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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Scott R. Gibson, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Mark Ka Lai Lee, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Donald Busby, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Stephanie Toy, Moorpark, CA (US);
Suhas Krishna, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Francisca Tan-Malecki, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Ferry Tamtoro, Newbury Park, CA (US);
AMGEN INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
A drug delivery system includes a reservoir and a drug delivery device coupled to the reservoir. The drug delivery device also may include at least one temperature-sensitive component and a lock having locked and unlocked states. The system further includes an output device, and a controller coupled to the lock and the output device. The controller may also include a temperature sensor, or may be coupled to the temperature sensor. The controller is programmed or configured to determine if the temperature of a drug in the reservoir or of the temperature-sensitive component exceeds an upper limit or is below a lower limit, and to activate the lock in either event. The controller is also programmed or configured to determine, directly or indirectly, if the temperature subsequently is between the upper and lower limits, and to unlock lock as a consequence.