A61M5/14244

DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE INCORPORATING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION PROTECTION, POWER SOURCE MANAGEMENT, POWER SOURCE MONITORING, AND/OR POWER SOURCE OPERATION

The present disclosure relates to a drug administration device configured to administer a drug. In an exemplary embodiment the drug administration device includes a housing including first and second housing electrical contacts, a dispensing mechanism, a drug holder, a removable power supply including first and second power supply electrical contacts, and at least one protection mechanism in a first protecting configuration when the removable power supply is not received within the housing and in a second configuration when the removable power supply is received within the housing. In another exemplary embodiment the drug administration device includes a housing, a dispensing mechanism disposed within the housing, a removable power supply that is configured to be received within the housing, a sensor configured to determine remaining charge of the removable power supply, and a processor configured to modify operation of the drug administration device in response to data produced by the sensor.

SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING INSULIN ON BOARD AND RECOMMENDING INSULIN THERAPY, AND RELATED METHODS
20230125668 · 2023-04-27 ·

A system is provided with an insulin delivery device configured to deliver insulin to a user of the system and a computer-based control unit associated with the insulin delivery device. The computer-based control unit includes a user interface and a computer-based processor. The computer-based processor is configured to calculate a relative insulin on board value for a specific time by calculating a first value that represents a reference insulin on board value at the specific time, calculating a second value that represents an automated insulin on board value at the specific time, and subtracting one of the first and second values from the other. The automated insulin on board value represents at least one insulin delivery automatically specified by the computer-based control unit. Methods of use are also disclosed.

Smart Wearable Injection and/or Infusion Device

A delivery device for delivering a medical fluid to a patient has a housing configured for receiving a container at least partially filled with the medical fluid. The delivery device further has a drive mechanism associated with the housing configured for delivering the medical fluid from the container to the patient in a dosing procedure. The delivery device further has a module configured for detecting at least one of a property of the dosing procedure and a property of the medical fluid. The module has at least one dose detection sensor configured for detecting an initiation, progression, and completion of the dosing procedure based on a position of a stopper within the container. The module further has at least one temperature sensor configured for measuring a temperature of the medical fluid within the container based on a temperature of the container.

NON-INVASIVE ANALYTE SENSOR AND AUTOMATED RESPONSE SYSTEM
20230072422 · 2023-03-09 ·

Analyte sensing and response systems include a sensor detecting one or more analytes in a medium. The sensor uses decoupled transmit and receive elements or antennas to transmit a signal into the medium, and receive a response to the transmitted signal. An action that is based on the detection of the analyte is generated which can directly or indirectly affect the detected analyte in the medium. The action is automatically performed. The action can be increasing or decreasing flow from a source of the analyte, or of a chemical compound interacting with the analyte. An example of the action is controlling an insulin pump, where the analyte is glucose.

CLUTCH DEVICE FOR COMPACT POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP OF A WEARABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
20230077167 · 2023-03-09 ·

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques, processes, devices or systems for pump devices. In one approach, a wearable drug delivery device, may include a reservoir configured to store a fluid, the reservoir comprising a housing including an outer wall defining an interior chamber, and a drive mechanism for driving the fluid from the reservoir. The drive mechanism may include a plunger received in the interior chamber of the reservoir, a leadscrew extending from the plunger, and a clutch mechanism threadably engaged with the leadscrew, wherein the clutch mechanism is configured to allow the leadscrew to pass through the clutch mechanism when disengaged and is configured to grip the leadscrew when engaged such that the clutch mechanism rotates to advance the leadscrew and the plunger into the reservoir.

Infusion pump assembly

A fluid connector assembly. The fluid connector assembly includes a tab portion including a slot; a plug portion slidably connected to the tab portion the plug portion comprising a fluid path and a disc, the disc configured to seat within the slot; a catch feature located on a first end of the tab portion and configured to interact with a reservoir; and a latching feature located on a second end of the tab portion, the latching feature configured to interact and lock onto the reservoir, wherein force applied to the plug portion may overcome a threshold force and unseat the disc from the slot wherein the plug portion moves with respect to the tab portion.

Operating an infusion pump system
11471598 · 2022-10-18 · ·

Some embodiments of an infusion pump system can be configured to control dispensation of medicine according to a closed-loop delivery mode that is responsive to feedback information provided from a monitoring device, and the infusion pump system permits a user to interrupt the closed-loop delivery mode for purposes of dispensing a user-selected manual bolus dosage.

Fluid delivery systems and methods

A method of dispensing fluid includes three processes. A first one of these processes includes pumping fluid into a resilient variable-volume dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber is in series with a normally present finite fluid impedance and an output. The impedance is sufficient so as to cause expansion of the dispensing chamber as it receives pumped fluid even while some fluid flows through the output. Another one of these processes includes repeatedly measuring a parameter related to volume of the dispensing chamber over time. A third one of these processes includes controlling the pumping of fluid based on repeated measurements of the parameter to produce a desired fluid flow through the output. A corresponding system for dispensing fluid implements these processes.

Method and device utilizing medicament delivery protocols
11596731 · 2023-03-07 · ·

A device for infusing liquid medicaments such as insulin includes an infusion pump. The device can modify a medicament delivery protocol stored in memory to delivery an alternative medicament delivery protocol with the pump.

Advance diagnosis of operating mode viability

Techniques related to advance diagnosis of operating mode viability are disclosed. The techniques may involve obtaining status information pertaining to operation of a fluid delivery device. The status information may include at least one of a group comprising recent sensor measurement data, sensor calibration data, blood glucose reference measurement data, fluid delivery data, a current battery level of the fluid delivery device, and a current amount of fluid remaining in the fluid delivery device. The techniques may further involve determining, based on the status information, viability of transitioning to a destination operating mode of the fluid delivery device. Additionally, the techniques may involve causing generation of one or more user notifications of recommended remedial actions to improve the viability of transitioning to the destination operating mode when transitioning into the destination operating mode is determined not to be viable.