A COMPLIANCE MONITOR FOR A DRY POWDER MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE

This invention relates to a compliance monitor for monitoring patient usage of a dry powder medicament delivery device. The medicament delivery device includes a main body portion for housing a store of medicament, and a base portion which is rotatable with respect to the main body portion. The medi...

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Hauptverfasser:	SUTHERLAND, Garth Campbell, SHANNON, Craig David, CATT, Benjamin Lance, SCHOLTEN, Edward, GORMACK, Michael James
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	This invention relates to a compliance monitor for monitoring patient usage of a dry powder medicament delivery device. The medicament delivery device includes a main body portion for housing a store of medicament, and a base portion which is rotatable with respect to the main body portion. The medicament delivery device also includes a medicament dispensing means for dispensing a dose of medicament into an inhalation chamber, a mouthpiece through which the dose of medicament may be inhaled by a user, and a replaceable cap. The compliance monitor includes a first portion for receiving and/or retaining the base portion of the medicament delivery device, and a second portion for releasably securing the medicament delivery device to the first portion. The compliance monitor includes a dose detection means.