US 12,233,201 B2
Inhaler system
Amir Zur, Cambridge, MA (US); Xinyu Liu, Winchester, MA (US); and Mark Milton-Edwards, Cheshire (GB)
Assigned to Norton (Waterford) Limited, Waterford (IE)
Filed by Norton (Waterford) Limited, Waterford (IE)
Filed on Jun. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/906,651.
Prior Publication US 2021/0393892 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 15/0001 (2014.02) [A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61M 15/0025 (2014.02); A61M 15/009 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 16/14 (2013.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2230/40 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an external device comprising a processor, memory, and a transceiver; and
an inhaler comprising a medicament, a processor, memory, and a transmitter, the processor of the inhaler configured to:
determine a parameter relating to airflow during a use of the inhaler by a subject;
assign a time to the use; and
send, to the external device, the parameter relating to the airflow and the time of the use; and
wherein the processor of the external device is configured to:
receive the parameter relating to airflow and the time of the use;
determine inhalation information from the parameter relating to airflow; and
control a user interface to issue a notification at a notification time that the inhalation information is available, the processor of the external device configured to implement a deliberate time delay such that the notification time is delayed relative to the time assigned to the use, and wherein the time delay is a shorter deliberate time delay when the use of the inhaler by the subject is categorized as a no inhalation event or an excessive inhalation event as opposed to a low inhalation event or a good inhalation event.