Patents Assigned to PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
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Publication number: 20250114542Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided wherein compositions are delivered to the pulmonary system of an intended user via inhalation in a controlled manner and at a desired doses and/or amounts, e.g., within a desired dosage window and/or inhalation topography. In certain embodiments, dosage windows and/or inhalation topography may be used, e.g., to provide for controlled cessation of use or to provide a desired therapeutic window.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Charles Eric Hunter
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Publication number: 20250090777Abstract: Methods for the treatment of pulmonary cancers (primary, secondary, metastatic, etc.) using an electronic breath actuated droplet delivery device to deliver a cancer therapeutic directly to the pulmonary system of a subject in need thereof is disclosed. An in-line droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The in-line droplet delivery device includes a housing, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The in-line droplet delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The in-line droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, John H. Hebrank
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Publication number: 20250082868Abstract: The present disclosure provides system and methods for pulmonary health using one or more inhalation devices. In one aspect, the air inhalation devices each comprise one or more sensors configured to capture pulmonary health data for a patient. Using this data, air analytics may be generated pertaining to individualized patient health, general health for people living within a particular geographical location, air quality for a particular geographical region, operational parameters of the inhalation devices, and/or the like. The air analytics may be output, for example, for display on a user device, such as a patient user device, a health care provider user device, and/or an admintrator user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Louis Thomas Germinario, John H. Hebrank, Charles Eric Hunter, Thomas P. Stern
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Publication number: 20250041538Abstract: A device and method for delivering a fluid as an ejected stream of droplets during inhalation uses inertial filtering to cause a first plurality of droplet particles generated by an ejector mechanism to pass through an airflow exit while a second plurality of droplet particles having a greater mass mean aerodynamic diameter than the first plurality of droplet particles fails to pass through the airflow exit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Louis Thomas Germinario, John H. Hebrank, Charles Eric Hunter, Jack C. Hunter, Chengjie LI, Christopher W. Maurer
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Patent number: 12161795Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a circuit or microcontroller for automatically detecting and adjusting vibration frequency of an electronic transducer to a determined resonance frequency that changes during operation of the device whereby the circuit or microcontroller provides a plurality of tuning signal waves at each of a plurality of time intervals during operation of the electronic transducer from comparison of the current measured for each signal wave during each time interval.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Gregory Rapp, Jeffrey Miller, Shi-Bo Wang, Judson Sidney Clements
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Publication number: 20240269397Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a housing with a mouthpiece port or outlet from a nasal device for releasing fluid droplets, a fluid reservoir, and an ejector bracket having a membrane positioned between a mesh with a plurality of openings and a vibrating member that is coupled to an electronic transducer, such as an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer vibrates the vibrating member which causes the membrane to push fluid supplied by the reservoir through the mesh to generate droplets in an ejected stream released through the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
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Publication number: 20240226462Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a high dose confidence mode that monitors a user's inhalation of a composition and activates and deactivates aerosol generation via monitoring the user's inhalation to assist the user to complete a full dosage when a user does not inhale a full dosage of the composition when using the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Gregory Rapp
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Publication number: 20240226469Abstract: A droplet delivery device with a small volume drug ampoule and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The droplet delivery device is configured to facilitate the ejection of small, e.g., single use, volumes of a therapeutic agent. The droplet delivery device includes a housing, a mouthpiece, a small volume drug ampoule, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Christopher W. Maurer, Charles Eric Hunter, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario
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Publication number: 20240181175Abstract: An in-line droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The in-line droplet delivery device includes a housing, a mouthpiece, a reservoir, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The in-line droplet delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The in-line droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user, the droplet delivery device is configured in an in-line orientation in that the housing, its internal components, and various device components (e.g., the mouthpiece, air inlet flow element, etc.) are orientated in a substantially in-line or parallel configuration (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Charles Eric Hunter, Christopher W. Maurer, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario
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Publication number: 20230356253Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes an ejector plate having an overall area that includes an outer area that is solid without holes and inner, active area with holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Caley Modlin, Chao-Ping Lee, Jianqiang Li
