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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Mircea Stefan Despa, Cary, NC (US);
Michael Yarger, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Adam Martin, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Andrew Richards, Durham, NC (US);
Sundeep Kankanala, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/50 (2006.01); A61M 5/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/5086 (2013.01); A61M 5/14244 (2013.01); A61M 5/20 (2013.01); A61M 5/50 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is a smart module configured to work with injection devices. The smart module may include electronics such as sensors and indicators, and be programmed to detect environmental parameters. If the sensors detect that a parameter is outside of a predetermined boundary or range, then the indicators may be activated to notify the user that the injection device may not be safe for administering medicine.