WO2017133999A1

WO2017133999A1 - Receiving unit and method for receiving at least one electronic medicament dispensing device and/or an electronic vital signs measuring device

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Publication number: WO2017133999A1
Application number: PCT/EP2017/051900
Authority: WO
Inventors: Carolin SEITH; Philipp Troebner; Abhishek KUNCHAMWAR; Kathrin Graner
Original assignee: Robert Bosch Gmbh
Priority date: 2016-02-05
Filing date: 2017-01-30
Publication date: 2017-08-10
Also published as: DE102016201789A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a receiving unit (100) for receiving at least one electronic medicament dispensing device (105) and/or an electronic vital signs measuring device (110). The receiving unit (100) has at least one medical device interface (130) to the medicament dispensing device (105) and/or to the vital signs measuring device (110). The medical device interface (130) is designed to read at least one piece of medicament information (135) stored on the medicament dispensing device (105) and/or to transmit at least one piece of medicament information (135) to the medicament dispensing device (105) and/or to transmit energy (125) to the medicament dispensing device (105), and/or the medical device interface (130) is designed to transmit energy (125) to the vital signs measuring device (110) and/or to read at least one piece of vital signs information (140) stored on the vital signs measuring device (110).

Description

Description title

Recording unit and method for receiving at least one electronic drug delivery device and / or an electronic vital parameter measuring device

State of the art

The approach is based on a recording unit and a method according to the preamble of the independent claims. Subject of the present approach is also a computer program.

Patients such as insulin-dependent diabetics use

Vital parameter measuring devices such as blood glucose meters, z. For example, you can adjust your diet and the amount of medication like an insulin amount based on the readings of the vital parameter meter. The drug is often given to the patient with a drug delivery device, in diabetics insulin is usually injected via an insulin pen.

Medication delivery devices / insulin pens allow for easy adjustment of the amount of medication to be delivered via, for example, a wheel

Medicines / insulin types administered simultaneously or individually. For example, the "typical" type 2 diabetic needs to use so-called basal insulin from one insulin pen daily and weekly acut insulin (for example, the relatively common 70/30 insulin) as a bolus from another insulin pen the pens, if any and if so what amount

Drug / insulin had been injected. The vital parameter measurementVBI sugar reading that administered

Amount of medication / amount and type of insulin as well as an associated time of administration are usually entered by the diabetic in a diabetic diary manually. Vital parameter measuring device blood glucose meter,

Test strips and lancing devices for blood glucose monitoring are often stored in an associated case. Also conceivable are cases for insulin pens. Frequently, diabetics try to find a case in which they can store both the insulin pens and the blood glucose meter and accessories.

Pre-filled insulin pens are purely mechanical devices without electronics and associated data storage and / or energy sources.

US 2010/0327803 AI describes a wireless way of charging battery-powered toothbrushes. Disclosure of the invention

Against this background, the approach presented here becomes one

Recording unit for recording at least one electronic

Drug delivery device and / or a vital parameter meter, a drug delivery device, a vital parameters meter, continue

Method for recording at least one electronic

Drug delivery device and / or electronic

Vital parameter measuring device, a method for operating a

Medication delivery device and a method for operating a vital signs measuring device and finally a corresponding

Computer program presented according to the main claims. The measures listed in the dependent claims are advantageous

Further developments and improvements of the recording unit specified in the independent claim possible.

There will be a receiving unit for receiving at least one

electronic drug delivery device and / or an electronic vital parameter meter. The recording unit comprises a

Medical device interface to the drug delivery device and / or to the vital parameter measuring device, the medical device interface to it is configured to transmit energy to the drug delivery device and / or at least read in a drug information stored on the drug delivery device and / or at least to transfer drug information into the drug delivery device. Additionally or alternatively, the medical device interface is configured to

Transfer energy to the vital parameter measuring device and / or read in at least one vital parameter information stored on the vital parameter measuring device.

The drug delivery device may, for example, a

Insulin delivery device such as an insulin pen to deliver insulin to a diabetic patient. The vital parameter meter may in this case be a blood glucose meter for measuring a blood sugar value of the diabetic patient. For example, medication information can be provided

Drug delivery information, information about a dispensed or dispensed type of medication such as an insulin type, amount and / or a time of drug administration such as an insulin delivery to be on the electronic

Medication dispenser may be stored in the form of insulin pen. However, it is also conceivable drug information in the form of a lot number and / or a shelf life of the drug, such as insulin. The vital parameter information may be a measured parameter of the human body, such as a measurement of a blood glucose value that may be detected or stored on the electronic vital parameter meter in the form of the blood glucose meter. The introduced receiving unit advantageously comprises receiving possibilities or receiving trays for the electronic drug delivery device and / or the vital parameter measuring device. It is furthermore advantageous if the recording unit has additional recording options for, for example, different insulin pens for, for example, different types of insulin and / or patients in the form of multiple diabetes patients.

The recording unit allows convenient common storage of medical devices such as the insulin pen and the

Glucose meter commonly used by the patient in combination become. The charging function of the recording unit allows the

Drug information and / or the vital parameter information for the patient may always be available. An imagined possible exchange of information between the drug delivery device and / or the vital parameter measurement device and the acquisition unit allows the

Recording unit, for example, in response to signals of

Medication dispensing device and / or the vital parameter measuring device, for example, optical and / or acoustic signals can output.

