US 11,850,356 B1
Apparatus, methods, and systems for administering a medication to a patient from a capsule using an atomizer
Pradeep Albert, Sarasota, FL (US); Christine Nichols, Largo, FL (US); David J. Condron, Seminole, FL (US); Brian Artze, Gulfport, FL (US); Fadi Saba, St Petersburg, FL (US); Jesse Klein, Clearwater, FL (US); and Vijay Vad, New York, NY (US)
Filed by MICRONEB TECH HOLDINGS, INC., St Petersburg, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/207,242.
Int. Cl. A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 15/0086 (2013.01) [A61M 11/005 (2013.01); A61M 15/0016 (2014.02); A61M 16/0084 (2014.02); A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of administering at least one medication into a mouth of a patient comprising:
providing a removable capsule having an upper part of a vibrating mesh atomizer disposed at a lower end of and directly adjacent to a capsule chamber of the removable capsule, wherein the at least one medication contacts the upper part of the atomizer within the chamber;
inserting the removable capsule into a channel of a base unit, the channel in fluid communication with a chamber of the base unit, the base unit having a housing that defines openings for receiving a portion of a conduit of a resilient air bladder, a portion of at least one of a mouthpiece and a mask, and the removable capsule, wherein a first electrical contact is disposed on an outward surface of the removable capsule and a second electrical contact is disposed on an inner wall of the channel for providing electrical communication between the removable capsule and the base unit;
dispensing, using the atomizer, by interacting with an interface on the base unit, the at least one medication from the removable capsule to the chamber of the base unit, via the capsule chamber; and
causing air within the resilient air bladder in fluid communication with the chamber of the base unit to be conveyed from the resilient air bladder and into the mixing chamber such that the air conveyed from the resilient air bladder and the at least one medication dispensed from the removable capsule is administered to the patient.