Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Electronic Module For A Metered Dose Inhaler And Metered Dose Inhaler Assembly Comprising The Electronic Module' Filed by Chiesi Farmaceutici S. P. A.

MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617006546 A) filed by Chiesi Farmaceutici S. P. A., Parma, Italy, on Jan. 22, for 'electronic module for a metered dose inhaler and metered dose inhaler assembly comprising the electronic module.'

Inventor(s) include Di Castri, Marco; Tweedie, Alan; Higgins, Daniel David; and Moulton, Jeremy Alan.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An electronic module for a metered dose inhaler comprises a casing (10) having an external surface (17) provided with a pressure detection point (16), an electronic unit (11) and a pressure sensor (13) enclosed in the casing (10). The pressure sensor (13) is operatively connected to the electronic unit (11) and to the pressure detection point (16). The casing (10) comprises two hooks (19) configured to engage an edge (9) of a housing (6) of a metered dose inhaler (2) accommodating a canister (5) containing a drug formulation to be dispensed. The pressure detection point (16) is located between the two hooks (19). The electronic module is attachable to the metered dose inhaler."

The patent application was internationally filed on July 24, 2024, under International application No.PCT/EP2024/071046.

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