Patent · US Active

Compliance monitoring module for an inhaler

US11944425B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
88References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 2021
Grant dateApr 2, 2024
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 8, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2209/088
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A compliance monitoring module for an inhaler comprising: a miniature pressure sensor, a sensor port of said sensor being configured to be pneumatically coupled to a flow channel of said inhaler through which a user can inhale; a processor configured to: receive data from a sensing element of the pressure sensor; receive data from a mode sensor configured to detect when the inhaler changes from an inactive mode to an active mode; and based on said data from said pressure sensor sensing element and said data from said mode sensor, compile a compliance report; and a transmitter configured to issue said compliance report.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.