According to one embodiment, the medical device interface can be designed to provide at least one vital-parameter information

Vital parameter of a body fluid, in particular a blood glucose value, and / or wherein the medicament dispenser may be adapted to read in as medicament information a parameter of an insulin delivery and / or into which the medicament dispenser.

The advantages described above can thus be helpful for diabetic patients. Since diabetic patients often have to measure blood sugar levels and inject insulin several times a day, the recording unit for diabetic patients, for example, eliminates daily writing of measured values, since the vital parameter information stored on the blood glucose meter can be displayed and / or documented, for example, through an interface to a display on the recording unit ,

It is advantageous if the receiving unit is a signaling device for

Generating a signal to mark one for an upcoming one

Medication delivery to be used drug delivery device and / or to mark a storage place one after the

Medication to be inserted into the receiving unit

Drug delivery device comprises.

The signal may, for example, be used by the patient to use the correct drug delivery device, if for example several

Drug delivery devices are accommodated in the receiving unit, prompt. In addition, an accidental insertion of the

Medication dispenser can be prevented in a wrong place after use.

The signaling device may be configured to output an optical signal, in particular wherein the signaling device may be configured to output the optical signal in a color which is equal to a color mark on the drug delivery device.

An optical signal may make the drug delivery device easily allocable to a particular location. Through a process of learning the medication dispensers can be previously assigned to a specific storage space. Alternatively to the visual signal, an audible signal may also be sounded, for example an affirmative signal such as a swipe, if the correct drug delivery device / location has been selected and / or a warning tone if the wrong drug delivery device / location has been selected.

The medical device interface of the receiving unit can according to a

Embodiment be designed to serve as medication information, a type of drug, an amount of the drug, a batch number of the drug, a date of expiration of the drug and / or a

Dispensing timing of the drug from the drug delivery device read and / or transferred to the drug delivery device.

In a take out of a drug delivery device with a wrong type and / or amount of the drug and / or at a

Taking out of a medication delivery device at a wrong time, the recording unit may, based on this information, output the patient's visible and / or audible signal, for example, to warn the patient of the use of the medication delivery device.

According to one embodiment, the receiving unit may have a

Communication interface, which is adapted to the

Vital parameter information and / or the medication information to an external to send to the receiving unit arranged user interface. The communication interface can advantageously be designed to wirelessly transmit the vital parameter information and / or the medication information to the user interface and / or wherein the

Communication interface may be configured to one as

Medication information to be used in the user information

Feed in communication interface.

The communication interface can, for example, the

Send vital signs information and / or the medication information via an interface in an online portal and / or to a user interface of a smartphone and / or a laptop of the patient to the

Vital parameter information and / or the medication information for the patient at any time to make visible and / or to create, for example, a patient's diary. Conversely, with the approach presented, previously collected user information about the

Communication interface are fed into the recording unit. For this purpose, the recording unit may for example also have a display with a keyboard and / or touch display for manually feeding user information.

The receiving unit may include a storage unit for storing the

Drug information and / or the vital parameter information and / or the user information, in particular wherein the memory unit may be configured to a time of storing the

Medication information and / or vital signs information and / or user information to log.

Saving the medication information and / or the

Vital parameter information allows the acquisition unit to be retrieved even with the drug delivery device and / or

taken out Vitalparametermessgerät on the

Drug information and / or the vital signs information may have. It is also conceivable that the receiving unit comprises an optional energy interface, which is adapted to energy in the

Feed intake unit. As a result, the intake unit can be easily added with a power to be dispensed to the drug delivery device and / or the vital parameter measuring device.

The receiving unit may be formed as a portable container, in particular wherein the energy interface and / or the

Medical device interface can be configured to wirelessly absorb and / or feed energy.

For example, the receiving unit may be formed as a sealable container that securely holds the drug delivery device and / or the vital parameter meter and may be carried by the patient. Especially for diabetic patients who use the blood glucose meter and insulin pen up to several times a day, the container can enable a practical driving.

There will be a drug delivery device with at least one

Presented drug delivery interface to one of the presented recording units. The drug delivery interface is configured to inject energy provided by the acquisition unit into the device

To supply drug delivery device and / or at least transfer a stored on the drug delivery device medication information in the receiving unit and / or at least one

Read medication information from the recording unit.

The presented drug delivery device can serve as a substitute for known drug delivery devices, with the difference that the presented drug delivery device, for example by the

Recording unit is chargeable and / or at least one stored

Send medication information to the receiving unit and / or read from the recording unit. It becomes a vital parameter measuring device with at least one

Vital parameters interface presented to one of the presented recording units. The vital parameter interface is designed to feed energy provided by the recording unit into the vital parameter measuring instrument and / or to transmit at least one vital parameter information stored on the vital parameter measuring instrument into the recording unit.

