CPC A61M 15/0098 (2014.02) [A61M 15/009 (2013.01); A61M 15/0013 (2014.02); A61M 15/0018 (2014.02); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/13 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8212 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method of administering medication to a patient, comprising:
providing a hand-held, portable inhalator device to the patient, the device comprising:
a chamber;
a medication source in fluid communication with the chamber;
an aperture configured to permit egress of fluid out of the chamber;
a trigger configured to dispense medication from the medication source into the chamber;
placing the mouth of the patient about a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the chamber and exhaling into the mouthpiece and out of the aperture for a predetermined period of time at a threshold level of positive pressure to achieve a qualifying breath; and
dispensing a quantity of medication into the chamber after the qualifying breath and after a second level of positive pressure is detected in the chamber.
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