US 12,268,807 B1
Devices, systems, and methods for providing individualized delivery of suspended medication
Peter Kahn, New Haven, CT (US)
Assigned to Yale University, New Haven, CT (US)
Filed by YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, CT (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,897.
Int. Cl. A61M 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 15/0086 (2013.01) [A61M 15/0013 (2014.02); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medication delivery assistance device comprising:
a chamber housing defining an interior space;
a first input port at a first end of the chamber housing, the first input port configured to receive a portion of an inhaler configured to deliver medication into the interior space;
an output port at a second end of the chamber housing, the output port having a user interface configured to define a medication flow path from the first input port through the interior space and out the output port;
a second input port in the chamber housing, the second input port configured to receive at least a portion of an external fluid source configured to deliver a fluid into the interior space to accelerate movement of the medication along the medication flow path;
a sensor configured to obtain respiratory behavior data of a user of the system; and
input/output circuitry configured to:
transmit the respiratory behavior data to a computing device comprising inhaler coaching circuitry;
receive a first cue signal from the computing device to actuate the inhaler to deliver the medication into the interior space of the chamber housing;
receive a second cue signal from the computing device to actuate the external fluid source; and
receive a third cue signal from the computing device to communicate to the user to inhale to achieve the desired interval of medication delivery.