Carrying case for an add-on device of a medicament delivery device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020405946-A1
Application number	US-201916976851-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 18, 2019
Priority date	Mar 8, 2018
Publication date	Dec 31, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A carrying case for an add-on device of a medicament delivery device is presented where the carrying case has an add-on device holder configured to hold the add-on device, an energy storage device, and a charging device configured to wirelessly electrically charge the add-on device from the energy storage device when the add-on device is held by the add-on device holder.

First claim

1 - 15 (canceled)

16 . A carrying case for an add-on device of a medicament delivery device, the carrying case comprising:
an add-on device holder configured to hold the add-on device, an energy storage device, and a charging device configured to wirelessly electrically charge the add-on device from the energy storage device when the add-on device is held by the add-on device holder.

17 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 16 , comprising near-field wireless communication circuitry configured to communicate with the add-on device.

18 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the near-field wireless communication circuitry is configured to act as an initiator and generate a radio frequency, RF, electromagnetic field to power wireless communication from the add-on device.

19 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 17 , comprising far-field wireless communication circuitry, wherein the far-field wireless communication circuitry is configured to transmit data received from the add-on device via the near-field wireless communication circuitry to a remote server.

20 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the add-on device holder comprises a first recess configured to receive the add-on device.

21 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 16 , comprising a medicament delivery device holder configured to hold the medicament delivery device.

22 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the medicament delivery device holder comprises a second recess configured to receive the medicament delivery device.

23 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 21 , comprising a medicament delivery device detector configured to detect the presence of the medicament delivery device when held by the medicament delivery device holder.

24 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 23 , comprising a first indicator configured to indicate to a user that the medicament delivery device is missing from the carrying case in the event that the medicament delivery device detector after a predetermined amount of time fails to detect the presence of the medicament delivery device in the medicament delivery device holder.

25 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 16 , comprising a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature inside the carrying case, and a second indicator configured to indicate to a user in case a detected temperature is above a predetermined threshold value, above which a medicament contained in the medicament delivery device could become damaged.

26 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 16 , comprising a display device configured to display add-on device-related information.

27 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 26 , wherein the display device is configured to display a low energy level of the energy storage device and/or indicate that a temperature inside the carrying case is above a predetermined threshold value and/or indicate that the medicament delivery device is missing from the carrying case.

28 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the carrying case is made of a thermally insulating material.

29 . A medical system comprising:
an add-on device for a medicament delivery device, a carrying case as claimed in claim 16 , and a remote server configured to communicate wirelessly with the carrying case.

30 . The medical system as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the medicament delivery device is an insulin injection device.

31 . A carrying case for an add-on device of a medicament delivery device, the carrying case comprising:
an add-on device holder configured with a first recess to receive and hold the add-on device; a medicament delivery device holder configured with a second recess to receive and hold the medicament delivery device; an energy storage device; a charging device configured to wirelessly electrically charge the add-on device from the energy storage device when the add-on device is held by the add-on device holder.

32 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 31 , further comprising a medicament delivery device detector configured to detect the presence of the medicament delivery device when held by the medicament delivery device holder.

33 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 32 , further comprising a first indicator configured to indicate to a user that the medicament delivery device is not present in the carrying case in the event that the medicament delivery device detector after a predetermined amount of time fails to detect the presence of the medicament delivery device in the medicament delivery device holder.

34 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 31 , wherein the carrying case is made of a thermally insulating material and further comprises a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature inside the carrying case, and an indicator configured to indicate to a user that the inside temperature of the carrying case is above a predetermined threshold value.

35 . The carrying case as claimed in claim 34 , further comprising a display device configured to display a low energy level of the energy storage device, a temperature inside the carrying case or indicate that the medicament delivery device is missing from the carrying case.

Assignees

• Shl Medical Ag

Inventors

• Cheng Yu-Cheng
• De Waard Daniel Benjamin

Classifications

• A61M2205/8256

  being integrated in the case or housing of the apparatus · CPC title

• A61M2205/3553

  remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office · CPC title

• A45C2011/007

  Receptacles for personal medical or care products, e.g. drugs, condoms or patches; Small first-aid kits · CPC title

• A61M5/003 Primary

  Kits for diabetics · CPC title

• G06F1/26

  Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof (for memories G11C) · CPC title