The FDA has approved Respiric‘s device for augmenting inhalers. The MD Turbo™ works by attaching to existing metered-dose inhalers and sensing when a patient begins to inhale. Then it automatically dispenses the meds to the patient:
MD Turbo™, an accessory device used with pressurized meter dose inhalers, will hit the market later this year. The device, which is a little larger than a cell phone, is designed to help patients better coordinate inhalation with activating the drug canister in an inhaler. The product also includes an electronic dose counter that shows patients how many doses remain in their inhaler.
Based on the name, we initially thought the MD Turbo™ was a device that improved drug delivery of coffee to physicians… Now that’s an “inspired” idea…
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