AU2011100534A4 - Device for identifying an injection site - Google Patents

Description

Our Ref: uIRNO> P/00/01I Regulation 3:2 AUSTRALIA Patents Act 1990 ORIGINAL COMPLETE SPECIFICATION INNOVATION PATENT Applicants: Kevin Hancock 21 Richardson Road Raymond Terrace New South Wales, 2324, Australia Mary Hancock 21 Richardson Road Raymond Terrace New South Wales, 2324, Australia Address for Service: DAVIES COLLISON CAVE Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys 255 Elizabeth Street Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia Invention Title: Device for identifying an injection site The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me:- C:\NRPorh\DCC\CAB6\360260_.IDOC-11I05/2011 DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING AN INJECTION SITE Field of the Invention 5 The present invention relates to a device for identifying an injection site. Backg-round of the Invention It is important for diabetes sufferers to rotate injection sites about the abdomen to avoid 10 multiple injections around the one site, which can lead to lumps forming and reduced transfer of insulin into the body. A number of injection site indicators are known, to assist in identifying a suitable location for an injection site, such as disclosed in US20010/0015590 and US2010/0198153. 15 However, such indicators are either too complicated, do not cater for multiple injection sites in a single day or require knowledge of the location of the previous injection site. On occasions, it can be difficult for a diabetes sufferer to recall which site has been used for earlier injections, especially if multiple injections are required each day or if memory problems are a factor. 20 Object of the Invention The present invention seeks to provide an alternative device for identifying an injection site. 25 Summary of the Invention In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a device for identifying an injection site including a display indicating days of the week, a marker to align the device 30 relative to a user's body when the device is fixed to a wall or the like and an arrow with multiple heads to indicate multiple injection sites for any given day of the week.

C:\NRPnthlC CAB\3602608_I DOC-I 1/52011 -2 Preferably, the display is in the shape of a disc and the arrow is mounted to a centre of the disc for rotation. 5 Preferably, the disc is representative of a user's abdomen and, during use of the device, the marker is arranged to be located upwardly, when the disc is fixed to a wall or the like. Preferably, the number of heads on the arrow is selected to correspond with the number of injections needed each day. 10 Preferably, the arrow heads carry insignia to indicate the time of day. Brief Description of the Drawings 15 The invention is described, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of a device for identifying an injection site; and 20 Figure 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of another device. Detailed Description of the Drawings Referring firstly to Figure 1, a device (1) is shown as including a disc (2) which carries a 25 display (3) and an arrow (4) with multiple heads (5), (6). The arrow (4) is mounted by a stud (7) to the centre (8) of disc (2) for rotation. The display (3) is divided into sections (9), corresponding to the days of the week, which are printed on the device (1), and the arrow heads (5), (6) carry indicia (10) to indicate the 30 time of day when injections are required. In this case, the time of day is identified in writing as either "Morning" or "Night".

C:\NRPrth\DCCCAB\3M6)24IS8-.DOC- 11/0512011 -3 To use the device (1), the disc (2) is located on a wall or similar so that the shape of the disc is more or less representative of an abdomen that can be viewed by the user and the location indicated by the arrow heads (5), (6) represent locations on the user's own 5 abdomen or other suitable part of the body. For that purpose, the centre (9) of the device (1) may correspond to a user's belly button. A marker (11) is then arranged in, for example, an upward direction so that the display (3) has a consistent orientation, each time the device (1) is used. 10 For the first injection of the day, the arrow (4) is rotated so that the head (5) aligns with the relevant day of the week. The arrow head (5) thereby points to an injection for the morning of that particular day. The injection site can be anywhere in the general location corresponding to the relevant section (9) of the display (3) and, as such, need only be indicated in a general sense by the direction of the arrow head (5). 15 Once the arrow (4) has been located in the above manner, the second injection site of the day is automatically identified by the opposite arrow head (6), which carries the indicia (10) for indicating the night time injection. 20 When an injection needs to be made the following day, the device is located in a similar manner and the arrow (4) rotated to the next day, so that the arrow heads (5), (6) point to rotated positions for the morning and evening injections sites. Accordingly, the device (1) provides a simple and easy to use indicator for not only 25 identifying multiple injections sites that might be needed during the day but also for rotating those sites each day. Figure 2 illustrates another device (12), which also has a display (13) divided into a number of different sections (14) corresponding to days of the week. The device (12) also 30 has an arrow (15) with multiple arrow heads. However, instead of having just two arrow heads (5), (6), the device (12) has three arrow heads (16), (17) and (18), which are used to C:NVRPerN\DCC\CAB\36026M)_l.DOC-I l/05I2 -4 indicate morning, noon and evening injection times. In this particular case, the arrow heads (16), (17) and (18) carry numbers to identify the sequence of injections, however, other suitable indicia such as writing, may instead be used to indicate the relevant time of the day at which an injection is needed, as required. The device (12) is thereby suitable for use 5 by those people who need three injections a day. For each new day, the arrow (15) is simply rotated to the new day to indicate the general area or site adjacent the device (12) for the relevant morning, noon or evening injection. 10 Again, the device is simple to use not only for indicating the location of an injection site but also for rotating the injection sites each day, even if the user cannot remember where the previous injection was. The arrow can, of course, have a larger number of arrow heads, as required, if a user needs 15 more than three injections a day. To recap, when an injection needs to be made, a user simply injects where the arrow head labelled '1', A.M. or Morning is pointed on that particular day of the week. The next injection is then made in the direction indicated by the opposite end of the arrow - or to the 20 next arrow head in a clockwise direction if more than two injections are needed in a day. The devices have been described by way of non-limiting example only and many variations and modifications can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described. 25 The reference in this specification to any prior publication (or information derived from it), or to any matter which is known, is not, and should not be taken as, an acknowledgement or admission or any form of suggestion that that prior publication (or information derived from it) or known matter forms part of the common general knowledge in the field of 30 endeavour to which this specification relates.

C:\NRPorb\DCCCAB\3602608_.DO-I/05/201 -5 List of Parts 1. Device 2. Disc 3. Display 4. Arrow 5. Head 6. Head 7. Stud 8. Centre 9. Sections 10. Indicia 11. Marker 12. Device 13. Display 14. Sections 15. Arrow 16. Arrow Head 17. Arrow Head 18. Arrow Head

Claims (5)

1. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the display is in the shape of a disc and the arrow is mounted to a centre of the disc for rotation.
2. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the disc is representative of a user's abdomen and, during use of the device, the marker is arranged to be located upwardly, when the disc is fixed to a wall or the like.
3. 4. The device of any one of claims I to 3, wherein the number of heads on the arrow is selected to correspond with the number of injections needed each day.
4. 5. The device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the arrow heads carry insignia to indicate the time of day.
5. 6. A device for identifying an injection site, substantially as described with reference to the drawings.