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DOSE COUNTING SCALES FOR A MEDICAL INHALER

  • US 20090326861A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2009
  • Published: 12/31/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A dosage device for determining the number of remaining doses of medication available in a medical inhaler, comprising:

  • a sensitive weigh scale capable of recoding measurements at least as small as 0.001 grams for outputting a measured weight dependent on the weight of a medical inhaler placed on the weigh scale;

    a memory containing a data structure in the form of a table storing a plurality of records corresponding to different medical inhalers, and each record containing data allowing the number of remaining doses to be determined from the measured weight of the inhaler or its canister;

    an input device for permitting a user to select one of said plurality of medical inhalers stored in said data structure;

    a processor configured to read said data stored in a record pertaining to a particular medical inhaler, and said processor being configured to determine the number of doses remaining from said stored data and the measured weight; and

    a display device configured to display the remaining number of doses determined by said processor.

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