US 2022/0176057 A1 · METHODS AND MEDICINE DELIVERY DEVICES FOR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TREATMENT

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods for treating a respiratory system of a subject, as well as medicine delivery devices for delivering an aerosol medicine to a subject in need thereof. A benefit to the methods herein can be generating a respiratory pattern of a subject that can accurately measure inhalation and exhalation patterns, which can in turn provide a benefit of more efficient and timely delivery of an aerosol medicine to a subject in need thereof. Additional benefits to the methods and devices herein can be helping to improve treatment outcomes, as well as avoiding wastage of expensive medicines. Additional benefits to the medicine delivery devices disclosed herein can be non-invasive, low cost, lightweight, compact, versatile, and simple to use devices useful for a wide range of patients and healthcare settings. Another benefit of the medicine delivery devices can be providing a single-use device that can lower the risk of infection for patients and healthcare providers.

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Dependent claims

A method of treating a respiratory system of a subject comprising:

providing at least one non-invasive sensor;
attaching the least one non-invasive sensor to at least one body surface of the subject and configuring the at least one non-invasive sensor to send a sensor signal to a controller;
collecting sensor signal data from the at least one non-invasive sensor over a measurement time period;
extracting respiratory data from the sensor signal data by applying a bandpass filter;
determining an inhalation period and exhalation period of the subject;
and
actuating a treatment during the inhalation period by sending an actuator signal from the controller to an air pump or a medicine delivery device, wherein the pump or medicine delivery device is connected by a breathing apparatus connected to the respiratory system of the subject.

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A method of delivering an aerosol medicine to a subject in need thereof comprising:

providing a medicine delivery device, wherein the medicine delivery device comprises an aerosol medicine dispenser connected by an air flow system to an actuator, and a programmable control module configured to control the actuator and the aerosol medicine dispenser;
providing at least one non-invasive sensor;
attaching the at least one non-invasive sensor to at least one body surface of the subject and configuring the at least one non-invasive sensor to send a sensor signal to the programmable control module;
collecting sensor signal data from the at least one non-invasive sensor over a measurement time period;
extracting respiratory data from the sensor signal data by applying a bandpass filter;
determining an inhalation period and an exhalation period of the subject;
and
actuating a treatment during the inhalation period by sending an actuator signal from the programmable control module to the actuator or the aerosol medicine dispenser, wherein the actuator or aerosol medicine dispenser is connected by a breathing apparatus connected to the respiratory system of the subject.

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A medicine delivery device comprising:

an aerosol medicine dispenser connected by an air flow system to an actuator;
at least one non-invasive sensor configured to attach to at least one body surface of a subject;
and
a programmable control module configured to receive sensor signals from the at least one non-invasive sensor and configured to control the actuator and the aerosol medicine dispenser.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods and medicine delivery devices for respiratory system treatment

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