Medicament delivery device having an electronic circuit system

Abstract

Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medical injector and an electronic circuit system. The medical injector includes a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member. The housing defines a first region and a second region. The first region includes the medicament container and is physically isolated from the second region. The electronic circuit system is configured to be disposed within the second region defined by the housing. The electronic circuit system is configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the medical injector.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a medicament delivery device configured to deliver a medicament, the medicament delivery device including a first housing and a medicament container, a distal end portion of the medicament container including a delivery member through which the medicament is conveyed, a side wall of the first housing defining an interior volume within which the distal end portion of the medicament container is movably disposed;   a second housing formed separately from the first housing, the second housing including a connection portion configured to be matingly coupled to a corresponding portion of the medicament delivery device; and   an electronic circuit system including a switch, a light output device and a wireless network interface device, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a light output via the light output device when the switch is changed from a first state to a second state, the electronic circuit system configured to receive an actuation signal associated with the actuation of the medicament delivery device, the electronic circuit system configured to output, via the wireless network interface device, a wireless signal associated with the actuation signal.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  1 , wherein the medicament delivery device is any one of a pen injector, an auto-injector, or an inhaler. 
     
     
         3 . A method, including:
 aligning an electronic circuit system with a medicament delivery device, the medicament delivery device including a first housing and a medicament container, a distal end portion of the medicament container including a delivery member through which a medicament is conveyed, a side wall of the first housing defining an interior volume within which the distal end portion of the medicament container is movably disposed, the electronic circuit system coupled to a second housing, the electronic circuit system including a switch, a light output device and a wireless network interface device, the electronic circuit system configured to produce an electronic output via one of the light output device or the wireless network interface device when the switch is changed from a first state to a second state; and   coupling the second housing to the medicament delivery device such that a connection portion of the medicament delivery device changes the switch from the first state to the second state.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  3 , wherein the medicament delivery device is any one of a pen injector, an auto-injector, or an inhaler. 
     
     
         5 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a simulated medicament delivery device configured to simulate an operation of an actual medicament delivery device, the simulated medicament delivery device being devoid of at least one of a medicament or a needle, the simulated medicament delivery device including a first housing defining an opening; and   a second housing formed separately from the first housing, the second housing including a connection portion configured to be matingly coupled to a corresponding portion of the simulated medicament delivery device; and   an electronic circuit system including a switch, a light output device and a wireless network interface device, the electronic circuit system configured to produce a light output via the light output device when the switch is changed from a first state to a second state, the electronic circuit system configured to receive an actuation signal associated with the actuation of the simulated medicament delivery device, the electronic circuit system configured to output, via the wireless network interface device, a wireless signal associated with the actuation signal.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the first housing defines a status aperture; and   the simulated medicament delivery device includes a status indicator visible through the status aperture, the status indicator configured to display a visual indicia to simulate a status indicator of the actual medicament delivery device.