US 12,465,705 B2
Smart nebulizer
Stephen Costella, London (CA); Andrew Dittmer, Woodstock (CA); Luke Kilroy, London (CA); Alanna Kirchner, London (CA); Robert Morton, London (CA); and James N. Schmidt, London (CA)
Assigned to Trudell Medical International Inc., London (CA)
Filed by Trudell Medical International Inc., London (CA)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/968,291.
Application 17/968,291 is a continuation of application No. 15/705,943, filed on Sep. 15, 2017, granted, now 11,497,867.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/432,304, filed on Dec. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0122109 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 11/02 (2006.01); A61M 11/06 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/14 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0051 (2013.01) [A61M 11/02 (2013.01); A61M 11/06 (2013.01); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02); A61M 15/0086 (2013.01); A61M 15/0091 (2013.01); A61M 16/14 (2013.01); A61M 16/161 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0021 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3327 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3358 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3379 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2230/63 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nebulizer comprising:
a housing comprising:
an internal surface defining a chamber and a medication reservoir configured to hold a fluid to be aerosolized;
an external surface;
an ambient air inlet in flow communication with the chamber; and
an air outlet in flow communication with the chamber and configured to permit an aerosolized fluid to be withdrawn from the chamber; and
a sensor applied to the external surface of the housing and configured to measure properties of the fluid or aerosolized fluid in the chamber.