US 11,951,246 B1
Systems and methods for coaching inhaler use via synchronizing patient and respiratory cycle behaviors
Peter Kahn, New Haven, CT (US)
Assigned to Yale University, New Haven, CT (US)
Filed by Yale University, New Haven, CT (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/373,558.
Int. Cl. A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A99Z 99/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01)
CPC A61M 15/0001 (2014.02) [A99Z 99/00 (2019.05); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2230/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of coaching a patient to use an inhaler for medication delivery, the method comprising:
obtaining, via a sensor, respiratory behavior data of the patient;
receiving, at a computing device, the respiratory behavior data;
performing a respiratory pattern analysis algorithm on the respiratory behavior data to determine a desired interval of inhaler actuation for medication delivery;
communicating a cue signal to actuate the inhaler to achieve the desired interval of inhaler actuation;
obtaining, via the sensor, inhaler actuation data based on the actuation of the inhaler;
receiving, at the computing device, the inhaler actuation data;
performing an actuation analysis algorithm on the inhaler actuation data to assess the efficacy of the actuation; and
adjusting, if the efficacy of the actuation is below a predetermined threshold, the cue signal to actuate the inhaler to improve the efficacy of a future actuation.