Combination spirometer-inhaler
AssigneeWillow Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsKevin Hughes Pauley, Sai Kong Frank Lee
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Abstract
Various spirometer-inhaler systems and devices are disclosed. The spirometer-inhaler system may estimate physiological parameters of a user based on the user's inhaled and/or exhaled breaths received by the spirometer-inhaler device. The spirometer-inhaler device may comprise one or more flow paths. A first flow path may direct medication from a medicine canister to an opening of the device. A second flow path may direct a user's exhaled breath from the opening of the device to one or more flow measurement devices.
Claims18
A system for delivering a medication to a user and measuring one or more physiological parameters of the user, the system comprising:
- a spirometer-inhaler device comprising:
- a first portion configured to removably receive a medicine canister;
- a second portion extending from the first portion, the second portion comprising a mouthpiece, wherein the mouthpiece comprises an opening and a plurality of propellors;
- a first flow path configured to direct a medication from the medicine canister to the opening of the mouthpiece, wherein the first flow path comprises a first propellor of the plurality of propellors adjacent the opening;
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- a second flow path configured to direct exhaled air from the opening of the mouthpiece to one or more flow rate measurement devices, wherein the second flow path comprises a second propellor of the plurality of propellors adjacent the opening;
- the medication canister configured to deliver the medication to the first portion of the spirometer-inhaler device;
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- one or more measurement devices configured to estimate one or more physiological parameters of the user, the one or more measurement devices comprising the one or more flow rate measurement devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.