Control device for doses

Abstract

The control device for doses contains one or more sockets ( 1 ) for a removable medicament dosage unit ( 3 ), one or more indicators ( 2 ) of taking the dosage unit ( 3 ), and one or more lifters ( 4 ) for lifting the dosage It unit located in the socket ( 3 ). The control device is especially well suited for monitoring the administration of doses intended for treatment of diabetes. The sockets ( 1 ) are vertical or sloping tubes protruding from the body of the control device, in which injection pens containing insulin can be placed.

1 . A control device for doses, which contains one or more sockets ( 1 ) for a removable medicament dosage unit ( 3 ) and one or more indicators ( 2 ) of taking of the dosage unit ( 3 ), characterized in that it contains one or more transfer members, which are arranged to shift the dosage unit located in the socket ( 1 ) into a position which differs from the normal position of the dosage unit, and back to the normal position.  
     
     
         2 . The control device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the transfer member is a lifter ( 4 ) for lifting the dosage unit ( 3 ) in the socket.  
     
     
         3 . The control device according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterized in that the socket ( 1 ) is composed of one or more vertical or sloping supporting elements protruding from the body of the control device.  
     
     
         4 . The control device according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the socket ( 1 ) is a vertical or sloping tube protruding from the body of the control device.  
     
     
         5 . The control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transfer member is coupled to a time measuring device and arranged to function automatically at a predetermined moment of time.  
     
     
         6 . The control device according to  claim 4  or  5 , characterized in that at least part of the length of the tube is transparent.  
     
     
         7 . The control device according to any of the preceding  claims 4  to  6 , characterized in that the indicator ( 2 ) of taking the dose is a light indicator located at the lower end of the tube and directed towards the tube to convey light through the tube.  
     
     
         8 . The control device according to any of the preceding  claims 2  to  7 , characterized in that the lifter ( 4 ) is an eccentric attached to a shaft ( 8 ).  
     
     
         9 . The control device according to any of the preceding  claims 2  to  7 , characterized in that the lifter ( 4 ) is arranged to travel transversely to the lifting direction and to lift up the dosage unit ( 3 ) in the socket ( 1 ) during this movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the movement of propagation.  
     
     
         10 . The control device according to any of the preceding  claims 2  to  7 , characterized in that the lifter ( 4 ) can be transferred in the vertical direction via a rod coupled to the motor (M), such as via a conveyor screw ( 4   b ).  
     
     
         11 . The control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it contains two or more sockets ( 1 ).  
     
     
         12 . The control device according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the transfer member is arranged to influence at least one socket ( 1 ) at a time so that the position of the dosage unit ( 3 ) placed therein differs from the normal position of at least one dosage unit ( 3 ) located in another socket ( 1 ).  
     
     
         13 . The control device according to  claim 11  or  12 , characterized in that it contains at least two parallel rows composed of several sockets ( 1 ).  
     
     
         14 . The control device according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the transfer members in connection with sockets ( 1 ) located in different rows at the same point along the direction of the rows, are arranged to act simultaneously to transfer the dosage units ( 3 ) at the same point in different rows pairwise to a position differing from the normal position.  
     
     
         15 . The control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it contains a charger.  
     
     
         16 . The control device according to  claim 15 , characterized in that it contains a fitting element which can be fixed to a hole intended for the socket ( 1 ) in the body of the control device to transform the hole into a charger, or it contains a fitting element which can be fixed to a hole functioning as a charger in the body of the control device to transform the charger into a hole intended for the socket ( 1 ).