Patent ID: 11918731
Assignee: STAMFORD DEVICES LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method of providing aerosolized fluid to a patient, comprising:
detecting a breath cycle using at least one breath sensor of an aerosolization device;
predicting the start of an inhalation, using the aerosolization device, by monitoring signals from the at least one breath sensor over one or more breath cycles of the patient;
determining a duration of inhalation of the breath cycle;
preloading fluid onto a vibratable member of the aerosolization device with a pump; and
vibrating the vibratable member to aerosolize the fluid at a predetermined time prior to the start of a predicted inhalation, wherein the predetermined time comprises a time period between 1% and 30% before the start of the predicted inhalation with respect to the duration of inhalation.