Dosage tracking apparatus, dosage tracking system, and related methods of use

    公开(公告)号:US11007325B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US16298597

    申请日:2019-03-11

    Abstract: An apparatus for tracking an amount of dispensed fluid, a system for fluid injection including the apparatus, and related methods of use are described. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a dosage meter shaped to couple with a leadscrew and a cartridge containing a fluid for injection, and configured to track fluid injection. In an embodiment, the dosage meter includes an index wheel including a plurality of teeth, wherein the index wheel is shaped to position coaxially with a major axis of the leadscrew and to receive rotational motion from the leadscrew; and a cantilevered protrusion positioned to deflect due to contact with the plurality of teeth as the index wheel rotates coaxially with the leadscrew inducing a strain in the cantilevered protrusion, wherein the dosage meter outputs a signal indicative of the strain.

    ELECTROSTATIC ROTARY ENCODER
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200030543A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16513618

    申请日:2019-07-16

    Abstract: A rotary encoder includes an electret unit, an electrostatic field sensor, and a controller. The electret unit generates an electrostatic field. The electrostatic field sensor is disposed proximate to the electret unit to sense a modulation of the electrostatic field that varies with rotation of one or more rotary components of the rotary encoder about a rotation axis of the rotary encoder. The controller is electrically coupled to the electrostatic field sensor to track activations of the electrostatic field sensor as the one or more rotary components rotate. The controller is configured to digitally encode a rotational position of the one or more rotary components based upon the activations.

    INHALER DEVICES FOR MONITORING AIRFLOW
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190388632A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:US16467018

    申请日:2018-05-30

    Inventor: Benjamin Krasnow

    Abstract: Introduced here are low-cost, disposable inhaler devices that monitor airflow. More specifically, an inhaler device can include a robust airflow sensor and a flow control value that allows the inhaler device to provide feedback regarding inhalation effort during the administration of medication. The airflow sensor can be disposed within a primary flow channel through which medication travels or a secondary flow channel through which only air travels. Feedback can be transmitted to a computing device (e.g., a mobile phone) in real time. Alternatively, feedback can be recorded to a local memory and then subsequently transmitted to the computing device. Some embodiments of the inhaler device also support a lung capacity check functionality (also referred to as a “spirometry functionality”). These features enable respiratory diseases to be treated more effectively at lower cost.

    Dermal camera attachment
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10298906B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-21

    申请号:US15258665

    申请日:2016-09-07

    Abstract: A camera attachment apparatus for attaching to a mobile computing device having an integrated camera includes a house, a slide plate, an aperture, and an illumination system. The housing has a shape to mount on the mobile computing device. The slide plate is disposed within the housing and has a stowed position and a deployed position. The aperture is disposed in the slide plate. The illumination system is disposed on the slide plate. The slide plate is configured to align the aperture over the integrated camera when moved to the deployed position and does not obstruct the integrated camera in the stowed position.

    Automated flying insect separator

    公开(公告)号:US11291190B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16360358

    申请日:2019-03-21

    Abstract: An insect separating apparatus may include a sensor positioned to detect one or more insects when present within a test chamber. For example, the sensor may emit signals into the test chamber and receive reflected signals indicative of Doppler shifts caused by movement of the one or more insects. Based on information from the sensor, a computing device may determine a characteristic of the one or more insects in the chamber, such as a wing beat frequency, sex, or other characteristic. The computing device may instruct different responses based on the characteristic determined, such as activating an air mover to divert detected mosquitos out of the test chamber in response to the determined characteristics matching those of female mosquitos, or deactivating or maintaining the air mover in an inactive condition in response to the determined characteristics matching those of male mosquitos, for example, to allow passage through the chamber into a collection receptacle.

    Apparatus for automated glucose tolerance testing

    公开(公告)号:US11197625B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US16179057

    申请日:2018-11-02

    Abstract: Devices are provided to automatically access blood from beneath or within skin. These devices include a plurality of injectors configured to drive needles into the skin and draw samples of blood into the device. These devices additionally include a plurality of sensors which can detect a target analyte in the blood samples received by the device. These devices further include a user interface, which may prompt the user to self-administer a dose of a substance, or accept a user input which could affect or otherwise influence the activation of the device (i.e., the firing of needles to draw blood samples into the device and detect an analyte). These devices can be wearable and configured to automatically access blood from skin, for example, to access blood from the skin at one or more points in time after the user has self-administered a dose of a substance.

    DOSAGE TRACKING APPARATUS, DOSAGE TRACKING SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE

    公开(公告)号:US20210228810A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:US17233128

    申请日:2021-04-16

    Abstract: An apparatus for tracking an amount of dispensed fluid, a system for fluid injection including the apparatus, and related methods of use are described. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a dosage meter shaped to couple with a leadscrew and a cartridge containing a fluid for injection, and configured to track fluid injection. In an embodiment, the dosage meter includes an index wheel including a plurality of teeth, wherein the index wheel is shaped to position coaxially with a major axis of the leadscrew and to receive rotational motion from the leadscrew; and a cantilevered protrusion positioned to deflect due to contact with the plurality of teeth as the index wheel rotates coaxially with the leadscrew inducing a strain in the cantilevered protrusion, wherein the dosage meter outputs a signal indicative of the strain.

    DETERMINING A STANDOFF DISTANCE TO AN EYE

    公开(公告)号:US20250090021A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-20

    申请号:US18467587

    申请日:2023-09-14

    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for determining a standoff distance to an eye are provided. In one example, a system may include a structure along a first axis toward an eye, a linear sensor array, and a light source to emit a beam of light toward the linear sensor array along a second axis. The beam of light may comprise a width such that a first portion of the beam of light illuminates a lateral surface of the eye and a second portion of the beam of light passes in front of the eye. The system may determine, based on a measurement of the second portion, a standoff distance between the structure and the eye along the first axis. Another example may include an ultrasonic transducer assembly to emit an ultrasonic pulse toward the eye and detect a reflection of the pulse to determine the standoff distance.

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