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

Claim 19:
20. A smart cap for a medicine dispensing device, comprising:
a cap housing configured to releasably couple to a distal end portion of a medicine dispensing device, the cap 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 cap housing is coupled to the distal end portion of the medicine dispensing device; and
an interchangeable coupler adapter configured to enable coupling of the cap 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 cap housing for removably coupling the coupler adapter to the cap 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 for removably coupling the distal end portion of the medicine dispensing device to the coupler adapter and the cap housing.