The introduced vital parameter measuring device can be used as a substitute for known

Vitalparametermessgeräte serve, with the difference that the presented Vitalparametermessgerät example, can be charged by the recording unit and / or at least one stored vital signs information to the

Can send recording unit. It is also conceivable that the

Vitalparametermessgerät is integrated into the case and only the insulin pens are removable. It would mean another handiness with fewer devices.

A method for receiving at least one electronic

Medication delivery device and / or a vital parameter meter includes the following step:

Feeding energy via an energy interface into one of the

featured recording units;

Transmitting energy through a medical device interface of a recording unit presented here to the drug delivery device and / or the vital parameter measuring device; and or

Reading in at least one of the medication information stored on the medication delivery device and / or at least one vital parameter information stored on the vital parameter measuring device via the medical device interface into the receiving unit; and or

Transferring at least one medication information from the

Receiving unit in the drug delivery device. A method of operating a drug delivery device includes the following step:

Inserting the drug delivery device in an embodiment of a receiving unit presented here; wherein in the step of inserting the

Medication delivery device is inserted into the receiving unit such that at least one stored on the drug delivery device medication information is read via the medical device interface in the receiving unit and / or that at least one

Medication information from the recording unit in the

Mediated drug delivery device and / or that provided by the receiving unit energy through a medical device interface of the drug delivery device to the

Medication dispenser is transmitted.

A method of operating a vital parameter meter includes the following steps:

Inserting the vital parameter measuring device into a receiving unit according to an embodiment presented here; wherein in the step of inserting the

Vitalparametermessgerät is inserted into the receiving unit such that provided by the receiving unit energy through a

Medical device interface is transmitted to the vital parameter measuring device and / or that at least one on the vital parameter measuring device

stored vital parameter information on the medical device interface is read into the recording unit.

These methods can be implemented, for example, in software or hardware or in a mixed form of software and hardware, for example in a control unit.

Also of advantage is a computer program product or computer program with program code which can be stored on a machine-readable carrier or storage medium such as a semiconductor memory, a hard disk memory or an optical memory and for the implementation, implementation and / or Triggering the steps of the method according to one of the above

described embodiments, in particular when the program product or program is executed on a computer or a device.

Embodiments of the approach presented here are shown in the drawings and explained in more detail in the following description. It shows:

1 is a perspective view of a receiving unit with two medicine dispensing devices and a vital parameter measuring device according to an embodiment;

2 is a perspective view of a receiving unit according to an embodiment;

3 is a perspective view of a receiving unit according to an embodiment;

4 is a perspective view of a receiving unit with two medicine dispensing devices and a vital parameter measuring device according to an embodiment;

Fig. 5 is a schematic representation of an electronic

Medication delivery device for use in accordance with a

Embodiment;

Fig. 6 is a schematic representation of an electronic

Vital parameter measuring apparatus for use according to an embodiment;

Fig. 7 is a schematic representation of a receiving unit, a

A medicine dispenser and a web-enabled device according to an embodiment; Fig. 8 is a schematic representation of a receiving unit, a

Drug delivery device and a web-enabled device according to an embodiment;

9 is a perspective view of three recording units, each with a different signal in the form of color coding according to an embodiment;

10 is a perspective view of three on acquisition units, each with a different signal in the form of Illuminations of the entire housing of the receiving unit according to an embodiment.

11 is a flowchart of a method for receiving at least one electronic drug delivery device and / or one

Vital parameter measuring device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a flow chart of a method of operating at least one electronic drug delivery device in accordance with one

Embodiment; and

13 is a flowchart of a method for operating at least one electronic vital parameter measuring device according to a

Embodiment.

In the following description of favorable embodiments of the present approach are for in the various figures

represented and similar elements acting the same or similar

Reference numeral used, wherein a repeated description of these elements is omitted.

1 shows a perspective view of a receiving unit 100 with two medicine dispensing devices 105 and a vital parameter measuring device 110 according to an exemplary embodiment. The receiving unit 100 according to this embodiment has three storage spaces 115, which are formed to the two medicine dispensers 105 and the Vital parameters meter 110 record. The recording unit 100 has an energy interface 120. According to this embodiment, the

Power interface 120 adapted to feed energy 125 from outside the receiving unit 100 in the receiving unit 100. According to this embodiment, each of the storage spaces 115 has one

Medical device interface 130 on. The medical device interfaces 130 are configured to transmit energy 125 to the drug delivery devices 105 and / or to the vital parameter measurement device 110. Alternatively or additionally, the medical device interfaces 130 are designed to read in at least one medication information 135 stored on the medication delivery devices 105 and / or at least one

Drug information 135 from the receiving unit 100 in the

Medication delivery device 105 to transfer. Alternatively or additionally, the medical device interface 130 is configured to read in at least one vital parameter information 140 stored on the vital parameter measuring device 110.

