Aerosol therapy device

• US 20060237001A1
• Filed: 09/18/2003
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PARI Pharma GmbH (PARI MEDICAL HOLDING GmbH)
• Original Assignee: PARI Pharma GmbH (PARI MEDICAL HOLDING GmbH)
• Inventors: Stangl, Roland
• Application Number:
  US10/527,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20060237001A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/200.230
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/005 using ultrasonics spraying or atomising liquids using ultrasonic vibrations in general B05B17/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/04 operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised air-humidification, e.g. "room humidifiers" F24F6/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0066 with means for varying the dose size
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3576 with non implanted data transmission devices, e.g. using external transmitter or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers

Abstract

The invention relates to an aerosol therapy device comprising a membrane nebulizer (1) and a personal digital assistant (PDA (2)), which are interconnected via communication devices (10, 11) in such a way that therapy data, which has been prepared in relation to signals, is transmitted from the membrane nebulizer (1) to the PDA and control data is transmitted from the latter (2) to the membrane nebulizer (1).

Claims

1. An aerosol therapy device having a nebuliser (1) and a PDA (2), in which

a) said nebuliser (1) is equipped with

i) a controllable aerosol generator (4),

ii) at least one sensor device (8a, 8b, 8c) for generating at least one therapy-relevant measuring signal, in particular with regard to aerosol production and aerosol consumption,

iii) a processing means (9) for generating therapy data by means of the signal-based processing of the at least one measuring signal,

iv) a communication device (10) for transferring the therapy data processed in relation to signals to the PDA (2) and for receiving control data from the PDA (2), and

v) a control means (7) for activating said aerosol generator (4) based on the control data received from the PDA,

and

b) said PDA (2) is equipped with

i) a communication device (11) for receiving the therapy data transmitted by the membrane nebuliser (1) and for transferring control data to the membrane nebuliser (1), and

ii) a device (23) for generating control data by means of the therapy-based evaluation of the transmitted therapy data.

2. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 1, wherein the controllable aerosol generator is an electrically operated aerosol generator and in particular a membrane aerosol generator.

3. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 1, wherein the communication devices (10, 11) enable a communication link between the membrane nebuliser (1) and the PDA (2) based on infrared or radio emissions or by means of a cable.

4. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor device comprises a sensor (8a) for detecting the presence and/or the density of an aerosol generated by the aerosol generator (4) and/or a sensor (8b) for detecting the operating state of the aerosol generator (4) and/or a sensor (8c) for detecting the environmental conditions and/or a sensor (8d) for detecting the respiratory flow of the user.

5. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 1, wherein the device for generating control data by means of the therapy-related evaluation of transmitted therapy data comprises a program (23) which can be executed within the framework of the operating system (20) of the PDA (2).

6. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 5, wherein the program (23) is configured of program modules (23a, 23b, 23c, 23d), of which at least one module (23b) carries out the evaluation of the therapy data processed in relation to signals and generation of control data.

7. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 5 wherein a program module (23b) carries out the evaluation of the therapy data processed in relation to signals and generation of control data.

8. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 5, wherein a communication module (23a) is provided for receiving therapy data processed in relation to signals and for transmitting control data via the communication device (11) of the PDA (2).

9. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 5, wherein a further program module (23c) is provided for displaying therapy and/or control data on a display means (15) of the PDA (2).

10. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 5, wherein a telecommunication module (2d) is provided for the establishment of a remote data connection, for example via the Internet, for transmitting therapy and/or control data and/or for receiving program modules.

11. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 5, wherein the program and/or one of the program modules (23a, 23b, 23c, 23d) is stored on a memory card (12) which can be inserted into a slot of the PDA (2).

12. An aerosol therapy device according to claim 1, wherein the control means (7) activates the membrane aerosol generator (4) based on control data stored in said control means (7) if the control means (7) is not receiving any control data from the communication device (10).