Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a dispensing device capable of storing and dispensing strips/films. The dispensing device can deliver films of preselected length providing a predetermined medication dose, when required by user making it convenient for user to store, carry and administer the required doses. The dispensing device can allow retrieval and application of strips with minimal manipulation, permitting single-hand operation, thereby maintaining sterility of the strips/films. The dispenser can hold a pharmaceutical or herbal formulation on a suitable delivery material such as a film in roll form or cartridge form. The roll or the cartridge can last for number of doses sufficient for few days thus enabling a user to carry his medicine requirement in a convenient manner. Further, it provides hygienic storage and offers consistent and precise dispensing without user having to touch the thin film strip.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drop dispenser device comprising: a liquid reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be vaporized; a dispensing opening through which the liquid medicament is adapted to pass during a dispensing operation of the dispenser; and a dispensing mechanism configured to generate predetermined droplets of the liquid medicament, and expel the generated droplets through the dispensing opening in a selected liquid amount and at a selected frequency, upon activation of the dispensing mechanism.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inhaler having a container, wherein the container can include a plurality of chambers, each chamber of the plurality of chambers being filled with a liquid in a manner such that upon actuation of said inhaler, and based on selection of dosing parameter by a user, one or more liquids from respective chambers are retrieved and dispensed to said user through an opening.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a dispensing device capable of storing and dispensing strips/films. The dispensing device can deliver films of preselected length providing a predetermined medication dose, when required by user making it convenient for user to store, carry and administer the required doses. The dispensing device can allow retrieval and application of strips with minimal manipulation, permitting single-hand operation, thereby maintaining sterility of the strips/films. The dispenser can hold a pharmaceutical or herbal formulation on a suitable delivery material such as a film in roll form or cartridge form. The roll or the cartridge can last for number of doses sufficient for few days thus enabling a user to carry his medicine requirement in a convenient manner. Further, it provides hygienic storage and offers consistent and precise dispensing without user having to touch the thin film strip.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a film dispensing device, said device including: a housing defining a dispensing orifice; a cartridge storing a film rolled around a bobbin, said cartridge including: a chamber holding said rolled film therewithin, said chamber defined by base, front wall, rear wall and a plurality of side walls of said cartridge, wherein said front wall defines an opening to allow ejection of said film; at least one driving roller to drive said film; a roller biasing element, said roller biasing element configured to transpose the at least one driving roller between an disengaged position and an engaged position; a slicer to cut said film of the pre-determined length; a driving unit configured to confer motion to said at least one driving roller to drive the film for a pre-determined length. The present disclosure further relates to a cartridge for storing and ejecting a film rolled around a bobbin.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to the field of packaging. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a smart packaging device. An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method of detecting an event of a content stored in a smart packing device being expired. Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method of detecting an event of a content stored in a smart packing device being unfit for ingestion. The packaging device and the methods disclosed herein can find advantageous utility for packaging of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or cosmetic contents.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inhaler for dispensing metered doses of aerosolized medication from an aerosol container that contains a formulation for inhalation by a user, wherein the inhaler comprises one or more processors that are operatively coupled to a memory for monitoring and recording medication dose parameters based on consumption of the medication by the user. Exemplary dose parameters can include any or a combination of timing of dose consumption, size of each dose, frequency of doses, and effectiveness grade of the prescribed dose of medication, wherein the effectiveness grade is determined based on a feedback signal received from the user after the metered dose is consumed, wherein the feedback signal is received by the inhaler from any or a combination interface of the inhaler or from a portable computing device that the inhaler is operatively coupled with.

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides a piercing device for use with an inhalation device, the piercing device including: at least one perforator; a plurality of passages defined along said at least one perforator; and at least one heating mechanism incorporated into said at least one perforator, wherein docking of said piercing device with the inhalation device holding a reservoir allows said at least one perforator to access content of the reservoir, and wherein activation of said at least one heating mechanism allows generation of vapors from the content of the reservoir to be carried through at least one of said plurality of passages to a user.

Abstract: A device, system, and method for vaporizing substances in a pod, utilized for inhalation by a user. The device includes components to measure the content and dosage pods containing substances, among other features. The device includes a graphical user interface that may be integrated with the device or implemented through a mobile device, which allows the user to transmit user data to a remote database and/or healthcare provider for personal and clinical data collection. The user data can be used for enhancing personal treatment or clinical research.

Abstract: A device, system, and method for vaporizing substances in a pod or a cartridge, utilized for inhalation by a user. The device includes components to measure the content and dosage pods or cartridges containing substances, among other features. The device includes a graphical user interface that may be integrated with the device or implemented through a mobile device, which allows the user to transmit user data to a remote database and/or healthcare provider for personal and clinical data collection. The user data can be used for enhancing personal treatment or clinical research.

Abstract: The invention is a method for unlocking value held by universities in the preemptive rights of their startup companies. In one embodiment, universities assign their preemptive rights to an investment fund. The investment funds monitors the companies for follow-on rounds of investment and analyzes the companies to determine for which rounds the fund should exercise preemptive rights. The fund provides the capital necessary to exercise the preemptive rights. A method of practicing the invention using a computer system is also provided. In another embodiment, a university establishes an affiliate organization owned and controlled by the university which has the rights to exercise the preemptive rights using capital provided by such a fund. In another embodiment, the fund provides the universities a portion of the manager's fees in exchange for preemptive rights.