EP Patent

EP0387222A1 — Device in connection with an inhaler

Assigned to Draco AB · Expires 1990-09-12 · 36y expired

What this patent protects

The present invention refers to a device in connection with an inhaler intended for measuring and recording the course of inha­lation of a patient. The device is intended for use in medica­tion, e.g. in clinical tests, where there is a need of after­wards being able to control if…

USPTO Abstract

The present invention refers to a device in connection with an inhaler intended for measuring and recording the course of inha­lation of a patient. The device is intended for use in medica­tion, e.g. in clinical tests, where there is a need of after­wards being able to control if the patient has taken medicine in a prescribed way. The device comprises an electronical unit pro­vided in the inhaler for recording of the time for each dosage of the medicine of the inhaler. A detector (16, 32, 36) is pro­vided in the inhaler in connection with a passage for the air­flow of the inhalation, whereby the detector detects the airflow of the inhalation through the inhaler as well as the availabi­lity of the medicine at the inhalation, so that a combination of these two detected values decides if and how the performed inha­lation should be recorded in the electronical unit (11, 33, 35).

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP0387222A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
1990-09-12
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Draco AB
Source
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