Inhalation device with shape memory alloy actuator
US10960151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/8206
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inhalation device comprising a housing, a sensor, a microcontroller, and an actuating device controlled by the microcontroller; the housing comprises a mouthpiece having an opening connected to a passage in said housing, wherein the other end of the passage provides an opening for a cartridge; said sensor being in communication with the microprocessor and configured to detect a parameter based on an action to the mouthpiece, and wherein a parameter being reached, the microcontroller engages the actuating device which engages the cartridge to deliver medication through the passage and out of the mouthpiece.
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