Interactive apparatus and method for real-time profiling of inhalation efforts
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1. A dry powder inhalation detection system comprising:
- a dry powder inhaler including a mouthpiece,a unit dose cartridge structurally configured for said dry powder inhaler, andan attachable interactive training device comprising at least one sensor attached to or within the mouthpiece in communication air conduits of said dry powder inhaler, wherein the at least one sensor detects at least one signal generated from said dry powder inhaler and transmits in real-time said at least one signal to at least one external device comprising a microprocessor by wireless communication for analysis of said at least one signal to generate data for real-time display of an inhalation maneuver concurrently being performed by a user.
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Abstract
Described herein are interactive apparatus and methods for sensing and measuring real-time characteristic patterns of a subject'"'"'s use of a dry powder inhalation system. The devices can be used in a wired or wireless communication mode to communicate with a display to assess the subject'"'"'s usage of the inhalation system, to evaluate the performance of the inhalation system and/or to detect the characteristics profile of a dry powder formulation emitted from the inhalation system in use.
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19 Claims
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1. A dry powder inhalation detection system comprising:
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a dry powder inhaler including a mouthpiece, a unit dose cartridge structurally configured for said dry powder inhaler, and an attachable interactive training device comprising at least one sensor attached to or within the mouthpiece in communication air conduits of said dry powder inhaler, wherein the at least one sensor detects at least one signal generated from said dry powder inhaler and transmits in real-time said at least one signal to at least one external device comprising a microprocessor by wireless communication for analysis of said at least one signal to generate data for real-time display of an inhalation maneuver concurrently being performed by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An attachable monitoring system for a dry powder inhaler comprising:
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an interactive monitoring device comprising at least one sensor configured to attach to or within a mouthpiece of the dry powder inhaler, wherein said at least one sensor is in communication with air conduits of said dry powder inhaler to measure real-time changes in air pressure or air flow;
an analog to digital converter;
a data storage medium, said data storage medium including a set of machine-readable instructions that are executable by a processing device to implement an algorithm, said algorithm comprising instructions for manipulating said data including the steps of;transmitting and analyzing said data in real time by receiving said data from said at least one sensor;
filtering said data;
transforming said data;
analyzing said data; andmonitoring a patient using said data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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