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Delivery of aeerosol medications for inspiration
Assignee: Aradigm Corp
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Filing: 1994-12-09
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Granted: 1996-08-06
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Expires: 2014-12-09
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and methods for delivering an amount of aerosolized medicine for inspiration by a patient in response to the occurrence of appropriate delivery point or points in the patient's detected breath flow. The aerosol medication may be administered as one or more pulses having a pulse width, shape, and frequency that will maximize the respirable fraction of the aerosolized compound being administered. The delivery point or points may be predetermined or determined from a prior inspiratory flow for depositing the selected medication at one or more desired locations in the patient's airway. Determined delivery points are recursively lowered for each inspiratory flow that does not satisfy one of the predetermined and previously lowered threshold. Changes in the patient's breath flow patterns during the course of an aerosolized medication inspiration therapy program may be detected and used to adjust the controlled amount of medication to be delivered in a given administration and/or to inform the patient of the patient's condition or change in condition. The device also may contain a library of administration protocols or operating parameters for different medications and a means for identifying from the canister the medicinal contents of the canister for customizing operation of the apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 David E. Goodman
- 👤 Reid M. Rubsamen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M15/00; A61M15/0091; A61M15/0001; A61M15/0021; A61M15/0065; A61M15/0066; A61M15/0068; A61M15/008; A61M16/00; A61M16/20; A61M16/201; A61M16/202; B; B01; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F23/20; B01F23/21; B01F23/213; B01F23/2132; B01F35/00; B01F35/71; B01F35/711; B01F35/717; B01F35/7179; F; F16; F16H; F16H35/00; G; G01; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/05; G01F1/34; G01F1/36; G01F1/363; G01F1/40; G01F1/44; G01F1/50; G01F13/00; G01F13/006; G01F15/00; G01F15/001; G01F15/002; G01F25/00; G01F25/10; G01F7/00; G01F7/005; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/04; A61J7/0409; A61J7/0418; A61M11/00; A61M11/001; A61M11/002; A61M15/009; A61M16/08; A61M16/0816; A61M16/0841; A61M16/0858; A61M16/0003; A61M2016/0015; A61M2016/0018; A61M2016/0021; A61M2016/003; A61M2016/0033; A61M2016/0036; A61M2016/0039; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/50; A61M2205/60; A61M2205/6018; A61M2205/6027; A61M2205/6036; A61M2205/6045; A61M2205/82; A61M2205/8206; A61M2205/8212
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A battery powered, portable, hand-held device for delivering an aerosolized medication to a patient for inspiration, comprising: a tube forming a flow path from an open end to a mouth end; a reservoir of a selected medication having an identification code thereon; a means for determining the medication in the reservoir based on the identification code; a nozzle for releasing and aerosolizing medication from the reservoir to the open end of the tube; a flow transducer for measuring the patient's breath flow through the tube; a microprocessor for calculating a medication delivery point based on information from the flow transducer; an actuating mechanism which initiates release of medication through the nozzle and into the tube upon receipt of a signal sent after the microprocessor has determined that the patient's breath flow is at the delivery point; and a motion detector for determining when the reservoir has been agitated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A battery powered, portable, hand-held device for delivering an aerosolized medication to a patient for inspiration, comprising: a tube forming a flow path from an open end to a mouth end; a reservoir of a selected medication having an identification code thereon; a means for determining the medication in the reservoir based on the identification code; a nozzle for releasing and aerosolizing medication from the reservoir to the open end of the tube; a flow transducer for measuring the patient's breath flow through the tube; a microprocessor for calculating a medication delivery point based on information from the flow transducer; an actuating mechanism which initiates release of medication through the nozzle and into the tube upon receipt of a signal sent after the microprocessor has determined that the patient's breath flow is at the delivery point; and a motion detector for determining when the reservoir has been agitated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device off claim 1 wherein the delivery point is calculated to maximize the efficacy of the medication.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 2, further comprising: a means for detecting breath parameters of the patient including inspiratory flow and expiratory flow.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 3, further comprising: a visual indicator providing a visual display of detected breath parameters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the microprocessor includes a library of administration protocols for different medications.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-08-06 | 2004-02-05 | 2004-08-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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