Patent ID: 7871399

Claim:
A disposable injection device comprising: a dispensing chamber housing having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface partially defining a dispensing chamber for holding a quantity of a substance; a plunger engaged with the inner surface of the dispensing chamber housing, the plunger capable of sliding in the dispensing chamber housing, the plunger fluidly sealed to the inner surface of the dispensing chamber housing, the plunger having a plunger interface; a needle fluidly coupled to the dispensing chamber; a temperature control device at least partially surrounding the dispensing chamber housing, the temperature control device for altering a temperature of the substance in the dispensing chamber; a thermal sensor located near the dispensing chamber housing, the thermal sensor for measuring a temperature near the dispensing chamber housing; a memory device; a first pair of tip interface connectors located on an interfacing surface of the disposable injection device, the first pair of tip interface connectors electrically coupled to the temperature control device; a second pair of tip interface connectors located on the interfacing surface of the disposable injection device, the second pair of tip interface connectors electrically coupled to the thermal sensor; a third pair of tip interface connectors located on the interfacing surface of the disposable injection device, the third pair of tip interface connectors electrically coupled to the memory device; and a housing at least partially enclosing the dispensing chamber housing and the plunger; wherein the substance is injected after the temperature of the substance is altered.