Smart valved holding chamber
AssigneeTrudell Medical International
InventorsAdam MEYER, Bart NOWAK, Ronak SAKARIA, Heather YOUNG, Cameron ROADHOUSE, Michael LAVDAS
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Abstract
A medication delivery system including a holding chamber having an input and an output end, a backpiece coupled to the input end of the holding chamber and having an electrical circuit and an opening. An MDI incudes an insert portion moveable between an engaged position wherein the insert portion is received in the opening and a disengaged position wherein the insert portion is removed from the opening, and at least one contact that completes the electrical circuit when the insert portion is in the engaged position.
Claims20
A medication delivery system comprising:
- a holding chamber having an input and an output end;
- a backpiece coupled to the input end of the holding chamber and comprising an electrical circuit and an opening;
- an MDI comprising an insert portion moveable between an engaged position wherein the insert portion is received in the opening and a disengaged position wherein the insert portion is removed from the opening, and at least one contact that completes the electrical circuit when the insert portion is in the engaged position.
The medication delivery system of claim 6 further comprising a resistor electrically coupled between the pair of magnets.
A method of assembling a medication delivery system comprising:
- coupling a backpiece to an input end of a holding chamber, wherein the backpiece comprises an electrical circuit and defines an opening to an interior of the holding chamber;
- inserting an insert portion of an MDI through the opening of the backpiece;
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- completing the electrical circuit with at least one contact disposed on the MDI.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.