Patent ID: 7631643
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A nebulizing drug delivery device, comprising: a housing, the housing comprising a mouthpiece module, an intermediate module, and a base module, wherein the mouthpiece module is configured to be releasably coupled with the intermediate module, and wherein the base module is configured to be releasably coupled with the intermediate module; an aerosol generator disposed within the housing; a signal transmitter carried by the housing; a signal receiver carried by the housing; and a signal path configured to transmit a signal from the transmitter to the receiver, wherein the signal path is disrupted by the mouthpiece module being decoupled from the intermediate module; wherein the signal path is disrupted by the base module being decoupled from the intermediate module, wherein disruption of the signal path prevents any signal from being transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver via the signal path, and wherein disruption of the signal path disables the aerosol generator.