US 12,214,169 B2
Apparatus for recording information concerning the use of an injection device
George Cave, Warwickshire (GB)
Assigned to Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH, Frankfurt am Main (DE)
Filed by Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH, Frankfurt am Main (DE)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/544,892.
Application 17/693,934 is a division of application No. 17/340,927, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,285,265, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Application 18/544,892 is a continuation of application No. 17/693,934, filed on Mar. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,890,454.
Application 17/340,927 is a continuation of application No. 17/143,105, filed on Jan. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,623,046, issued on Apr. 11, 2023.
Application 17/143,105 is a continuation of application No. 14/760,428, granted, now 10,888,662, issued on Jan. 12, 2021, previously published as PCT/EP2014/050464, filed on Jan. 13, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 13151366 (EP), filed on Jan. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0115809 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/46 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); G16H 20/17 (2018.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/24 (2013.01) [A61M 5/31525 (2013.01); A61M 5/31568 (2013.01); G16H 20/17 (2018.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); A61M 2005/3125 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3126 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3561 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6081 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A supplemental device configured to determine information related to an injection device, the supplemental device being configured to be coupled to the injection device, wherein the supplemental device comprises:
a detector configured to detect an optical property of a portion of the injection device and output a signal associated with the optical property;
a processor configured to receive the signal associated with the optical property from the detector;
a memory configured to store information associated with the optical property; and
a wireless unit configured to transmit the information associated with the optical property to another device.