Medicant Delivery System
AssigneeChong Corporation
InventorsJack Goodman, William O'Neill, Alexander ChinHak Chong, William P. Bartkowski, Peter Joseph Kovach, Larry Gawain Linde, Randy Eugene Berg
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Abstract
An improved medicant delivery system 100 is disclosed wherein the carrier for the medicant is a fluid that can be atomized or vaporized by exposure to heat. The system provides for repeatable dose of medicant, can be stored in any orientation, and/or has an ability to maximize energy efficiency.
Claims35
A control system for a hand-held vapor delivery device, comprising:
- a circuit configured to provide a precise amount of power from a power source to heat a heating element to a minimum required temperature to completely vaporize a predetermined volume of a liquid, and control a precise duration of time to supply the precise amount of power to completely vaporize the predetermined volume of liquid at the required temperature.
A hand-held medicant delivery device, comprising:
- a. a housing having a first end and a second end;
- b. a mouthpiece attached to the first end;
- c. a fluid delivery system;
- d. a vaporization system, comprising a heating element in between the mouthpiece and the fluid reservoir;
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- e. a power control system, comprising a circuit configured to provide a precise amount of power from a power source to heat the heating element to a required temperature to completely vaporize the precise volume of the liquid, and control a precise duration of time to supply the precise amount of power to completely vaporize the precise volume of the liquid at the required temperature.
A hand-held medicant delivery device, comprising:
- a. a housing having a first end and a second end;
- b. a mouthpiece attached to the first end;
- c. a fluid delivery system, comprising:
- i. a fluid reservoir inside the housing, the fluid reservoir having a first end and a second end, and
- ii. a pressure generator positioned inside the fluid reservoir at the second end and configured to advance towards the first end in at a fixed and discrete distance to consistently meter a precise volume of a liquid from the fluid reservoir;
- d. a vaporization system, comprising a heating element in between the mouthpiece and the fluid reservoir;
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- e. a control system to deliver power to the vaporization system.
A method of efficiently and consistently vaporizing a precise amount of a liquid medicant from a hand-held device, comprising:
- a. consistently metering a precise volume of a liquid to a heating element;
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- b. supplying a precise amount of power from a power supply to heat the heating element for a precise duration of time such that the combination of the precise amount of power and the precise duration of time heats the heating element to a minimum required temperature for a minimum required time to completely vaporize the precise volume of the liquid.
A control system for a hand-held vapor delivery device, comprising:
- a. a means for providing a precise amount of power from a power source to heat a heating element to a minimum required temperature to completely vaporize a predetermined volume of a liquid;
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- b. a means for controlling a precise duration of time to supply the precise amount of power to completely vaporize the predetermined volume of liquid at the required temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.