Apparatus and methods for self-administration of vaccines and other medicaments

摘要

A medicament delivery device includes a housing, a medicament container disposed within the housing, an activation mechanism, a cover and an electronic circuit system. The activation mechanism includes an energy storage member configured to produce a force to deliver the dose of a medicament and/or vaccine. The cover is configured to receive at least a portion of the housing. The electronic circuit system is coupled to the housing such that a protrusion of the cover electrically isolates a battery from a portion of the electronic circuit system when the portion of the housing is received by the cover. The electronic circuit system is configured to be electrically coupled to the battery and to produce a recorded speech output when the portion of the housing is at least partially removed from the cover. The electronic circuit system configured to produce a signal when the activation mechanism is actuated.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a container including a side wall defining a volume within which a medical injector can be disposed, a shape of the volume corresponding to a shape of the medical injector, the container including a lid movably coupled to the container, the lid configured to cover the volume when the lid is in a first position, the volume being exposed to allow access to the medical injector when the lid is in a second position; and an electronic circuit system coupled to the container, the electronic circuit system including a first switch, a second switch, a light output device, an audible output device, and a wireless communication module, the first switch configured to be actuated when the lid is moved from the first position to the second position, the second switch disposed within the volume such that the second switch extends from the side wall of the container, the medical injector in contact with a portion of the side wall of the container when the medical injector is within the volume, the second switch configured to move from a first state to a second state when the medical injector is removed from within the volume, the electronic circuit system configured to transmit, via the wireless communication module, a first wireless signal, the first wireless signal being a short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the container is within a transmission range of a remote computing device, the electronic circuit system configured to transmit, via the wireless communication module, a second wireless signal in response to the second switch moving from the first state to the second state, the second wireless signal being a short-range radio frequency signal indicating that the medical injector has been removed, the electronic circuit system configured to receive, via the wireless communication module, a third wireless signal and produce, in response to the third wireless signal, at least one of a visual output from the light output device or an audible output from the audible output device.