Patent ID: 7896002
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medicine discharge device configured to discharge medicine to be administered to a user, said device comprising: an inhaler configured to allow the user to inhale the medicine, said inhaler including at least a mount portion configured to removably mount a medicine discharge cartridge and to removably mount an inhalation-training-cartridge different from said medicine discharge cartridge, said mount portion being configured to mount only one of said cartridges at a time, said medicine discharge cartridge having a medicine reservoir and a medicine discharge portion, said medicine reservoir configured to accommodate the medicine, said medicine discharge portion configured to discharge the medicine, wherein said mount portion is configured to removably mount said medicine discharge cartridge only when said inhalation-training cartridge is not mounted to said mount portion, and said mount portion is configured to removably mount said inhalation-training cartridge only when said medicine discharge cartridge is not mounted to said mount portion, wherein said inhalation-training cartridge includes a sensor configured to detect an inhalation state with no medicine discharged so that the user measures the inhalation state for training, and wherein said inhaler includes a receiving circuit configured to receive an output signal sent from said inhalation-training cartridge, said inhalation-training cartridge mounted at said mount portion.