliver a dose of a medicament to a patient, the delivery apparatus comprising:
a delivery device, comprising:
a housing including a viewing window,
a needle movable between a retracted position, in which the needle does not protrude outside the housing, and an extended position, in which the needle protrudes outside the housing,
a flexible container disposed within the housing for storing the medicament therein, and
a visual identifier aligned with a portion of the viewing window, wherein a position of the visual identifier relative to the viewing window is dependent on a volume of the medicament within the container; and

a notification device in communication with the delivery device, the notification device configured to communicate information about a status of at least one property of the delivery device,
wherein the delivery device is configured to move the needle between the retracted position and the extended position, and wherein the delivery device retracts the needle to the retracted position after the dose of the medicament to the patient is delivered,
wherein the visual identifier is movable relative to the viewing window between an empty position, in which the container is empty, and a full position, in which the container is full, and
wherein the visual identifier is disposed within the housing between the container and a deformable material.

2. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visual identifier comprises a connector that is attachable to a portion of the container.

3. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein as the container is filled with the medicament, the container expands and moves the visual identifier downward thereby compressing the deformable material.

4. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the deformable material comprises a foam.

5. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visual identifier comprises a deflectable member.

6. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a fill-indicator display adjacent the viewing window.

7. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the container is a reservoir bag and the visual identifier is a portion of the reservoir bag.

8. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the viewing window is located in a sidewall of the housing.

9. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the delivery device is a wearable automatic injector removably attachable to a skin surface of the patient.

10. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the notification device is a wristband.

11. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the notification device is in passive one-way communication with the delivery device and wherein the notification device displays the status of the at least one property of the delivery device.

12. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the status of at least one property of the delivery device is at least one of a status of the flexible container, status of medication stored within the flexible container, an amount of medication within the flexible container, a status of whether the container is empty or full, or a status of whether the medicament has been expelled from the flexible container.

13. The delivery apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the status of at least one property of the delivery device is at least one of when the delivery device is delivering the medicament to a patient, when the delivery of the medicament is complete, and whether the delivery device is paired with the notification device.

14. The delivery apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the connector is attachable to a sealed edge of the container.

15. The delivery apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the connector comprises an indicator clip.

16. The delivery apparatus of claim 3 , wherein as the container delivers the medicament, the container shrinks and the deformable material expands thereby moving the visual identifier upward.

17. The delivery apparatus of claim 5 , wherein as the container is filled with the medicament, the container expands and deflects one end of the deflectable member downward.

18. The delivery apparatus of claim 17 , wherein as the container delivers the medicament, the container shrinks which allows the one end of the deflectable member to return to an original position.

19. The delivery apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the visual identifier aligns with a portion of the fill-indicator display to identify an amount of the medicament within the container.

20. The delivery apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the delivery device includes at least one indicator for communicating a condition of the delivery device to the patient.

21. A delivery apparatus configured to deliver a dose of a medicament to a patient, the delivery apparatus comprising:
a delivery device, comprising:
a housing including a viewing window,
a needle movable between a retracted position, in which the needle does not protrude outside the housing, and an extended position, in which the needle protrudes outside the housing,
a flexible container disposed within the housing for storing the medicament therein, and
a visual identifier aligned with a portion of the viewing window, wherein a position of the visual identifier relative to the viewing window is dependent on a volume of the medicament within the container; and

a notification device in communication with the delivery device, the notification device configured to communicate information about a status of at least one property of the delivery device,
wherein the delivery device is configured to move the needle between the retracted position and the extended position, and wherein the delivery device retracts the needle to the retracted position after the dose of the medicament to the patient is delivered,
wherein the visual identifier is movable relative to the viewing window between an empty position, in which the container is empty, and a full position, in which the container is at least partially full, and
wherein as the container is filled with the medicament, the container expands and moves the visual identifier within the viewing window.

22. The delivery apparatus of claim 21 , wherein as the container is filled with the medicament, the container expands and moves the visual identifier downward, deforming the deformable material.

23. The delivery apparatus of claim 21 , wherein as the container delivers the medicament, the container shrinks and the deformable material expands thereby moving the visual identifier upward.

Assignees

• Becton Dickinson Co

Inventors

• Uddin Nasir
• Despa Mircea
• Doshi Pursel Rekha
• Gyory John Richard
• Morales Carlos
• Richards Andrew
• Mooney Matt
• Abry Herve
• Bowen Mark
• Zhang Rachel

Classifications

• A61M5/148

  flexible, {e.g. independent bags}(A61M5/155 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61M5/3275

  being connected to the needle hub or syringe by radially deflectable members, e.g. longitudinal slats, cords or bands · CPC title

• A61M2205/3569

  sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable · CPC title

• A61M5/14248

  of the skin patch type · CPC title

• A61M5/20 Primary

  Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically (A61M5/142 {, A61M5/46} take precedence; {hypodermic projectiles F42B12/54}) · CPC title