Patent ID: 7819116

Claim:
A dry powder medicament inhaler comprising: a. an inhaler housing, said inhaler housing shaped for receipt of a container of inhalable dry powder medicament, and in association with the inhaler housing, a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving data; said first transceiver comprising a reader, and b. a container of inhalable dry powder medicament receivable by the inhaler housing; and in association with the container of inhalable dry powder medicament, a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving data, wherein the second transceiver comprises a tag, said tag being readable by said reader, and said tag comprising: an antenna for transmitting or receiving energy; and an integrated circuit chip connected with said antenna, wherein the integrated circuit chip comprises a memory area, wherein data is transferable in two-way fashion from the first transceiver to the second transceiver in the absence of direct physical contact between the first and second transceiver.