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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

May. 12, 2016
Applicant:

Mannkind Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);

Inventors:

Dennis Overfield, Fairfield, CT (US);

Carl R. Sahi, Coventry, CT (US);

Benoit Adamo, Mount Kisco, NY (US);

P. Spencer Kinsey, Sandy Hook, CT (US);

Scott McLean, Waterbury, CT (US);

John M. Polidoro, Tolland, CT (US);

Chad C. Smutney, Watertown, CT (US);

Assignee:

MannKind Corporation, Westlake Village, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/0065 (2013.01); A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02); A61M 15/0025 (2014.02); G09B 23/28 (2013.01); A61M 15/008 (2014.02); A61M 2016/003 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2206/10 (2013.01); A61M 2209/086 (2013.01); A61M 2230/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein are interactive apparatus and methods for sensing and measuring real-time characteristic patterns of a subject's use of a dry powder inhalation system. The devices can be used in a wired or wireless communication mode to communicate with a display to assess the subject's usage of the inhalation system, to evaluate the performance of the inhalation system and/or to detect the characteristics profile of a dry powder formulation emitted from the inhalation system in use.


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