Pollution is increasing every day. Due
to this, many people are affected by various respiratory infections, mainly
asthma. World Health Organization estimates 350 million individuals have asthma
world-wide; a figure which could rise to 450 million by 2025. The present
methodology of treatment of asthma is through simple inhalers. The idea which we
are going to propose is to attach an electronic component to the inhaler. An
application is embedded between a smart-phone and the device. In order for the
patient to access his inhaler, the device attached to the inhaler is programmed
with features like an out of range alarm, medication reminder, panic button,
spirometer, find device button, deep breathing exercise, puff-counter, usage
statistics and medicine expiry alert. The device which is equipped with the
above feature is linked to a smart-phone through a cloud network. When the
person is experiencing any trauma, he/she can access the smart-phone to know
the position of the inhaler or can even press the panic button to notify
emergency services. The out of range is used to indicate the range option of a
Bluetooth and will provide an alarm if it is not found within the given range.
The medication remainder is used to provide the user his daily remainder of
inhalation. Also, by using sensors, the amount of medication constituents
present inside the inhaler cartridge can be obtained. Additional features like
interfacing the equipment with the system of the doctor can be done so that the
doctor can be able to monitor the patient’s results. By incorporating the above
features, the patient’s health can be provided with much care. Hence, by these features, the possibility of
monitoring the patient’s health can be done.
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