Method and device for facilitating combined aerosol and oral treatments for diabetes mellitus

• US 6,187,291 B1
• Filed: 09/09/1999
• Issued: 02/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Allan M. Weinstein, Robert E. Weinstein
• Original Assignee: Allan M. Weinstein, Robert E. Weinstein
• Inventors: Weinstein, Allan, Weinstein, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Page, Thurman K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCQUEENEY, PATRICIA E
• Application Number:
  US09/392,515
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• Field of Search: 206/538, 206/570, 424/400
• US Class Current: 424/45
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/00 Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0065 Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices A61M15/0028 takes precedence; dosage devices incorporated in aerosol cans B65D83/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0085 using ultrasonics spraying or atomising liquids using ultrasonic vibrations in general B05B17/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/06 Packaging for specific medical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/003 Kits for diabetics

Abstract

A dispensing container which incorporates an aerosolizable topical insulin preparation, at least one oral hypoglycemic agent, and indicia and instructions for their coordinated use as a single therapeutic regimen for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in a human, and a method for treating diabetes mellitus which employs such a device.

Claims

1. A diabetes mellitus treatment device comprising:

a dispenser for housing

multiple dosages of aerosolizable insulin;

multiple dosages of at least one oral hypoglycemic medication;

indicia operably associated with said dispenser for distinguishing said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral hypoglycemic medication; and

instructions operably associated with said dispenser for coordinating administration of said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral hypoglycemic medication as a regimen.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said multiple dosages of said at least one oral hygoglycemic medication is in the form of a tablet, pill, capsule, caplet, liquid, powder or gel.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said instructions can be altered vet maintained within the unifying container.

4. The device of claim 1 further comprising an aerosol device.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin is contained within said aerosol device.

6. The device of claim 1 further comprising insulating material disposed about said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin.

15. The treatment device of claim 1 wherein said at least one oral medication is selected from the group consisting of sulfonylureas, biguanides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, and thiazolidinediones.

7. A diabetes mellitus treatment device comprising:

a dispenser housing

(a) multiple dosages of aerosolizable insulin;

(b) multiple dosages of at least one oral medication selected from the group consisting of sulfonylureas, biguanides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, and thiazolidinediones;

(c) indicia operably associated with said dispenser for distinguishing said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral medication; and

(d) instructions operably associated with said dispenser for coordinating administration of said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral medication as a regimen.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein said multiple dosages of said at least one oral medication is in the form of a tablet, pill, capsule, caplet, liquid, powder or gel.

9. The device of claim 7 wherein said instruction can be altered yet maintained within the unifying container.

10. The device of claim 7 further comprising an aerosol device.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein said multiple dosages of aerosolizable insulin is contained within said aerosol device.

12. The device of claim 7 further comprising insulating material disposed about said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin.

13. A method for treating diabetes mellitus in a human, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a dispenser which contains multiple dosages of aerosolizable insulin, multiple dosages of at least one oral hypoglycemic medication, indicia for distinguishing said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral hypoglycemic medication, and instructions for coordinating administration of said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral hypoglycemic medication as a regimen; and

(b) administering said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral hypoglycemic medication according to said indicia and said instructions.

14. A method for treating diabetes mellitus in a human, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a dispenser which contains multiple dosages of aerosolizable insulin, multiple dosages of at least one oral medication selected from the group consisting of sulfonylureas, biguanides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, and thiazolidinediones, indicia for distinguishing said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral medication, and instructions for coordinating administration of said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral medication as a regimen; and

(b) administering said multiple dosages of said aerosolizable insulin and said multiple dosages of said at least one oral medication according to said indicia and said instructions.