Pulmonary health management device
AssigneePneuma Respiratory, Inc.
InventorsLouis Thomas GERMINARIO, John H. HEBRANK, Charles Eric HUNTER, Thomas P. STERN
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AssigneePneuma Respiratory, Inc.
InventorsLouis Thomas GERMINARIO, John H. HEBRANK, Charles Eric HUNTER, Thomas P. STERN
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An inhalation device includes a housing defining an air flow channel, a pressure sensor configured to detect air flow within the air flow channel, and a piezoelectric driven ejector configured to eject droplets of a fluid into the air flow channel. A controller is electrically coupled to the pressure sensor and the piezoelectric driven ejector. During an initialization phase in which a user takes a set number of deep breaths, the controller determines a trigger point based on measured inhalation flow. The pressure sensor generates a peak inspiratory flow measurement based on a minimum pressure during inhalation and a pulmonary output based on a maximum flow achieved during exhalation. During a dosing inhalation, the controller actuates the piezoelectric driven ejector when the trigger point is reached to dispense a dose of the fluid. The device may further generate pulmonary health management information based on inspiratory and expiratory flow measurements.
An inhalation device comprising:
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