Patent ID: 11957881
Assignee: BIGFOOT BIOMEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A pen cap for a medication delivery pen, comprising:
a detector mechanism including:
an inner shell, including:
a first open end configured to receive a medication delivery pen,
a second end, and
a sidewall defined by an outer surface and an opposing inner surface, the sidewall extending between the first open end and the second end, the sidewall at least partially defining a pen-receiving cavity, and

a passageway that extends through the inner shell;
at least one switch; and
a translatable shaft at least partially disposed in the passageway and including a body that extends at least from a pen-interfacing portion in the pen-receiving cavity to a switch-interfacing portion thereof, wherein the translatable shaft is oriented to travel from a first location to at least a second location during capping of a medical delivery pen into the inner shell to toggle the at least one switch,
wherein the translatable shaft is offset from and travels in a direction parallel to a central axis of the inner shell.