ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,705, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Trudell Medical International Inc. (London, Canada).
"Smart nebulizer" was invented by Stephen Costella (London, Canada), Andrew Dittmer (Woodstock, Canada), Luke Kilroy (London, Canada), Alanna Kirchner (London, Canada), Robert Morton (London, Canada) and James N. Schmidt (London, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nebulizer system capable of identifying when activation has occurred and aerosol is being produced. The nebulizer system monitors the inhalation and exhalation flow generated by the patient and communicates proper breathing technique for optimal drug delivery. The nebulizer sys...