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Patent number: 11793945Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a housing with a mouthpiece port or outlet from a nasal device for releasing fluid droplets, a fluid reservoir, and an ejector bracket having a membrane positioned between a mesh with a plurality of openings and a vibrating member that is coupled to an electronic transducer, such as an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer vibrates the vibrating member which causes the membrane to push fluid supplied by the reservoir through the mesh to generate droplets in an ejected stream released through the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
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Publication number: 20230330362Abstract: A dry powder aerosol delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The dry powder aerosol delivery device includes a housing, a cartridge, and a dry powder dispersion mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The dry powder delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The dry powder aerosol delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of particles having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g., less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, John H. Hebrank, Louis Thomas Germinario
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Patent number: 11771852Abstract: A droplet delivery device with a small volume drug ampoule and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The droplet delivery device is configured to facilitate the ejection of small, e.g., single use, volumes of a therapeutic agent. The droplet delivery device includes a housing, a mouthpiece, a small volume drug ampoule, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Christopher W. Maurer, Charles Eric Hunter, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario
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Publication number: 20230286008Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes an ejector mechanism with an ejector mesh or similar substrate with apertures that is treated by one or more of coatings, roughening, metal layer deposition and laser ablation to provide desirable production and size of droplets, such as in an inhaled aerosol from the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Matthew Culpepper, Michael Scoggin, Caley Modlin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Cristian Salazar, Gregory Rapp, Jacob Greenfield
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Publication number: 20230277781Abstract: A device and method for delivering a fluid as an ejected stream of droplets during inhalation uses inertial filtering to cause a first plurality of droplet particles generated by an ejector mechanism to pass through an airflow exit while a second plurality of droplet particles having a greater mass mean aerodynamic diameter than the first plurality of droplet particles fails to pass through the airflow exit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Louis Thomas Germinario, John H. Hebrank, Charles Eric Hunter, Jack C. Hunter, Chengjie Li, Christopher W. Maurer
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Patent number: 11738158Abstract: An in-line droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The in-line droplet delivery device includes a housing, a mouthpiece, a reservoir, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The in-line droplet delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The in-line droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user. the droplet delivery device is configured in an in-line orientation in that the housing, its internal components, and various device components (e.g., the mouthpiece, air inlet flow element, etc.) are orientated in a substantially in-line or parallel configuration (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Charles Eric Hunter, Christopher W. Maurer, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario
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Publication number: 20230000150Abstract: A droplet delivery device with an ejector mechanism and fluid reservoir includes an accelerometer to determine and communicate optimized mixing of fluid in the reservoir for inhalation of droplets, such as into the lungs, from the droplet delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Judson Sidney Clements
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Publication number: 20220401661Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a housing with a mouthpiece port or outlet from a nasal device for releasing fluid droplets, a fluid reservoir, and an ejector bracket having a membrane positioned between a mesh with a plurality of openings and a vibrating member that is coupled to an electronic transducer, such as an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer vibrates the vibrating member which causes the membrane to push fluid supplied by the reservoir through the mesh to generate droplets in an ejected stream released through the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
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Patent number: 11529476Abstract: A dry powder aerosol delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The dry powder aerosol delivery device includes a housing, a cartridge, and a dry powder dispersion mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The dry powder delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The dry powder aerosol delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of particles having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g., less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, John H. Hebrank, Louis Thomas Germinario
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Patent number: 11458267Abstract: A nasal droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject via the nasal passageways and sinus cavities is disclosed. The droplet delivery device includes a housing, a nosepiece, a reservoir, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The droplet delivery device is automatically actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within the nosepiece. The droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter of greater than about 6 microns, preferably greater than about 10 micron, so as to target the nasal passageways and sinus cavities of the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Christopher W. Maurer, Charles Eric Hunter, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario