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WO2025217537A1 - Identification et protection de cartouche - Google Patents

Identification et protection de cartouche

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WO2025217537A1
WO2025217537A1 PCT/US2025/024305 US2025024305W WO2025217537A1 WO 2025217537 A1 WO2025217537 A1 WO 2025217537A1 US 2025024305 W US2025024305 W US 2025024305W WO 2025217537 A1 WO2025217537 A1 WO 2025217537A1
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Prior art keywords
cartridge
delivery device
droplet delivery
droplet
fluid communication
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Inventor
Jack HUNTER
Charles Eric Hunter
Gregory RAPP
Jeffrey Miller
Matthew CULPEPPER
Caley MODLIN
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Pneuma Respiratory Inc
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Pneuma Respiratory Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/06—Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/0001—Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof
    • A61M15/0021—Mouthpieces therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/0065—Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices
    • A61M15/0068—Indicating or counting the number of dispensed doses or of remaining doses
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    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2202/00—Special media to be introduced, removed or treated
    • A61M2202/04—Liquids
    • A61M2202/0468—Liquids non-physiological
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    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2205/00—General characteristics of the apparatus
    • A61M2205/50—General characteristics of the apparatus with microprocessors or computers
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    • A61M2205/00—General characteristics of the apparatus
    • A61M2205/60—General characteristics of the apparatus with identification means
    • A61M2205/6018—General characteristics of the apparatus with identification means providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2205/00—General characteristics of the apparatus
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    • A61M2205/6054—Magnetic identification systems
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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Definitions

