Medicament dispenser
AssigneeGlaxo Group Limited
InventorJames William Godfrey
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Abstract
A medicament dispenser comprising a housing; a medicament container; a dispensing mechanism for dispensing medicament from the medicament container; and a radiofrequency identifier connecting to the housing or the medicament container, in the form of a radiofrequency identification tag comprising: an antenna for transmitting or receiving radiofrequency energy originating from an external remote reader; and an integrated circuit chip connecting with the antenna. The dispensing mechanism may, for example, comprise a valve, with or without a metering chamber, for dispensing aerosol formulations of medicaments, or opening or peeling mechanisms for blister strips or packs for dispensing dry powder medicaments.
Claims51
An inhalation device for dispensing a medicament comprising
- a housing;
- a medicament container;
- a dispensing mechanism for dispensing medicament from the medicament container;
- and
- connecting to said housing or to said medicament container, a radiofrequency identifier, in the form of a passive radiofrequency identification tag comprising:
- an antenna for receiving radiofrequency energy originating from an external remote reader and returning data to said reader;
- and
- an integrated circuit chip connecting with said antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.