Patent ID: 11865250
Assignee: JOHN COLLINS
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of administering medication to a patient, comprising:
providing a hand-held, portable inhalator device to the patient, the device comprising:
a chamber;
a medication source in fluid communication with the chamber;
an aperture configured to permit egress of fluid out of the chamber;
a trigger configured to dispense medication from the medication source into the chamber;

placing the mouth of the patient about a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the chamber and exhaling into the mouthpiece and out of the aperture for a predetermined period of time at a threshold level of positive pressure to achieve a qualifying breath; and
dispensing a quantity of medication into the chamber after the qualifying breath and after a second level of positive pressure is detected in the chamber.