Air-Based Asthma Medication Inhaler That Does Not Use A Refrigerant Propellant

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Air-Based Asthma Medication Inhaler That Does Not Use A Refrigerant

Propellant

The Next Safety device supplies medication in a stream of air by

ejecting the medication from a microfluidic pump automatically as the

patient breathes, solving three problems:

(1) Propellants are eliminated. Patients are no longer required to

inhale refrigerants.

(2) The medicine is not ejected at high speeds, where it is deposited

on the back of the throat and ingested.

This is such a concern that certain manufacturers of the new HFA-

based albuterol inhalers recommend that patients " rinse and spit "

after each treatment.

(3) Patients do not need to time their inhalation to match the push

of a button.

This is particularly important when administering albuterol to

children where the parent is pressing a button hoping the child will

breath at the same time.

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Alana