Touch Sensitive Label for Injection Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing injection devices for medicament delivery, particularly for patients with chronic conditions like diabetes, face challenges in being user-friendly, especially for those with impaired vision or dexterity, as they require precise dose setting and dispensing, with a lack of effective reminders for timely medication administration.
Innovation Solution
A touch-sensitive label with an electronic display attached to the injection device, featuring a flexible substrate that conforms to the device's geometry, which provides visual indications of the required dose and reminders through a touch-sensitive area that modifies its display in response to user interaction, allowing for easy dose confirmation and timely medication alerts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional injection device is used, then the device structure remains simple and cost-effective, but the ease of operation deteriorates for patients with impaired vision or dexterity due to lack of intuitive feedback and reminders
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible label with touch-sensitive area and electronic display is introduced as an intermediary component between the user and the injection device. This label provides visual indications and touch feedback without requiring fundamental changes to the injection device structure, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining relatively simple device architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The label system serves itself by providing all necessary visual indications and touch feedback functions independently. The electronic display and touch-sensitive area work together to guide users through the injection process, confirm dose settings, and provide reminders without requiring external assistance or complex integration with the injection device's internal systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible label is attached to the injection device, then the adaptability to device geometry improves, but the device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible substrate in the form of a thin film or label is used to provide visual indications and touch feedback. This flexible structure can be attached to various injection device geometries without requiring custom manufacturing for each device shape, thereby achieving high adaptability while adding minimal structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible label is designed as a universal component that can be attached to different injection device types and geometries. The electronic display and touch-sensitive area provide multiple functions including dose confirmation, timing reminders, and user guidance, making the label applicable across various device platforms without requiring device-specific customization.
3Loss of information
If a touch-sensitive area with electronic display is added, then the loss of information is reduced through visual feedback, but the use of energy increases due to electronic components
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic display on the flexible label uses color changes and visual modifications to provide clear feedback to users about dose settings, timing, and injection status. This visual information delivery method effectively reduces information loss by making critical data immediately apparent, while the display is designed to consume minimal energy through efficient lighting and update strategies.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user safety and adherence by providing a user-friendly, intuitive interface for dose setting and reminders, ensuring accurate medication administration and reducing the risk of missed doses, while being cost-effective and space-efficient.
Implementation Method 1
The touch sensitive area may comprise at least one capacitive sensor configured to detect a change in capacitance in response to a finger of a user approaching or coming into contact with the touch sensitive area
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a touch sensitive label for an injection device, the label comprising: a flexible substrate configured for attachment to a housing of the injection device, an electronic display located on the substrate and configured to visually display at least one indication, a touch sensitive area located on the substrate and electrically connectable to the electronic display, and a processor connected to the electronic display and configured to modify the visual appearance of the at least one indication in response to a user touching or depressing the touch sensitive area.