Monitoring Device with Optical and Vibration Sensors for Medicament Delivery
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260097169A1 for a monitoring device designed to attach to medicament delivery devices. The device uses an optical sensor and vibration sensor to detect when a dose activation element is manually operated and correlates sensor data to confirm correct dose setting. The inventors are William Cirillo. The application was filed on May 27, 2025.
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The USPTO published a patent application for a monitoring device comprising an electronic circuit with both optical and vibration sensors positioned to work with a medicament delivery device's dose activation element. The optical sensor detects manual operation of the dose element from an initial position, while the vibration sensor detects specific vibration spectra produced when the dose element is operated. Computing elements correlate information from both sensors to register when a correct dose has been set.\n\nAffected parties include manufacturers of drug delivery devices and electronic monitoring systems who may need to consider this patent when developing similar technologies. The patent's combination of optical and vibration sensing for dose verification represents a technical approach that could be relevant to compliance with drug delivery monitoring requirements.
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Monitoring Device
Application US20260097169A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
William Cirillo
Abstract
The present invention relates to a monitoring device (10) arranged to be operably connected to a medicament delivery device (12), said medicament delivery device (12) comprising a manually operated movable dose activation element (20), said monitoring device (10) comprising an electronic circuit (42), said electronic circuit (42) comprising an optical sensor (68), wherein said optical sensor (68) is positioned in relation to said dose activation element (20) so as to detect a manual operation of said dose activation element (20) from an initial position; said electronics circuit further comprising a vibration sensor (70), wherein said vibration sensor (70) is positioned in relation to said medicament delivery device so as to detect specific vibration spectra produced by the medicament delivery device when said dose activating element (20) is operated, wherein said electronic circuit (42) comprises computing elements capable of correlating the information from the optical sensor (68) with the information from the vibration sensor (70) when said dose activation element (20) is operated in order to register when a correct dose has been set.
CPC Classifications
A61M 5/31568 A61M 2005/3126 A61M 2205/3306 A61M 2205/3327 A61M 2205/3368 A61M 2205/3375 A61M 2205/3569 A61M 2205/3584 A61M 2205/502 A61M 2205/505 A61M 2205/581
Filing Date
2025-05-27
Application No.
19219273
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