Apparatus and Method for Maintaining Consistency for Aerosol Drug Delivery Treatments
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining consistency for aerosol drug delivery treatments, comprising:
- administering a predetermined dose of aerosolized drug to a patient using an aerosol generator, the aerosol generator operating at an initial power level;
monitoring the patient'"'"'s breathing pattern during the administration of the dose; and
varying the power level at which the aerosol generator operates during the administration of the dose based on the monitored breathing pattern.
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Abstract
An aerosol drug delivery apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a reservoir constructed to contain a predetermined dose of a liquid drug, an aerosol generator in communication with the reservoir, and a power source arranged to deliver power to the aerosol generator in order to produce an aerosolized form of the dose that can be administered to a patient. The apparatus may maintain consistent aerosol drug delivery treatments, for example, by way of a breath measuring mechanism that monitors the patient'"'"'s breathing pattern during the administration of the dose and a controller configured to vary the power level at which the power source during the administration of the dose based on the monitored breathing pattern.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining consistency for aerosol drug delivery treatments, comprising:
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administering a predetermined dose of aerosolized drug to a patient using an aerosol generator, the aerosol generator operating at an initial power level; monitoring the patient'"'"'s breathing pattern during the administration of the dose; and varying the power level at which the aerosol generator operates during the administration of the dose based on the monitored breathing pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for maintaining consistency for aerosol drug delivery treatments, comprising:
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administering a predetermined dose of an aerosolized drug to a patient using an aerosol generator, the aerosol generator operating at an initial power level; monitoring an elapsed treatment time for the administration of the dose; and increasing the power level at which the aerosol generator operates based upon a relationship between the elapsed treatment time and a nominal treatment time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An aerosol drug delivery apparatus, comprising:
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a reservoir constructed to contain a predetermined dose of a liquid drug; an aerosol generator in communication with the reservoir; a power source arranged to deliver power to the aerosol generator, the powered aerosol generator producing an aerosolized form of the dose that can be administered to a patient; a breath measuring mechanism operable to monitor the patient'"'"'s breathing pattern during the administration of the dose; and at least one controller configured to control the power source, the controller operable to vary the power level at which the power source operates during the administration of the dose based on the monitored breathing pattern. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An aerosol drug delivery apparatus for diagnosing poor patient respiration, comprising:
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a reservoir constructed to contain a predetermined dose of a liquid drug; an aerosol generator in communication with the reservoir; a power source arranged to deliver power to the aerosol generator, the powered aerosol generator producing an aerosolized form of the liquid drug that can be administered to a patient; a breath measuring mechanism operable to monitor the patient'"'"'s breathing pattern during administration of the dose; and a perceptible output device that provides a perceptible output when the monitored breathing pattern indicates that the patient has a poor breathing pattern. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A self-diagnosing aerosol drug delivery apparatus, comprising:
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a reservoir constructed to contain a predetermined dose of a liquid drug; an aerosol generator in communication with the reservoir; a power source arranged to deliver power to the aerosol generator, the powered aerosol generator producing an aerosolized form of the liquid drug that can be administered to a patient; a clock that monitors an amount of time that the aerosol generator is active during administration of the dose; and a perceptible output device that provides a perceptible output indicating that a mesh in the drug delivery apparatus should be changed based on a relationship between the monitored amount of time and a nominal amount of time that the aerosol generator should have been active during the administration of the dose. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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