WO2017007489A1

WO2017007489A1 - Medication nebulizer device

Info

Publication number: WO2017007489A1
Application number: PCT/US2015/039781
Authority: WO
Inventors: Johnathan HARRISON
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-07-09
Filing date: 2015-07-09
Publication date: 2017-01-12
Anticipated expiration: 2018-01-09

Abstract

The current invention provides a device that may be termed as a "delivery" device, and has no weight on the dosage of a medication. The device of the current invention delivers the dosage for a breathing medication and oxygen that is ordered by a physician and can be used for children who panic at the sight of medicine being delivered through a mask or mouth piece nebulizer directly, it is the objective of the current invention to provide a device allowing self- administration of the medication and/or oxygen by a child, while the child is enjoying the lollipop. With the device in the current invention, this is achieved very easily by simply licking on the lollipop or holding it near the face. The delivery of oxygen or medication does not change whether the lollipop is being licked on or not.

Description

Attorney Docket HarrisonlOO

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY PATENT APPLICATION

FOR

(A) MEDICATION NEBULIZER DEVICE

Inventor: Johnathan Harrison

(B) CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Not applicable.

(C) FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Not applicable.

(D) MICROFICHE

Not applicable

(E) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1)F1ELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a novel form of medicament delivery system, and to novel methods of treatment. In particular, the invention provides a medicament delivery device, such as an edible lollipop to appease children, where the lollipop is attached to a nebulizer at one end.

(Z)BACKGROUND

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.

Inhalation is a very old method of drug delivery. In the twentieth century, it became the mainstay of respiratory care, and was known as aerosol therapy. Use of inhaled epinephrine for relief of asthma was reported as early as 1929, in England. Dry powder inhalers have been used to administer penicillin dust to treat respiratory infections. In 1956, the first metered-dosed inhaler was approved for clinical use. Commonly assigned Patent Application Serial No. WO 2012/100169 filed January 20th, 2012, and published as PCT/US2012/022038, the disclosure which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, discloses a nebulizer having a flow meter function that is applied to venturi type intra-oral nebulizers. As suggested by prior art invention which also relates to the field of nebulizers configured for pediatric use and nebulizers having a flow meter function

The scientific basis for aerosol therapy developed relatively late, following the 1974 Sugar Loaf conference on the scientific basis of respiratory therapy. A more complete history of the development of aerosol therapy and the modern nebulizer is described in the 2004 Phillip Kitridge Memorial Lecture entitled, "The Inhalation of Drugs: Advantages and Problems by Joseph L Row; printed in the March 2005 issue of Respiratory Care, vol.50, no. 3.Table 8 of the Respiratory Care article, referred to above, page 381. This lecture lists the characteristics of an ideal aerosol inhaler as follows.

TABLE 8

Dose reliability and reproducibility

High lung-deposition efficiency (target lung deposition of 100% of nominal dose) Production of the fine particles 5 pm diameter, with correspondingly low mass median diameter

Simple to use and handle

Short treatment time

Small size and easy to carry

Multiple-dose capability

Resistance to bacterial contamination Durable

Cost-effective

No drug released to ambient-air

Efficient (small particle size, high lung deposition) for the specific drug being aerosolized.

Although liked by patients and health care personnel, standard nebulizers typically fail to achieve a number of these characteristics when the patient is a small child, because they are intimidated with the feel of the hospital and the current nebulizer delivery devices. In this state of mind, the children/patients generally raise a panic by crying and not following instructions. This wastes medication and increases patient anxiety.

There is a possibility of contamination when opening the initially sterile kit, pouring medication into the cup, and assembling the pieces for use by a patient. There is also considerable inefficiency in the medication delivery due to non co-operation by the patient (child).

The present invention relates to a device that can deliver nebulized breathing medications, such as albuterol, via a standard nebulizer. More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of self-administered devices for children, and specifically to a device in the form of an edible lollipop, enabling the delivery of the medicament by

"blow-by" oxygen and breathing medications. This simply means that the oxygen or medication is to be within a very close proximity of the child's face.

The objectives and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed.

(F) SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main object of the present invention Is to provide means and methods for overcoming the disadvantages and solving the problems associated with the foregoing known devices for oral delivery of medicament or oral delivery system for children needing nebulized breathing medications.

A further object of the present invention is to provide means and methods for overcoming the above disadvantages and solving the above problems while at the same time achieving an efficient absorption of the substance.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a device resembling lollipop to augment the delivery of medication to pediatric patients such as young children and toddlers.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a nebulizer that will minimize the fear of using such a device from young children and toddlers.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a device comprising an edible sugar free lollipop with a housing having a compartment for a nebulizer in communication with an egress port

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a device that avoids wasting of medication and does not increase patient anxiety. Yet still another object of the present invention Is to provide a device that encounters least contamination during medicament delivery to the patient's mouth.

Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide a devke which delivers medicaments with considerable efficiency due to full co-operation by the patient (child).

Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide self-administered devices for children in the form of an edible lollipop, enabling the delivery of the medicament by "blow-by" oxygen and breathing medications.

Additional objects of the present invention will appear as the description proceeds.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages will appear from the description to follow. In the description reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which forms a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments will be described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In the accompanying drawings, like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views.

The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is best defined by the appended daims.

(6) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that, in some instances, various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the lollipop end of the device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the adapter for standard nebulizer.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention device assembled for nebulizing.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the invention device assembled for blow by oxygen.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the invention device with dimensions of the components.

It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments that will be appreciated by those reasonably skilled in the relevant arts. Also, drawings are not necessarily made to scale but are representative.

