Abstract: An ambulatory medical device is disclosed. The device comprises a device controller, an alert controller, and an indicator. The device controller may be configured to control the operation of the ambulatory medical device. The alert controller may be configured to: determine a first alerting interval, the first alerting interval defining an earliest point in time and a latest point in time for an alert generation due to a first alerting cause; determine in the first alerting interval an alerting point in time based on an alerting criterion; and generate an alert trigger at the alerting point in time. The indicator may be configured to generate an alert upon generation of the alert trigger. The alerting criterion may be used to generate an alert within the alerting interval at a time especially suited and/or convenient for the device user.

Abstract: A method of preparing at least part of a medical device for application and a medical assembly for preparing or storing the at least one disposable unit of the medical device is presented. The medical assembly comprises a chemical or physical monitoring device for counting and/or displaying a time period of application and/or time remaining before required disposal or replacement of the disposable unit. The monitoring device is automatically activated by moving the at least one disposable unit relative to a second unit of the medical assembly for preparing or positioning the disposable unit for use with the medical device; assembling the at least one disposable unit and the medical device; and/or withdrawing the disposable unit of a storage compartment of the second unit.

Abstract: An ambulatory medical device is disclosed. The device comprises a device controller, an alert controller, and an indicator. The device controller may be configured to control the operation of the ambulatory medical device. The alert controller may be configured to: determine a first alerting interval, the first alerting interval defining an earliest point in time and a latest point in time for an alert generation due to a first alerting cause; determine in the first alerting interval an alerting point in time based on an alerting criterion; and generate an alert trigger at the alerting point in time. The indicator may be configured to generate an alert upon generation of the alert trigger. The alerting criterion may be used to generate an alert within the alerting interval at a time especially suited and/or convenient for the device user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device for simultaneously dispensing fluid from at least two fluid containers fitted with plungers, wherein the device includes an actuating device having at least two output elements, a push element able to displace the output elements, a force element that acts on the push element in the direction of the fluid containers, and a brake element which acts on the push element and can be manually modified to cancel the effect of the force element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a needle protector for use with an injection device, wherein the needle protector includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve that can at least partially be slid into or over the first sleeve and a force element functioning between the two sleeves, wherein a pressure or trigger point has to be overcome to displace the second sleeve.