Medicament Inhalers
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1. A device for monitoring patient usage of a medicament inhaler, said medicament inhaler being adapted to deliver doses of medicament, and wherein said medicament inhaler includes parts which move during the dispensing of a dose of medicament,wherein said device includes:
- a) a housing, said housing being releasably attachable to said medicament inhaler,b) an optical dose counter associated with said housing, said optical dose counter being adapted to determine when a dose of medicament has been dispensed by transmitting optical signals through the medicament inhaler,c) an electronic control module associated with said housing, said electronic control module including, or being in communication with, said optical dose counter, d) said electronic control module being adapted to monitor and/or store data relating to patient usage of said medicament inhaler,the arrangement and construction being such that said device is attachable to said medicament inhaler, and subsequently operable, without any modifications being required to be made to said medicament inhaler.
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Abstract
This invention relates to improvements in or relating to medicament inhalers. In particular, the invention relates to a device for releasable attachment to a medicament inhaler, which monitors patient usage of the medicament inhaler. The invention may be particularly suitable for use with medicament inhalers used for the treatment of respiratory diseases.
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1. A device for monitoring patient usage of a medicament inhaler, said medicament inhaler being adapted to deliver doses of medicament, and wherein said medicament inhaler includes parts which move during the dispensing of a dose of medicament,
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a) a housing, said housing being releasably attachable to said medicament inhaler, b) an optical dose counter associated with said housing, said optical dose counter being adapted to determine when a dose of medicament has been dispensed by transmitting optical signals through the medicament inhaler, c) an electronic control module associated with said housing, said electronic control module including, or being in communication with, said optical dose counter, d) said electronic control module being adapted to monitor and/or store data relating to patient usage of said medicament inhaler, the arrangement and construction being such that said device is attachable to said medicament inhaler, and subsequently operable, without any modifications being required to be made to said medicament inhaler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27)
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28. In combination, a medicament inhaler, said medicament inhaler being adapted to deliver doses of medicament to a patient, and wherein said medicament inhaler includes parts which move during the dispensing of a dose of medicament;
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a device for monitoring patient usage of said medicament inhaler, said device including; a) a housing, said housing being releasably attachable to said medicament inhaler, b) an optical dose counter associated with said housing, said optical dose counter being adapted to determine when a dose of medicament has been dispensed by transmitting optical signals through the medicament inhaler, and from a position outside of the medicament inhaler, c) an electronic control module associated with said housing, said electronic control module including, or being in communication with, said optical dose counter, d) said electronic control module being adapted to monitor and/or store data relating to patient usage of said medicament inhaler, the arrangement and construction being such that said device is attachable to said medicament inhaler, and subsequently operable, without any modifications being required to be made to said medicament inhaler. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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