(H) DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INVENTION Various aspects of the illustrative embodiments will be described using the terms commonly employed by those skilled in the art to convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced with only some of the described aspects. For purposes of explanation, specific numbers, materials and configurations are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the illustrative embodiments. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without the specific details. In other instances, well-known features are omitted or simplified in order not to obscure the illustrative embodiments. in one preferred embodiment of this invention, a device that can deliver up to several liters of oxygen per minute as well as deliver nebulized breathing medications, such as albuterol, via a standard nebulizer is disclosed.

The current invention provides a device that may be termed as a "delivery" device, and has no weight on the dosage of a medication. The device of the current invention delivers the dosage for a breathing medication and oxygen that is ordered by a physician and can be used for children who panic at the sight of medicine being delivered through a mask or mouth piece nebulizer directly.

It is the objective of the current invention to provide a device allowing self- administration of the medication and/or oxygen by a child, while the child is enjoying the lollipop. Many physicians order what is called "blow-by" oxygen and breathing medications, which simply means that the oxygen or medication is to be within a very dose proximity of the child's face. With the device in the current invention, this is achieved very easily by simply licking on the lollipop or holding it near the face. The delivery of oxygen or medication does not change whether the lollipop is being licked on or not.

Each device is for single patient use only. Once the breathing medication or oxygen has been delivered as ordered, the device is simply discarded into the trash. This device simply cannot be eaten in a short period of time, therefore giving ample time to deliver the ordered medication/oxygen. The flavor of the lollipop device of the current invention is as broad as there are lollipop flavors on the shelves today. Each device consists of a candy coated hollow chamber or base that will accept a standard nebulizer. The lollipop candy will be poured around the chamber or base.

The base or chamber of the Lolli-O's device is hollow. Once the candy is poured around the base or chamber, holes are drilled through the sucker and base, creating many "openings" for the oxygen/medication to deliver through. The top of the lollipop base or chamber does not have a hole, which forces the oxygen/medication to be delivered through the small holes that were made. The size of the lollipop of the current device is a normal size, and made of sugar free lollipop material. The base or chamber is made of hard plastic, as used in other delivery devices.

Referring to the details of the figures, FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the lollipop end of the device according to the present invention. The lollipop used is shown by 101 which is a circle with the hollow plastic stick indicated by 103. The plastic stick 103 has two ends, top and bottom end and it is designed to have holes 102 on the top end with the top most end sealed without holes for the medicament delivery to the child near the mouth forcefully through holes only. The lollipop used is a sugar free lollipop available in various flavors and varied shapes. The bottom end of the hollow stick 103 is designed to accept oxygen tubing and the nebulizers and is in the shape of a nipple 104.

Referring to the details of the figures, FIG. 2 Is a front perspective view of the adapter for standard nebulizer. Shown is the standard adapter that can be fitted onto the nipple 104 for further attachment of the tubing.

Referring to the details of the figures, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention device assembled for nebulizing. The red part in the drawing reflects the lollipop which is sugar free type of edible lollipop. The green part reflects the adapter for a regular nebulizer clearly indicating tubing for medicament delivery system.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the invention device assembled for blow by oxygen with the red part indicating edible sugar free lollipop.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the invention device with dimensions of the components. The lollipop end 101 of the device is shown with the hollow stick 103 with holes 102. Holes 102 are ¼" that creates a 360 degree holes around the lollipop. The width of the lollipop is 17mm OD % and the adapter end is 18mm (I.D.) x 18 mm (I.D.) further tapered to a 14mm length and 8mm diameter.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, and various modifications and substitutions may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that the present invention has been described by way of illustration and not limitation.

While a presently preferred and various alternative embodiments of the present invention have been described in sufficient detail above to enable a person skilled in the relevant art to make and use the same, it should be obvious that various other adaptations and modifications can be envisioned by those persons skilled in such art without departing from either the spirit of the invention.

Claims

CLAIMS I Claim:

1. A novel form of medicament delivery system with a nebulizer attached to one end and a solid piece attached to the other end, wherein the said system allows self- administration.

2. A novel form of medicament delivery system, of claim 1, that is a device that is comprised of a solid end, holes, a hollow plastic base or chamber, and oxygen tubing.

3. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 1, wherein said solid end is a sugar free candy with holes.

4. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 1, wherein said holes are around X" in diameter.

5. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 2, wherein said device can deliver several liters of oxygen per minute.

6. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 2, wherein said device delivers nebulized breathing medications, such as albuterol, via a standard nebulizer.

7. The said device of claim 2 delivers dosage for a breathing medication or oxygen as ordered by a physician.

8. The said device of claim 2 delivers dosage for a breathing medication or oxygen for children who panic at the sight of medicine being delivered through nebulizer directly.

9. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 2, wherein said device allows self- administration of the medication and/or oxygen by a child while the child is enjoying the lollipop.

10. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 2, wherein said device allows the oxygen or medication to be within a very dose proximity of the child's face.

11. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 2, wherein said device allows the delivery of oxygen or medication irrespective of whether said lollipop is being licked on or not.

12. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 2, wherein said device is for single patient use only.

13. The novel form of medicament delivery system of claim 2, wherein said device allows ample time to deliver the ordered medication/oxygen.

14. The novel form of medicament delivery system of caim 2, wherein said chamber or base is hollow and candy coated.

15. The novel form of medicament delivery system of daim 2, wherein said base or chamber is a means to connect a standard nebulizer to the bottom of the hollow base or chamber allowing nebulized medication to be delivered in a close proximity of a patient's face.

16. The novel form of medicament delivery system of daim 1, wherein said sugar free candy is In multiple lollipop flavors on the shelves.