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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2019
Reciprocal Labs Corporation, Madison, WI (US);
John David Van Sickle, Oregon, WI (US);
Greg Tracy, Madison, WI (US);
Mark Gehring, Madison, WI (US);
Eric Hoffman, Middleton, WI (US);
Kevin Houlihan, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Chris Hallberg, Wausatosa, WI (US);
Reciprocal Labs Corporation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for monitoring usage of a medicament dispenser—particularly an inhaled medicament dispenser. While operating in a low-power mode, a first sensor is monitored for a signal indicative of handling of the medicament dispenser by a user. In response to detecting such handling, the device exits the low-power mode and begins to monitor a second sensor for a signal indicative of dispensing of the medicament. The usage monitoring device can be embodied as an attachment configured to be selectively coupled to one of a variety of different inhalers including, for example, a Diskus-type inhaler and a Respimat-type inhaler.