Initial Thoughts...

Here are some of the initial ideas we came up with after our first meeting:


I. Aerosol Inhaler that contains the time lock-out device
II. Inhaler holds only one dose with a Docking Device
III. Dry Powdered Inhaler
Possible Components of PCOA

• a time lock-out function
• usb chip that can record how time/amount of dosage, which can be examined on a computer
• key-in password/thumbprint for security
• breathlizer like function for measuring O2 and prostaglandins levels in the breath
• inhaler connected to a docking device for measuring amount/time taken
• a reservoir compartment and button for emergency pain relief
• wireless connection between docking station and inhaler device
• breath activated metered dose inhaler
• use something like an insulin pump as a base station for the inhaler, possibly to load the dose if the inhaler has a single-dose capacity
  

We also did multiple patent searches (it turns out PCOAs do exist! in pill form. At least the patent for one exists.) Basically we verified that everything we were doing was possible, but nothing exactly like our possible conceptual designs exists...yet. Our final result will probably be a combination of different pieces we've found throughout our research.