US 11,944,783 B2
Electronic modules for a syringe
Mircea Stefan Despa, Cary, NC (US); and Adam Martin, Holly Springs, NC (US)
Assigned to BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Appl. No. 16/761,483
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 13, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/060657
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 4, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/099355, PCT Pub. Date May 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/586,040, filed on Nov. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0289751 A1, Sep. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 5/172 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/172 (2013.01) [A61M 5/3137 (2013.01); A61M 5/3243 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3139 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for monitoring progress of an injection of a medicament, comprising:
providing a syringe configured to administer the medicament and an injection monitoring device, the injection monitoring device comprising:
one or more flange members configured to fit over a flange of the syringe so that at least a portion of the flange of the syringe is positioned A) within each of the one or more flange members, B) beneath a top section of each of the one or more flange members, and C) above a bottom section of each of the one or more flange members, the one or more flange members being configured to be gripped during performance of an injection, wherein the one or more flange members comprises a first flange member and a second flange member; and
a pair of force sensors positioned within an underside of the one of the one or more flange members on a mounting surface within an interior of the one or more flange members and configured to detect upwards pressure by a pair of fingers during performance of an injection, wherein the pair of force sensors comprises:
a first force sensor positioned within the first flange member, wherein the first force sensor is positioned to detect upward pressure by a first finger of the pair of fingers during performance of the injection; and
a second force sensor positioned within the second flange member, wherein the second force sensor is positioned to detect upward pressure by a second finger of the pair of fingers during performance of the injection;
wherein the first flange member comprises a first pliant sensor cover positioned on the underside of the first flange member and aligned with the first force sensor, wherein the first pliant sensor cover is configured to be pressed by the first finger, and wherein the second flange member comprises a second pliant sensor cover positioned on the underside of the second flange member and aligned with the second force sensor, wherein the second pliant sensor cover is configured to be pressed by the second finger;
detecting data from the pair of force sensors; and
determining a state of the syringe based at least in part on the detected data.