Details already described are explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. 1:

The presented case in the form of the recording unit 100 for blood glucose meter in the form of the vital parameter measuring device 110 and insulin pen in the form of the drug delivery devices 105 includes a recharging and readout of data in the form of the vital parameter information 140 and / or the drug information 135. For this purpose, the receiving unit 100 according to this embodiment three communication interfaces in the form of the medical device interfaces 130 to the two intelligent electronic

Medication delivery devices 105 and the vital parameter measurement device 110 with a simultaneous charging function for both types of devices to automatically load them during non-use and read the medication information 135 and / or the vital parameter information 140.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a receiving unit 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. This may be the receiving unit 100 described with reference to FIG. According to this Embodiment, the receiving unit 100 is formed as a closable container with a lid 200. The storage spaces 115 are arranged on a side facing away from the lid 200 receiving side 205 of the container such that the drug delivery device and / or the

Vitalparametermessgerät is accommodated in a lying position in the arranged in an interior of the container storage spaces 115.

The receiving unit 100 is formed according to this embodiment as a base station, which is preferably used as a mobile case in the form of the container to store various drug delivery devices as well as any Vitalparametermessgerät plus accessories. The receiving unit 100 serves primarily to electronic

Drug delivery devices:

a) to recognize different types of

Drug delivery devices, for example different types of insulin

Types, different manufacturers

b) to identify, in terms of multi-users in the form of different

Patient on the receiving unit 100 and / or various types of drug delivery devices of a patient

c) to log on to the recording unit 100 by means of user interaction of the patient and save it for fast reconnection

d) read out and / or discontinue and give feedback with regard to use to the patient and / or third parties as well as giving, for example, visual feedback as application reminder / therapy help

e) to be monitored with regard to durability, duration of use, storage conditions f) to be loaded

The receiving unit 100 is designed to be the vital parameter measuring device

110:

g) to be recognized with regard to various manufacturers

h) to log on to the recording unit 100 by user interaction of the patient i) read and / or set and to give feedback on the use and / or condition of the vital parameter measuring device to the patient and / or third parties

j) to load The receiving unit 100 can be supplied with energy via the energy interface 120 by means of one or more points used in combination: a) Connection to supply networks

b) rechargeable energy sources such as lithium-polymer batteries

(c) exchangeable energy sources intended for single use, such as primary batteries

The receiving unit 100 is preferably designed as a portable, mobile case form the container to one or more

Drug dispensers with vital parameters measuring device and / or accessories, for example, safely stowed away on the go and their

To ensure functionality over longer periods of time. The recording unit

100 may alternatively be formed as a stationary charging station, similar to electric toothbrushes. The fixed charging station can optionally provide space and / or interface for a vital parameter meter. The receiving unit 100 can supply the medicament dispensers as well as the vital parameter meter with electrical energy:

a) via mechanical contacts such as pogo pins, spring pins as used in DECT telephones

b) wireless (wireless charging, Qi standard)

The receiving unit 100 communicates with the

Drug delivery devices and the vital parameter meter:

a) via mechanical contacts, such as pogo pins or spring pins

b) wirelessly such as Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, WiFi, NFC

Data in the form of medication information and / or

Vital signs information that can be transmitted are:

a) Time, amount and number of drug administrations from the respective drug delivery devices to the station in the form of the receiving unit 100 b) configuration parameters from the acquisition unit 100 to the respective drug delivery device such as to be respected

Maximum temperature limits, maximum delivery heights

c) Information on storage conditions in both directions (Collection unit 100: to the drug information of the

To process drug delivery devices;

Drug Delivery Device: To automatically block, for example, after detecting the exceeding of the shelf life and

Prevent drug dosage)

d) Residual drug content of the drug delivery devices from the drug delivery devices to the receiving unit 100

e) Recognition of the type of drug delivery devices (for insulin pens eg: Boluspen, Tagespen, ...) and / or the Vitalparametermessgeräts / - manufacturer

f) Results of vital parameter measurements, such as blood sugar values

An identification of drug delivery devices and

Vital parameter measuring device can be done by:

a) passive electronic communication standards, such as RFID

b) by means of identifier such as PIN which in the communication of

Medication dispensing devices via the medical device interface 130 is sent

c) optical reading of labels such as barcodes or QR codes or

color markings

Preferably, each drug delivery device and / or vital parameter measurement device has a preferred position within the acquisition unit 100, for example, to more effectively operate wireless links for efficiency. This could be done, for example, via a mechanical "bed construction" in the form of the illustrated storage spaces 115 and / or magnetic holders.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a receiving unit 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. This can be the receiving unit 100 described with reference to FIG. 2, with the difference that the Receiving unit 100 according to this embodiment is formed to receive the medicine dispenser / s and / or the vital parameter measuring device in an upright position. The receiving unit 100 has according to this embodiment, no cover. The receiving unit 100 is in the form of a charging station for setting for multiple devices in the form of

Drug delivery devices and / or the vital parameter meters formed.

4 shows a perspective view of a receiving unit 100 with two medicine delivery devices 105 and a vital parameter measuring device 110 according to one exemplary embodiment. This can be the receiving unit 100 described with reference to FIG. 1, the medication delivery devices 105 and the vital parameter measuring device 110, with the difference that the receiving unit 100 according to this embodiment has a

Communication interface 400 has. The communication interface 400 is configured to receive the medication information 135 and / or the

Vital parameter information 140 to be sent to a remote from the receiving unit 100 user interface. The

Communication interface is designed according to this embodiment to the vital parameter information 140 and / or the

Drug information 135 wirelessly via a Cloud 410 to the

User interface. The communication interface 400 according to this exemplary embodiment is designed to be implemented as a

Medication information 135 to be used user information 415 in the communication interface 400.

