An automated drug delivery and monitoring system for use on mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit is presented. Medication in the form of respirable particles is transported through ventilator circuitry by a delivery unit. Multiple medications may be delivered into the gas flow of the ventilator, with each medication delivered in a defined dose for a frequency and interval as specified by an operator. The particles mixed into the gas flow of the ventilator are inhaled and ingested by the patent's lungs.

The present disclosure relates to a heating inhaler and a controlling method thereof. The method includes: the sensing element detecting a suction action, and if the sensing element detects the suction action within a first predetermined time period, the control circuit board controlling the power source to supply power to the atomizer for a second predetermined time period then stop supplying, wherein the indicating element displays a first state within the second predetermined time period until the power source stops supplying power to the atomizer, then the indicating element displays a second state. If the sensing element detects no suction action within the first predetermined time period, the control circuit board controlling the power source to stop supplying the electric power to the atomizer, and the indicating element displaying the second state.

An inhaler includes a mouthpiece cover, a pressure sensor, a first indicator and a second indicator. The first indicator may be configured to indicate based on a state of the cover, and the second indicator may be configured to indicate based on an output of the pressure sensor. For example, when the mouthpiece cover opens, the first indicator may illuminate and a dose of medication may be transferred from a reservoir to a dosing cup. The second indicator may illuminate if an amount of inhaled medication reaches a predetermined threshold for successful inhalation.

Security features for an electronic metered-dose smart inhaler, mobile app, and cloud-based software system that validates users and inhaler use protocols, such as medical prescriptions and clinical trial regimens. The smart inhaler interacts with a mobile app to control and monitor per-dose usage and capture efficacy results and feedback from medical patients and clinical trial participants for review by prescribing physicians, clinical trial administrators, medicine formulators and artificial intelligence. While the smart inhaler system is well suited for aerosol medical marijuana products, it may be used to deliver and conduct clinical trials on any type of product suitable for aerosol administration including other types of medication and non-medical products, such as nicotine, herbal products, pain killers, sleep aids, dietary stimulants, dietary suppressants, etc. Many of the system-based innovations are not limited to aerosol inhalers, and may be applied more widely to other types of in-home, patient-administered products.

A system may include a mobile application residing on an external device and an inhalation device. The inhalation device may include a mouthpiece, a mouthpiece cover, medicament, and an electronics module comprising a processor. The inhalation device may be configured to both prepare a dose of medicament for delivery to a user and cause the processor to transition between power states when the mouthpiece cover is moved from a closed position to an open position to expose the mouthpiece. The electronics module or the mobile application may be configured to generate usage events based on usage of the inhalation device by the user. The electronics module may also include a pressure sensor, and the electronics module or the mobile application may be configured to determine whether a usage event is a good inhalation event, a fair inhalation event, or a no inhalation event based on feedback from the pressure sensor.

A method and apparatus for monitoring and/or managing adherence to a medication regimen that involves use of a sensor. Dispensing medicine from a container commonly involves motion of the container, which can be a distinctive motion. In some embodiments, a processor monitors motion sensor data from a motion sensor that is physically coupled to the container, such that the motion sensor and the container move in unison. A processor analyzes the sensor data to determine physical movement of the container. When the determined movement matches the distinctive motion of medicine being dispensed, the processor can determine that medicine has been dispensed. A computer system can compare the dispensed medication to a planned medication regimen to determine a state of compliance to the medication regimen. The computer system can take an action based on the compliance state, such as sending a message indicating the compliance state to a medical professional.

An apparatus including a first cartridge, a sensor, and a controller. The first cartridge can include a first release device configured to release a first substance into a housing. The controller can be configured to receive data from the sensor. The controller can determine an amount of first substance released by the first cartridge based on the data. The first release device can be controlled based on the determined amount of first substance.

A disposable medical grade tank and mod assembly for dose controlled smokeless administration of a plurality of vaporized chemicals, and method of use thereof.

A system may include a mobile application residing on an external device and an inhalation device. The inhalation device may include a mouthpiece, a mouthpiece cover, medicament, and an electronics module comprising a processor. The inhalation device may be configured to both prepare a dose of medicament for delivery to a user and cause the processor to transition between power states when the mouthpiece cover is moved from a closed position to an open position to expose the mouthpiece. The electronics module or the mobile application may be configured to generate usage events based on usage of the inhalation device by the user. The electronics module may also include a pressure sensor, and the electronics module or the mobile application may be configured to determine whether a usage event is a good inhalation event, a fair inhalation event, or a no inhalation event based on feedback from the pressure sensor.

The invention discloses an intelligent inhaler holster with a system and method to sense, track properties of inhaled air and medication, alert in hostile environments, map medication with personal dynamics, inhaled air and environment for better health, along with predictive and prognostic analytics. The system includes a sensor module to sense various environmental parameters of the personal environment envelope surrounding the individual. The system also includes an inhaler module configured to track the medication taken by the user. The system also has a processing module to collect data from multiple numbers of environmental sensors and further dynamically processes the information from the inhaler module including the time and location from where the user has taken medication. The processing module alerts for deviations, learns the preferred settings, advises based on trends, predictive and prognostic analytics.