A61M2205/3576

Intelligent medication delivery systems and methods for dose recommendation and management
11568975 · 2023-01-31 · ·

Systems, devices, and techniques are disclosed for administering and tracking medicine to patients and providing health management capabilities for patients and caregivers. In some aspects, a method includes receiving one or more analyte values associated with a health condition of the patient user; receiving contextual data associated with the patient user obtained by the mobile computing device, where the obtained contextual data includes information associated with a meal; determining a medicine metric value associated with an amount of medicine active in the body of the patient user; autonomously calculating a dose of the medicine without input from the user based at least on the one or more analyte values, the medicine metric value, and the information associated with a meal; and continuously displaying the calculated dose of the medicine.

Event detection for drug delivery system

A drug delivery device may include an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) is provided. The IMU may include an accelerometer, a magnetometer, or a gyroscope. Motion parameters may be detected when the drug delivery device is shipped, being prepared for activation for use, or during use. The IMU may provide data indicative of a rapid deceleration, such as when a package containing the drug delivery device is dropped, or some other physical event experienced by the drug delivery device. The drug delivery device may also include internal or external pressure sensors or a blood glucose sensor that may coordinate with the IMU to provide additional feedback regarding the status of the device or user. A controller of the drug delivery device may generate a response depending on the particular parameters being monitored or may change device operational parameters as a result of detected system events.

APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID DELIVERY
20230226271 · 2023-07-20 ·

A fill adapter system for an infusion pump assembly. The system includes a reusable fill adapter base, the base including a volume control mechanism to adjust an available fill volume of a reservoir of the infusion pump assembly and a pump mechanism configured to pump air into a fluid vial. The system also includes a vial adapter assembly including a first needle configured to penetrate a septum of the fluid vial for fluidly coupling the pump mechanism to the fluid vial and a second needle having a first end configured to penetrate the septum of the fluid vial and a second end configured to penetrate a septum of the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly to allow transfer of fluid from the fluid vial to the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly in response to air being pumped into the fluid vial and a needle carriage adapted to carry the first needle and the second needle, wherein the needle carriage slidably attached to the interior of the vial adapter assembly, wherein the needle carriage adapted to slide from a vial end of the vial adapter to a receptacle end of the vial adapter.

Systems for wearable infusion port and associated pump

A wearable infusion port for infusing a fluid includes a first housing that defines an inlet port to receive the fluid, and a second housing coupled to the first housing. The second housing is to be coupled to an anatomy. The wearable infusion port includes a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the inlet port, and the valve assembly is movable from a closed state to an opened state to dispense the fluid. The wearable infusion port includes a cannula assembly extending through the first housing and the second housing, and the cannula assembly includes a cannula fluidly coupled to the valve assembly. The cannula is to be coupled to the anatomy. The wearable infusion port includes a flow sensor fluidly coupled to the inlet port and the cannula. The flow sensor is fluidly coupled upstream from the cannula to observe an amount of fluid received by the cannula.

Apparatus, system and method for fluid delivery

A filling aid device for filling a reservoir. The device includes a cover portion comprising a septum window; a slider beam comprising a septum cover; and a first filling aid tab attached to the slider beam, the first filling aid tab in slidable relation to the cover from a first position to a second position, wherein when the filling aid device is in an unlocked position, the septum cover is located below the septum window, wherein when the first filling aid tab is moved from the first position to the second position, the septum cover is moved from below the septum window, and the filling aid device is in the locked position.

ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR CONTROLLED AND MEASURED COLLECTED INTERNAL FLUID AFTER SURGERY
20230226269 · 2023-07-20 ·

A method of analyzing fluid collected from a wound site, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a pump unit comprising: one or more pumps, one or more fluid collectors, and one or more drainage structures each in communication with an exit site of the wound site to draw the fluid through the one or more drainage structures into the pump unit and create a negative pressure at the exit site to remove and transport the fluid from the exit site and into the one or more fluid collectors, wherein the pump unit is configured to create a negative pressure, wherein the fluid removal from the exit site is provided at a controlled and measured rate; b) collecting the fluid within the one or more fluid collectors; c) removing the one or more fluid collectors; e) capping the one or more fluid collectors with a cap; and d) analyzing the collected fluid of step “b” once the fluid connectors are removed in step “c”.

Cartridge orientation for selection of a control function in a vaporization system

The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices comprising a power unit and a cartridge that is configured for engagement with the power unit. In particular, the cartridge can be configured for rotation about a longitudinal axis thereof so as to be insertable into a chamber of the power unit in a plurality of different orientations. Further, the aerosol delivery device can include processing circuitry that can be configured for detection of the cartridge orientation and execution of a control function assigned to the respective orientation.

SUBSTANCE OVERDOSE DETECTION AND TREATMENT DEVICE
20230012788 · 2023-01-19 ·

A drug overdose detection apparatus that is configured to measure the blood oxygen level of a user and upon detection in a drop thereof provide administration of a substance to counteract the drug overdose. The present invention includes a housing that is configured to be worn by a user has an interior volume. Disposed in the interior volume of the housing is a substance administration assembly wherein the substance administration assembly includes a syringe member, a plunger member and a plunger driver. A motor is operably coupled to the plunger driver and facilitates movement thereof. A spring needle assembly is operably coupled to the substance administration assembly and includes a spring biased needle that is operable to inject into a patient so as to inject the substance. The present invention further includes an audio alarm and transceiver configured to provide alerts and transmit signals.

BRANCHED CONNECTOR AND CATHETER
20230211124 · 2023-07-06 ·

An object is to provide a catheter and a branched connector that can improve sealing properties and have high versatility. In a branched connector 40 used in a catheter 100, the branched connector 40 comprises a first end portion 44 to which a catheter main body 10 is attached and having a first hole portion 43 communicating with the catheter main body 10 being formed at the first end portion 44, and a second end portion 49 including an elastic member and having a second hole portion 48 for inserting a wire-like instrument 20 being formed in the elastic member, and the second hole portion 48 communicates with the first hole portion 43 and has a flow passage area smaller than a flow passage area of the first hole portion 43.

LIQUID MEDICINE INJECTION DEVICE, DRUG INJECTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING REMAINING AMOUNT OF DRUG THEREOF
20230211081 · 2023-07-06 · ·

Provided is a medical liquid injection device including a base body, a needle assembly mounted on the base body, a reservoir fluidly connected to the needle assembly and having an inner space in which a medical liquid is stored, a plunger disposed inside the reservoir, and configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the reservoir according to an amount of the medical liquid stored in the reservoir, and a first sensor unit configured to measure the amount of the medical liquid stored in the reservoir according to the movement of the plunger.