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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Jerry R. Grychowski, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
George Baran, London, CA;
Martin P. Foley, London, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Trudell Medical International, London, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for indicating breathing cycle of a patient using an aerosol delivery device. In one aspect, an aerosol delivery device includes a visual indicator that is moveable in response to a patient's breathing cycle and is positioned away from an inspiration path of the aerosol. In another aspect, a method of cycling a visual indicator between a first position and a second position in response to a patient's breathing cycle is described.