Patent ID: 11944425
Assignee: NORTON (WATERFORD) LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) comprising:
a boot-shaped housing;
a medication reservoir comprising medicament, wherein the medication reservoir is housed within the boot-shaped housing;
a top cover configured to be attached to an upper section of the boot-shaped housing; and
a monitoring module located between an underside of the top cover and a top of the medication reservoir, the monitoring module comprising:
a pressure sensor comprising a sensor port, wherein the sensor port is configured to be pneumatically coupled to a flow channel of the inhaler through which a user can inhale;
a processor configured to receive data from the pressure sensor; and
a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the data to a user device; and

wherein the pressure sensor, the processor, and the wireless transmitter are located between the underside of the top cover and the top of the medication reservoir.