Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, apparatuses and methods to encourage injection site rotation and prevent lipodystrophy from repeated injections to a body area
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Application No.: US15100032Application Date: 2014-12-03
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Publication No.: US10173015B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Alan W. Fiedler , Robert E. West
- Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Applicant Address: US NJ Franklin Lakes
- Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Current Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Franklin Lakes
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- International Application: PCT/US2014/068469 WO 20141203
- International Announcement: WO2015/085019 WO 20150611
- Main IPC: A61M5/42
- IPC: A61M5/42 ; G06F19/00 ; A61M5/00 ; A61M5/31 ; G09B19/00 ; G09B23/28 ; A61M5/32 ; A61M5/50

Abstract:
Systems and methods encourage users to rotate injection sites and avoid lipodystrophy. Sleeves and/or lost-tooth gear dials and/or microswitches in or on injection pens or their caps, on vials, and on other portable devices manually adjust an indicator before or after an injection to show a current or next injection site in accordance with a site rotation plan. Injected medicine packaging and related printed indicia encourage site rotation. Optical devices employing optical mouse or projection technology help locate and/or distribute injection sites within a body area. A mobile phone app tracks injections and locations to select next injection site, and can use imaging to locate a target injection site and optionally diagnose lipodystrophic conditions and record them. Tactile and print media educational tools are presented to help users palpate and identify lipos in body areas having injection sites.
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