US 2019/0298942 A1 · SINGLE DOSE INHALER MONITORING ATTACHMENT

Abstract

A medicament device sensor (Sensor) comprises a body, a front wall, a back wall, an audio sensor, and a plurality of pressure sensors. The body includes a bottom surface on which the various sensors are coupled. The front wall and the back wall provide mirror symmetry in at most one plane, thereby defining a single orientation in which the Sensor attaches to the medicament device. The front wall includes a securement clip that attaches to a ledge on the medicament device. To detect secure attachment of the Sensor to the medicament device, one pressure sensor detects pressure when the Sensor is secured to the medicament device. Another one or more pressure sensors detect depression of one or more dosing buttons confirming priming of the medicament device. The audio sensor detects an inhalation confirming dispensing of medicament. In effect, the Sensor determines a dispensing event has occurred.

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Dependent claims

A medicament device sensor configured for removable attachment to a medicament device comprising:

a body comprising a bottom surface, the bottom surface shaped so as to mate to a corresponding outer surface of the medicament device;
a first wall perpendicular to the bottom surface coupled to a first edge of the bottom surface, comprising a securement clip configured to attach to a corresponding ledge on the medicament device;
a second wall perpendicular to the bottom surface coupled to a second edge of the bottom surface, the second edge opposite that of the first edge;
an audio sensor coupled to the bottom surface of the body configured to detect audio corresponding to use of the medicament device;
and
a plurality of pressure sensors coupled to the bottom surface of the body configured to detect pressure corresponding to use of the medicament device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Single dose inhaler monitoring attachment

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Single dose inhaler monitoring attachment

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Abstract

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