ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,371, issued on Dec. 30.

"Injection monitoring module" was invented by Alain Marcoz (Issoire, France) and Lionel Aldon (Issoire, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An injection monitoring module adapted and configured to be removably attached to a proximal extremity of an injection pen system for delivery of a drug. The monitoring module comprises a hollow main body adapted and configured to be coaxially mounted on, and engage in co-rotation with, a dose setting wheel of the pen injection system, and a central longitudinal bore with a proximal extremity and a distal extremity and an injection monitoring system located in the bore a...