Automatic injection device
US-8992476-B2 · Mar 31, 2015 · US
Supplemental device for attachment to an injection device
US2016101234A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016101234-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514961204-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | Feb 13, 2012 |
| Publication date | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked is disclosed. The supplemental device comprises a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the main body that is aligned with the dosage window of the injection pen when in use; a sensor arrangement supported in the main body and having a sensor directed at the protection window; an illumination arrangement comprising one or more sources of light, each of the one or more sources of light being directed at the protection window; and a non-transmissive part located on an optical path between a first one of the one or more sources of light.
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1 . A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked, the supplemental device comprising: a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the main body that is aligned with the dosage window of the injection pen when in use; a sensor arrangement supported in the main body and having a sensor directed at the protection window; an illumination arrangement comprising one or more sources of light, each of the one or more sources of light being directed at the protection window; and a non-transmissive part, wherein the non-transmissive part is located on an optical path between a first one of the one or more sources of light and a point on the dosage window at which reflection to the sensor would occur and is either provided on a surface of the protection window or is provided within the material forming the protection window.
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- A61M5/31528Primary
by means of rotational movements, e.g. screw-thread mechanisms · CPC title
Specific display means related to dosing · CPC title
- A61M5/31Primary
Details · CPC title
Optical identification systems · CPC title
using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016101234A1 cover?
- A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked is disclosed. The supplemental device comprises a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sanofi Aventis Deutschland
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61M5/31528. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Thu Apr 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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