The recording unit 100 according to this embodiment has a wireless connection to the Internet (alternatively, the connection may also be wired according to an alternative embodiment) to collect data such as the vital parameter information 140 and / or medication information 135, for example in the cloud 410 and / or firmware updates automatically to recieve. Furthermore, data of the recording unit 100 for the patient and / or for a user can be sent to, for example, a mobile phone, tablet, a PC or the Internet. Existing interfaces in the form of the communication interface 400 (for patient interaction or communication interfaces) may continue to be used to populate and collect additional information of the patient into the capture unit 100, such as

a) Ingested food

b) physical activity (for example, by reading wearables)

For identification purposes, for example, the drug delivery devices 105 and / or the vital parameter measuring device 110 can either be marked in color or have a color indicator (pencil cap, sticker). The medicine dispensing devices 105 and / or the vital parameter measuring device 110 located in the receiving unit 100 exchange with the

Recording unit 100 data from and the recording unit 100 in turn with a third instance such as the "cloud" 410 and / or the phone.

Alternatively, not the drug delivery devices 105 and / or the vital parameter measuring device 110, but their beds in the form of the storage spaces 115 may be marked in color. Fig. 5 shows a schematic representation of an electronic

Medication delivery device 105 for use in accordance with

Embodiment. This may be one of the drug delivery devices 105 described with reference to FIG. According to this embodiment of the drug delivery device 105 is a

Medicament cartridge 500 with the drug of one

Cartridge receiving unit 505 of the drug delivery device 105 was added. At one end of the cartridge receiving unit 505 is disposed an injection needle 510 for injecting the medicament. At one of the injection needle 510 opposite end of the medicament cartridge 500 according to this embodiment, a pump unit 515 with a

Threaded rod 520 arranged. When pressure is applied to the pumping unit 515 toward the medicament cartridge 500, it pushes

Threaded rod 520, the medicament cartridge 500 in a direction of the medicament cartridge 500 pointing end of the injection needle 510. The contained in the medicament cartridge 500 drug, such as insulin, is then injected through an opposite end of the injection needle 510 from the drug delivery device 105.

The drug delivery device 105 has the medication information 135 and a drug delivery interface 530. The

Medication information 135 is stored in a drug delivery storage unit of the drug delivery device 105. The

Medication information 135 may represent a type of medicament, an amount of the medicament, and / or a delivery time of the medicament from the drug delivery device 105. The

Medication delivery interface 530 is configured to inject energy provided by the acquisition unit into the drug delivery device 105 and / or at least one of the delivery devices

Medication delivery device 105 transmitted medication information 135 in the receiving unit and / or at least one

Medication information 135 from the receiving unit in the

Read drug delivery device 105.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic representation of an electronic

Vital parameter meter 110 for use according to one

Embodiment. This may be the case with reference to FIG. 1

act Vitalparametermessgerät 110 act. According to this

Embodiment includes the vital parameter meter 110

Vitalparametersdisplay 600, an input interface 610 in the form of a keyboard stored in a Vitalparameterspeichereinheit

Vital parameter information 140 and a vital parameter interface 615. The vital parameter measuring device 110 may be, for example, a

Glucometer for a diabetes patient.

The vital parameter interface 615 is designed to be of the

Energy supplied recording unit in the vital parameter measuring device 110 and / or to transmit at least one stored on the vital parameter measuring device 110 vital parameter information 140 in the recording unit. 7 shows a schematic representation of a receiving unit 100, a medicine dispenser 105 and an Internet-capable device 700 according to one exemplary embodiment. This can be the receiving unit 100 described with reference to FIG. 4 and the medicine dispenser 105 described with reference to FIG. The receiving unit 100 according to this embodiment has a substantially centrally arranged

Microcontroller 705 (μθ = microcontroller) on. The microcontroller 705 is connected to the power interface 120, the communication interface 400, the

Medical device interface 130, a sensor unit 710 and a

Receiving unit user interface 715 linked. According to this

Embodiment, the receiving unit 100 additionally one

Signaling device 720 on. The sensor unit 710 is according to this

Embodiment designed to a

Drug delivery device 105, for example, a color mark on the drug delivery device 105 to recognize.

The signaling device 720 is configured to provide a signal to mark an upcoming drug delivery

Medication delivery device 105 and / or for marking a

Storage place one after use in the receiving unit 100th

To produce to be inserted drug delivery device 105. The

Signaling means 720 according to this embodiment is adapted to output an optical signal output in the color equal to the color mark on the drug delivery device 105.

The receiving unit user interface 715 is configured to connect a medium, such as a display and / or a loudspeaker, to the receiving unit 100, wherein the medium is designed to visually and / or acoustically display the medication information and / or the vital parameter information for the patient.

The drug delivery device 105 has according to this

Embodiment, the drug delivery interface 530, a second drug delivery interface 725 and the drug contained in the drug cartridge 500 on. The drug delivery interface 530 is According to this embodiment designed to be of the

Intake unit 100 provided energy via the power interface 120 in the drug delivery device 105, while the second drug delivery interface 725 according to this embodiment is adapted to transmit the medication information in the receiving unit 100 and / or read by the receiving unit 100.