  • This disclosure relates to droplet delivery devices and more specifically to a droplet delivery device for the delivery of fluids from a supply container, such as a fluid cartridge, which are inhaled into mouth, throat, nose, and/or lungs for therapeutic or non -therapeutic effects.
  • a supply container such as a fluid cartridge
  • fluid-delivery cartridges described herein may be provided with push mode ejection technology as described in U.S. Patent No. 11,793,945, which is also incorporated herein by reference.
  • fluid-delivery cartridges described herein may be used with any cartridgebased droplet delivery device, including, but not limited to, electronic nicotine delivery devices, medical devices, and consumer devices.
  • electronic nicotine delivery devices encompass heated technology (i.e., vapes, e-cigarettes, etc.) and non-heated technology (i.e., push mode and ring mode devices).
  • cartridges of the invention have an information-conveying identifier, such as a tag or contact point, that includes, for example, a memory chip, antenna, barcode, QR code, or other electrical hardware such as RFID, NFC tags, or an SPI-based EEPROM chip that indicates several parameters and/or information about the cartridge.
  • a droplet device may include tag-reading capabilities or external devices such as a smartphone, camera, reader device and the like may read the tag or information conveying contact point.
  • a cartridge tag can be read to obtain information about fluid in the cartridge, use of the fluid, the cartridge, the droplet delivery device, and the like, including, for example liquid information, manufacturing lot ID, formulation ID, shot time, and/or manufacturer ID.
  • cartridge tags include a QR code, barcode, RFID tag, or NFC tag.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a cartridge (10) connected to a mouthpiece (20) for a droplet delivery device wherein the cartridge includes a readable identifier such as a tag (30) conveying information about the cartridge and/or associated droplet delivery device that that can be read by scanning, camera and reader capabilities of the droplet delivery device or associated reading devices in different examples of the invention.
  • a readable identifier such as a tag (30) conveying information about the cartridge and/or associated droplet delivery device that that can be read by scanning, camera and reader capabilities of the droplet delivery device or associated reading devices in different examples of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a cartridge comprising a contact point or chip and a droplet delivery device comprising a compatible contact point and a printed circuit board (PCB) in one example of the invention.
  • PCB printed circuit board
  • FIG. 3 is a state flow diagram showing the process through which a device comprising a microcontroller (MCU) can control actuation when paired with a smartphone that scans a tag (i.e., barcode, QR code, NFC tag, or RFID tag) on a cartridge used in conjunction with the device in one example of the invention.
  • MCU microcontroller
  • FIG. 4 is a state flow diagram showing the process through which a droplet device with an MCU can control actuation when paired with a cartridge that contains a chip in one example of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a cartridge (10) connected to a mouthpiece (20), where in the cartridge has two parallel plates (50) that can be used to measure the capacitance of the liquid in one example of the invention.
  • fluid-delivery cartridges described herein may be used with any cartridgebased droplet delivery device, including, but not limited to, electronic nicotine delivery devices, medical devices, and consumer devices.
  • electronic nicotine delivery devices encompass heated technology (i.e., vapes, e-cigarettes, etc.) and non-heated technology (i.e., push mode and ring mode devices).
  • a fluid-supplying cartridge (10) of a droplet delivery device is preferably removable and replaceable and comprises a readable tag or contact point that, in nonlimiting examples, includes a memory chip, antenna, barcode, QR code, or other electrical hardware such as RFID, NFC tags, or an SPI-based EEPROM chip that indicates several parameters about the cartridge or information about the fluid, device or cartridge.
  • the droplet delivery device will read information from the tag, such as liquid information, manufacturing lot ID, formulation ID, shot time, and/or manufacturer ID.
  • FIG. 1 shows a non-limiting example embodiment of a cartridge (10) with a mouthpiece (20).
  • the cartridge has a tag (30) that can comprise a QR code, barcode, RFID tag, NFC tag, or readable information-conveying elements.
  • FIG. 3 shows a state diagram outlining the process through which a device comprising a microcontroller (MCU) can control actuation when paired with a smartphone that scans a tag (i.e., barcode, QR code, NFC tag, or RFID tag) on a cartridge used in conjunction with the device.
  • MCU microcontroller
  • FIG. 2 shows a non-limiting example embodiment of a cartridge (10) with a contact point or chip (40) located on the bottom of the cartridge.
  • the handpiece (100) of the device contains a compatible contact point (110) that contacts the chip on the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted.
  • the cartridge and MCU, located on PCB (120) in the handpiece communicate via this contact point.
  • An example embodiment of this can be an SPI-based EEPROM chip.
  • FIG. 4 shows a state diagram outlining the process through which a device comprising an MCU can control actuation when paired with a cartridge that contains a chip.
  • An RFID, NFC tag, barcode or QR code can all hold a unique identifier. This identifier is used to look up the necessary information about the cartridge (10). There would either be a chip on the device that holds the information for all necessary identifiers, or the device would communicate with a mobile app that would retrieve the necessary information from a database, such as via connection to a local or wide area online network, including the Internet.
  • a chip (40) on the cartridge (10) can house all necessary information on the chip itself.
  • the droplet device communicates with the chip on the cartridge to determine the next course of action.
  • the droplet device in examples of the invention can measure spray time of an individual cartridge (10). Each cartridge is preferably made to have a certain volume of liquid. The amount of volume shot per second is known. Therefore, each cartridge has a total number of seconds it can be ejected. Keeping track of the seconds of ejection allows the cartridge to be made dead once it reaches its limit. Therefore, the cartridge cannot be refilled or reused. This limits the use of potentially dangerous and unapproved liquids in the device.
  • the number of seconds of ejection will be saved with the cartridge ID. If the cartridge (10) has a chip (40) on it, the total number of ejected seconds will be saved on the cartridge chip. If there is no chip on the cartridge, the droplet delivery device will keep track of the number of ejected seconds and associated cartridge ID. The device can be connected to a mobile app and this information can be added to a database/cloud/server/or other storage application.
  • the device can record the spray interval down to 0.1 ms.
  • each second of spray of droplets is equivalent to 1 second of recorded time.
  • each second of spray of droplets of droplets ss equivalent to 0.5 seconds of recorded time.
  • each second of spray of droplets is equivalent to 2 seconds of recorded time.
  • This sort of cartridge ID can also be used to ensure the device does not dry fire. This means the device will never be ejected without verification of liquid being present or a cartridge (10) attached. When no liquid is attached in a cartridge to supply the droplet delivery device, an ejector can generate heat to an undesirable temperature in a dry firing situation. Limiting the amount of dry firing helps extend the life of the ejector and avoid safety issues with the droplet delivery device.
  • a cartridge ID of the invention can also prevent any illicit or third-party cartridges (10) from being used. This makes it safer for the user because only approved liquids from authorized supply sources can be used in the device.
  • the cartridge ID can also be referenced to a list. If the cartridge ID is present and unused, the device will work. If the cartridge ID is not present, or it is used, the device will not allow any ejection to occur.
  • the lookup database can either be on the device, or the device can connect to a mobile app to reach the database on a connected network, including via wireless connectivity.
  • the device can determine if the cartridge (10) and/or liquid is authentic by measuring the capacitance of the liquid using parallel plates (50) across the cartridge body. The plates will connect to the device when the cartridge is inserted. The internal MCU in the handpiece will ensure the capacitance matches the allowed capacitances (this data can be sent to an associated app to be handled). If the liquid has been changed, the capacitance will change. Additionally, this can keep track of how much liquid is left in the cartridge. As the liquid level decreases, the capacitance changes.
  • FIG. 5 shows a non-limiting example embodiment of a cartridge (10) comprising a mouthpiece (20) and parallel plates (50).
  • the device can determine if the cartridge (10) and/or liquid is authentic by measuring the conductivity of the liquid. Two points on the cartridge will be touching the liquid. These points will connect to the device when attached to the handpiece (100). The handpiece will run current through them and measure the resistance, current, and or conductivity. The MCU on the handpiece of a droplet delivery device can ensure the conductivity value is within specifications for an authorized liquid. This data can be sent to an associated app to be processed.
  • the cartridge (10) will have a very specific resistor on it.
  • the device When the cartridge is connected to the handpiece (100), the device will measure its resistance. If the resistance is within the proper range, the device will allow fluid from the cartridge to be ejected.

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Abstract

Un dispositif de distribution de gouttelettes pour inhalation, tel qu'un embout nasal ou un embout buccal, comprend une cartouche de distribution de fluide avec un identifiant qui comporte des informations concernant la cartouche, un liquide dans la cartouche qui doit être éjecté pour inhalation, l'utilisation du dispositif de distribution de gouttelettes, des paramètres de fonctionnement mettant en œuvre des restrictions, et analogues. Suite à la lecture de l'identifiant par un scanner, un transfert de données de contact, une caméra, un lecteur de signal électronique et similaire, un processeur informatique dans le dispositif de distribution de gouttelettes ou connecté au dispositif de distribution de gouttelettes commande le fonctionnement du dispositif de distribution de gouttelettes sur la base des informations déterminées à partir de l'identifiant.
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