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US 2013/0255678 A1Published application
Nebulizer for infants and respiratory compromised patients
AssigneeMicrodose Therapeutx, Inc.
InventorsAnand Gumaste, Scott Fleming, Philip Chan
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Abstract
An inhaler for dispensing a pharmaceutical to infants and respiratory compromised patients is disclosed.
Claims12
An inhaler for delivering a pharmaceutical to the airway of a human or animal patient, comprising:
- a housing containing:
- at least one dose of a pharmaceutical in powder form;
- a pressure sensor, temperature sensor, microphone, or other sensor with an output proportional to flow rate;
- a vibrating device;
- and
- an aerosol chamber;
- and
- an interface for delivering the pharmaceutical to the patient, wherein the interface is connected to the aerosol chamber of the housing.
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A method for automating the delivery of a pharmaceutical to the airway of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pharmaceutical delivery device having a vibrating device, at least one dose of a pharmaceutical, a pressure sensor, temperature sensor, microphone, or other sensor with an output proportional to flow rate, and an aerosol chamber;
- connecting the pharmaceutical delivery device to an interface through which the patient is inhaling;
- measuring the breathing pattern of the patient using the pressure sensor, temperature sensor, microphone, or other sensor with an output proportional to flow rate, including the duration of a typical breath of the patient;
- releasing a dose of the pharmaceutical into the aerosol chamber;
- sensing the beginning of an individual breath of the patient;
- and
- upon sensing the beginning of the individual breath of the patient, operating the vibrating device to deaggregate the pharmaceutical, thereby dispending the deaggregated pharmaceutical into the interface via a synthetic jet, wherein the vibrating device is controlled to operate for a short duration, and wherein the short duration is measured as a fraction of the duration of a typical breath of the patient.
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A method for automating the delivery of a pharmaceutical to the airway of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pharmaceutical delivery device having a vibrating device, at least one dose of a pharmaceutical, a pressure sensor, temperature sensor, microphone, or other sensor with an output proportional to flow rate, and an aerosol chamber;
- connecting the pharmaceutical delivery device to an interface through which the patient is inhaling;
- releasing a dose of the pharmaceutical into the aerosol chamber;
- and
- operating the vibrating device to deaggregate the pharmaceutical, thereby dispensing the deaggregated pharmaceutical into the interface via a synthetic jet, wherein the vibrating device is controlled to operate for a short duration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.