The device 700 has the user interface 730. The device 700 is via the user interface 730 with the communication interface 400 of

Recording unit 100 connected.

Each interface shown in Figure 7 of the receiving unit 100 is wired or wirelessly feasible and multiple for each available device in the form of the drug delivery device 105 and / or the

Vital parameters meter 110 available.

The signal device 720 makes it possible to adapt the patient adaptively to the use of devices arranged in the recording unit 100, such as the medicament dispenser 105 and / or the vital parameter measuring device.

8 shows a schematic representation of a receiving unit 100, a medicament dispensing device 105 and an Internet-capable device 700 according to one exemplary embodiment. This may be the receiving unit 100, medication dispenser 105 and the device 700 described with reference to FIG. According to this embodiment, the

Medication delivery device 105 to a drug sensor 800, which is adapted to a drug type to be administered, and / or drug dose and / or a time of administration of the

To capture drug. According to this embodiment, the receiving unit 100 comprises a power source 805 in the form of a rechargeable

Accumulator, which supplies the recording unit 100 with energy.

With reference to FIG. 8, the details already described are explained in more detail below: The receiving unit 100 in the form of, for example, a case provides space for the vital parameter measuring device in the form of a blood glucose meter, for example, the medicament dispenser 105 in the form of an, for example, insulin pen and, for example, accessories. The blood glucose meter stores the

Measured values in the form of vital signs information. The insulin pen has an intelligence that determines and stores the dose of medication administered, for example, in the form of an insulin dose and the time of administration or injection. The blood glucose meter and the insulin pen each have an interface in the form of the vital signs interface and the

Drug delivery interface 530, via which data in the form of

Medication information and vital signs information to the

Recording unit 100 can be transmitted. The transfer of

Measurement data takes place automatically via an interface integrated into the recording unit 100 in the form of the medical device interface 120 and is there

cached. From there, the vital parameter information and the medication information are either transmitted to the device 700, for example in the form of a smartphone, and / or made available in an online portal. The receiving unit 100 also has a power source 805 which is used to charge the drug delivery device 105 and the

Vitalparametermessgeräts when inserting into the receiving unit 100 is used.

A manual entry of the values in the form of for example

Drug information and / or vital parameter information in, for example, a medication diary (a diabetic diary for diabetics) is thus superfluous and takes place completely automatically instead of without additional work for the patient. Additionally, in the case of the diabetic, devices commonly used in combination, such as insulin pens, blood glucose meter, and accessories, find room in a receiving unit 100.

The drug delivery device 105 has according to this

Embodiment following features:

- Medication sensor 800 in the form of a sensor for detecting the administered drug dose

Medication sensor 800 for detecting the time of administration - Rechargeable by the receiving unit 100

Drug delivery energy source

- Medication delivery storage unit for storing dose and delivery date data

Medication delivery interface 530 for data transfer to the acquisition unit 100.

The vital parameter meter has the following features:

- Sensor for determining a vital parameter such as a blood glucose value

- Sensor for recording the time of measurement

- By the recording unit 100 rechargeable Vitalparameterenergiequelle

- Vital parameter memory unit for storing vital signs information

- Vitalparameterschnittstelle for data transmission of

Vital parameter information to the recording unit 100.

The receiving unit 100 has the following features:

- Rechargeable or replaceable power source 805 (Primary or Rechargeable)

Possibility to recharge the drug delivery device 105 and / or the vital parameter measuring device via at least one

Medical device interface 120, for example in the form of contacts or wireless charging

- Advantageously, a storage space 115 for all accessories

- handy design

Teaching in drug delivery devices 105 and / or

Vital parameter measuring devices on the recording unit 100 can take place:

a) through user interaction, through display input, voice control,

keystrokes

b) by automatic procedures: After switching on the recording unit 100, for example, an automatic pairing with the connected at this time devices such as the drug delivery devices 105 and / or the vital parameter measuring device. The recording unit 100 uses the teach-in of

Medication delivery devices 105 further:

a) for identifying when the patient changes his drug delivery device 105

b) for identifying which patient is using the recording unit 100 and whom what data in the form of the drug information and / or

Vital parameters information to be assigned in multi-users, if

For example, multiple patients use a common receiving unit 100

c) for monitoring drug delivery devices 105 for shelf life

d) for automated reordering and / or reminder to reorder e) to control which drug delivery devices 105 are in use / how often

f) for the adjustment of the drug delivery devices 105 with

Manufacturer information on storage, use, charging cycles

g) To block functions of the receiving unit 100 when not recognizing a drug delivery device 105, known incompatibility or theft

9 shows a perspective view of three recording units 100, each with a different signal 900 in the form of color coding according to an embodiment. These may be three of the receiving units 100 described with reference to FIG. The presented signal 900 of the recording unit 100 serves as a support for the patient to comply with his daily therapy and / or to inform the patient when he should use which device, ie which drug delivery device and / or which vital parameter measuring device. Alternatively or additionally, the signal 900 may alert the patient if he is about to use a wrong device. For this purpose, the receiving unit 100 according to this

