Patent ID: 10019555

Abstract:
A monitoring system for inhalers includes a tracker module configured to be secured to a variety of inhalers, including both controller and rescue inhalers. The tracker module has a flexible shell that fastens around an inhaler and an activation sensor for sensing use of the inhaler, an internal memory for storing inhaler use data, and a communication component for forwarding the stored usage data to a processor for analyzing the data. The activation sensor is flexibly connected to the flexible shell with a flexible cable and is placed over the end of the inhaler canister. The processor is located in a local station separate from the tracker module but wirelessly synchronized therewith. In one embodiment, the system also collects lung function data, e.g., from a spirometer, and then processes all of the controller inhaler data, the rescue inhaler data, and the lung function data, to generate alerts and other messages.