Patent ID: 11948671
Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 15:
16. A smart cap for a medicine dispensing device, the smart cap comprising:
a housing configured to releasably couple to a distal end portion of a medicine dispensing device, the housing defining an interior cavity between an open proximal end configured to receive the distal end portion of the medicine dispensing device and a closed distal end configured to protect a needle of the medicine dispensing device when the housing is coupled to the distal end portion of the medicine dispensing device;
an interchangeable coupler adapter configured to enable coupling of the housing to a plurality of medicine dispensing devices of different geometries, the coupler adapter having a first end portion configured to be received within the interior cavity defined by the housing for removably coupling the coupler adapter to the housing and a second end portion defining an axial lumen configured to accommodate the distal end portion of at least one medicine dispensing device of the plurality of medicine dispensing devices of different geometries for removably coupling the distal end portion of the medicine dispensing device to the coupler adapter and the housing;
a detection switch disposed within the housing and configured to be actuated by the distal end portion of the medicine dispensing device upon receipt of the distal end portion within the interior cavity and upon removal of the distal end portion from within the interior cavity for detecting whether the distal end portion of the medicine dispensing device is disposed in or removed from the interior cavity of the housing;
a processor disposed within the housing;
a memory disposed within the housing and storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause performance of:
determining, in response to actuation of the detection switch caused by removal of the distal end portion of the medicine dispensing device from the interior cavity of the housing, whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the medicine dispensing device dispensed a dose of medicine;
identifying one of a safe dosing condition or an unsafe dosing condition based on the determination of whether the predetermined period of time has elapsed; and
displaying, on a user interface of the housing, at least one visual indication to indicate the safe dosing condition or the unsafe dosing condition.