Embodiment by the color coding output a simple optical feedback about conditions to the patient:

The recorded in the receiving unit 100

Medication dispenser / s and / or vital parameter measuring devices are provided with a unique color marker. Preferably, this is the body color of the drug delivery device (s) and / or the vital parameter gauges, or the color of a portion of the housing (such as the pen cap of the drug delivery devices), or a sticker. By teaching the drug delivery devices and / or

Vitalparametermessgeräte (see Figure 8), the feature can preferably be transmitted automatically to the receiving unit 100. Alternatively, the storage spaces are highlighted / illuminated and the affiliation of

Medication dispenser / s and / or the vital parameter measuring device is set by inserting or setting in the storage space and an associated example pairing process. The patient may, for example, also assign their own colors for certain drug delivery devices and / or vital parameter measuring devices and the color coding would be adjusted by the color signal 900 accordingly.

The receiving unit 100 now provides the patient with a simple

Color feedback information, which is the inserted

Drug delivery devices and / or which of the

Vital parameter measuring devices should be used. The signal 900 can

be displayed for example via a lamp, LED and / or a display to the outside. Alternatively, the entire housing of the

Receiving unit 100 are illuminated diffusely, as shown with reference to Figure 9.

Thus, if the patient is to be prompted to use the orange drug delivery devices and / or the orange

To think about the vital parameter measuring device, the set feedback color of the signal 900 will be orange and, if necessary, the storage place will be illuminated in orange. The validation of the actual use of the

Medication dispenser is about reading the

Drug delivery devices enabled.

Preferably, the color signal 900 turns red when the patient receives an incorrect medication delivery device and / or a false medication delivery device Want to use vital parameter meter. Alternatively, an acoustic signal 900 can sound.

Alternatively, the storage locations of the medicament dispensing devices and / or vital parameter measuring devices accommodated in the receiving unit 100 are each illuminated via a simple two-color traffic light, each color being a

Recommended action by the patient and another (preferably red) means a ban on action. In this case, any outward signal 900 could prompt the patient to act while the storage locations specify the drug delivery devices and / or vital parameter measurement devices.

10 is a perspective view of three receiving units 100, each with a different signal 900 in the form of Illuminations of the entire housing of the receiving unit 100 according to one embodiment. This may be the receiving units 100 described with reference to FIG. 9, with the difference that the signal 900 causes the entire housing of the receiving unit 100 to be illuminated. FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of a method 1100 for receiving at least one electronic drug delivery device and / or one electronic vital parameter measurement device in accordance with one

Embodiment. This can be one of the basis of the

act previously described figures drug delivery devices and / or one of the vital parameter measuring instruments. In an optional

Step 1105 of the feed is fed via an energy interface energy in a receiving unit. In a further step 1110 of transmitting energy through a medical device interface of the

Transfer drug delivery device and / or the vital parameter measuring device to the drug delivery device and / or the vital parameter measuring device and / or it is in a further step 1115 of the reading at least one stored on the drug delivery device

Medication information and / or at least one on the

Vitalparametermessgerät read stored vital parameter information on the medical device interface in the recording unit; and / or it will be in a further step 1120 of transmitting at least one medication information from the receiving unit into the

Transfer drug delivery device.

12 shows a flowchart of a method 1200 for operating at least one electronic drug delivery device according to one embodiment. This can be one of the basis of the

Acting drug delivery devices described above. In an optional step 1205 of the connection, one of the recording units described with reference to the preceding figures is connected to a power source. In a further step 1210 of insertion, the drug delivery device is inserted into the receiving unit; wherein, in step 1210 of insertion, the drug delivery device is inserted into the receiving unit such that energy provided by the receiving unit is communicated through a medical device interface

Drug delivery device is transmitted to the drug delivery device and / or that at least one of the

Medication information stored drug information via the medical device interface is read into the receiving unit and / or that at least one medication information is transmitted from the receiving unit in the drug delivery device.

FIG. 13 shows a flow diagram of a method 1300 for operating at least one electronic vital parameter measuring device according to a

Embodiment. This can be one of the basis of the

Acting vital signs parameters described above figures act. In an optional step 1305 of the connection, one of the recording units described with reference to the preceding figures is attached to a

Energy source connected. In a further step 1310 of insertion, the vital parameter meter is inserted into the acquisition unit; wherein, in step 1310 of insertion, the vital parameter measuring device is inserted into the receiving unit in such a way that energy provided by the receiving unit passes through a medical device interface of the vital parameter measuring device to the receiving unit

Vitalparametermessgerät is transmitted and / or that at least one on The vital parameter information stored in the vital parameter measuring device is read into the receiving unit via the medical device interface.

If an exemplary embodiment comprises a "and / or" link between a first feature and a second feature, this is to be read such that the

Embodiment according to an embodiment, both the first feature and the second feature and according to another embodiment, either only the first feature or only the second feature.

