Medicament dispenser
First Claim
1. An inhalation device for dispensing a medicament comprisinga housing;
- a medicament container;
a dispensing mechanism for dispensing medicament from the medicament container; and
connecting to said housing or to said medicament container, a radiofrequency identifier, in the form of a passive radiofrequency identification tag comprising;
an antenna for receiving radiofrequency energy originating from an external remote reader and returning data to said reader; and
an integrated circuit chip connecting with said antenna.
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Abstract
A medicament dispenser comprising a housing; a medicament container; a dispensing mechanism for dispensing medicament from the medicament container; and a radiofrequency identifier connecting to the housing or the medicament container, in the form of a radiofrequency identification tag comprising: an antenna for transmitting or receiving radiofrequency energy originating from an external remote reader; and an integrated circuit chip connecting with the antenna. The dispensing mechanism may, for example, comprise a valve, with or without a metering chamber, for dispensing aerosol formulations of medicaments, or opening or peeling mechanisms for blister strips or packs for dispensing dry powder medicaments.
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1. An inhalation device for dispensing a medicament comprising
a housing; -
a medicament container; a dispensing mechanism for dispensing medicament from the medicament container; and connecting to said housing or to said medicament container, a radiofrequency identifier, in the form of a passive radiofrequency identification tag comprising; an antenna for receiving radiofrequency energy originating from an external remote reader and returning data to said reader; and an integrated circuit chip connecting with said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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