INHALATION BREATH ASSISTANT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN INHALATION THERAPIES

摘要

Disclosed is a tool and method for assisting a patient in inhaling a medication in a manner that improves consistency of medication dosing. In one aspect, a patient is provided with visual feedback relating to the quantity of air that a patient' inhales after a medication is released into an inhalation device from which the patient is inhaling air through. The visual feed back may be provided on a computer interfaced with a conventional inhalation device or may be displayed on a display integrated with an inhaler. The tool may used as a training aid or may be used during actual inhalation of a prescribed medication, such as insulin.