Claims

claims

A receiving unit (100) for receiving at least one

electronic drug delivery device (105) and / or an electronic vital parameter measuring device (110), wherein the

Receiving unit (100) has the following feature: at least one medical device interface (130) to the

Medication delivery device (105) and / or to the vital parameter measuring device (110), wherein the medical device interface (130) is adapted to at least one

Drug information (135) between the

Medication delivery device (105) and the

To transmit and / or transfer energy (125) to the drug delivery device (105) and / or wherein the medical device interface (130) is adapted to transmit energy (125) to the vital parameter measuring device (110) and / or at least one on the

Vital parameter measuring device (110) stored

Vital parameter information (140).

2. Recording unit (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the medical device interface (130) is designed to read in as vital parameter information (140) at least one vital parameter of a body fluid, in particular a blood glucose value, and / or wherein the medicament dispenser (105) is adapted to read as a drug information (135) a parameter of a drug delivery, in particular an insulin delivery, and / or in the transfer the drug delivery device (105). Recording unit (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a signal device (720) for generating a signal (900) for marking one of an imminent one

Drug delivery to use

Medication delivery device (105) and / or for marking a storage place (115) one after the drug delivery in the

Recording unit (100) to be inserted drug delivery device (105).

A recording unit (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that the signal means (720) is adapted to output an optical signal (900), in particular wherein the signal means (720) is adapted to color the optical signal (900)

to spend the same color on the

Medication delivery device (105).

A receiving unit (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the medical device interface (130) is designed to display as medicament information (135) a type of medicament, an amount of the medicament, a batch number of the medicament, a date of expiry of the medicament and / or a delivery date of the drug from the

Read drug delivery device (105) and / or transferred to the drug delivery device (105).

Recording unit (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a communication interface (400), which is adapted to the vital parameter information (140) and / or the medication information (135) to a user interface (730) arranged externally to the recording unit (100) in particular wherein the communication interface (400) is adapted to wirelessly transmit the vital parameter information (140) and / or the medication information (135) to the user interface (730) and / or wherein the communication interface (400) is adapted to one as medication information (135) to input user information to be used in the communication interface (400).

Recording unit (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a memory unit for storing the

Medication information (135) and / or the vital parameter information (140) and / or the user information, in particular wherein the memory unit is adapted to a time of

Storing the medication information (135) and / or the

Vital parameter information (140) and / or user information.

Receiving unit (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an energy interface (120) which is designed to feed energy (125) into the receiving unit (100).

Receiving unit (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving unit (100) is formed as a portable container, in particular wherein the

Energy interface (120) and / or the medical device interface (130) is adapted to receive and / or feed wireless energy (125).

Medication delivery device (105) with at least one

Medication delivery interface (530) to a receiving unit (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Medication delivery interface (530) is adapted to in the supplied by the receiving unit (100) energy (125) in the

To supply drug delivery device (105) and / or at least one on the drug delivery device (105) stored drug information (135) in the receiving unit (100) to transmit and / or at least a drug information (135) from the receiving unit (100).

Vital parameter measuring device (110) with at least one

Vital parameter interface (615) to a receiving unit (100) according to 1 to 8, wherein the vital parameter interface (615) is designed to feed energy (125) provided by the recording unit (100) into the vital parameter measuring device (110) and / or at least one vital parameter information stored on the vital parameter measuring device (110) ( 140) into the receiving unit (100).

A method (1100) for receiving at least one electronic drug delivery device (105) and / or an electronic vital parameter measurement device (110), the method (1100) comprising the following steps:

Transmitting (1110) energy (125) through a

Medical device interface (130) of a receiving unit (100) according to one of claims 1 to 8 to the

Drug Delivery Device (105) and / or the

Vital parameter measuring device (110); and or

Reading (1115) of at least one on the

Stored drug delivery device (105)

Medication information (135) and / or at least one stored on the vital parameter measuring device (110)

Vital parameter information (140) via the medical device interface (130) into the receiving unit (100); and or

Transmitting (1120) at least one medication information (135) from the receiving unit (100) into the

Drug delivery device (105).

A method (1200) of operating a drug delivery device (105), the method (1200) comprising the step of:

Inserting (1210) the drug delivery device (105) into a receiving unit (100) according to one of claims 1 to 8; wherein in the step of inserting (1210) the

Medication delivery device (105) in the Insertion unit (100) is inserted, that at least one stored on the drug delivery device (105)

Medication information (135) via the medical device interface (130) is read into the receiving unit (100) and / or that at least one medication information (135) from the

Receiving unit (100) is transferred to the drug delivery device (105) and / or that provided by the receiving unit (100) energy (125) through a medical device interface (130) of the drug delivery device (105) to the

Medication delivery device (105) is transmitted.

Method (1300) for operating an electronic

Vital parameter measuring device (110), the method (1300) comprising the following step:

Inserting (1310) the vital parameter measuring device (110) into a receiving unit (100) according to one of claims 1 to 8; wherein in the step of inserting (1310) the vital parameter measuring device (110) is inserted into the receiving unit (100) such that energy (125) provided by the receiving unit (100) is transmitted through a medical device interface (130) to the vital parameter measuring device (110) and / or that at least one stored on the vital parameter measuring device (110)

Vital parameter information (140) is read into the recording unit (100) via the medical device interface (130).

A computer program adapted to execute, implement and / or control the methods of any one of claims 12 to 14.