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What are Smartinhalers?
Smartinhalers are electronic inhalers containing a microprocessor that records and
stores medication compliance. Smartinhalers can optionally include audio visual reminders
that are clinically proven to increase medication compliance.
Types of Smartinhaler
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SmartTrack |
An electronic compliance monitor that installs externally to a commercial pMDI.
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SmartDisk |
An electronic compliance monitor for diskus style inhalers. |
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Smartinhaler Tracker |
An electronic compliance monitor that replaces the commercial actuator. A simple, robust and tamper proof solution. |
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SmartTurbo |
An electronic compliance monitor for turbuhaler style inhalers. |
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Smartinhaler Tunes |
An electronic compliance monitor including patented ringtone reminders that are clinically proven to increase compliance. |
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SmartinhalerLiveTM
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Used for uploading data from
A range of Smartinhaler devices that contain cellular technology enabling the automated
collection of compliance and patient safety data. |
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SmartTrack Docking Station
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Used for uploading data from
non-SmartinhalerLive version of SmartTrack devices.
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SmartTrack
Price: US $195 per device (Higher Education Price*)
Features:
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- Available with or without user interface (LCD, buttons and menu system). |
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- Reusable with multiple pMDIs.
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- Installs around a commercial inhaler, external to the drug delivery channel.
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| - Compliance monitoring to the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
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- Optionally, morning and evening audio reminders (beepers or Ringtones). Separate
weekday
and weekend reminder times.
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- Uploads to Smartinhaler software applications for detailed analysis, and reporting.
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- Works with many different pMDIs including pMDIs with dose counters.
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Technical Specifications
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Battery Life |
Minimum 1 year
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Communications
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USB via Docking Station |
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Memory |
Stores up to 3200 compliance logs. |
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Audio Reminders |
4 weekday AM, weekday PM, weekend AM, weekend PM
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Battery Type |
AAA |
SmartDisk
Price: US $195 per device (Higher Education Price*)
Features:
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- Available with or without user interface (LCD, buttons and menu system). |
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- Reusable with multiple DPIs.
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- Installs around a commercial inhaler, external to the drug delivery channel.
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- Compliance monitoring to the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
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| - Optionally, morning and evening audio reminders (beepers or ringtones). Separate weekday
and weekend reminder times.
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- Covert or overt monitoring.
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| - Uploads to Smartinhaler software applications for detailed analysis, and reporting.
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Technical Specifications
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Battery Life |
Minimum 1 year (monitoring only) |
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Communications
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USB |
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Memory |
Stores up to 3200 compliance logs. |
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Audio Reminders |
4 weekday AM, weekday PM, weekend AM, weekend PM |
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Battery Type |
AAA |
Smartinhaler Tracker
Price: US $150 per device (Higher Education Price*)
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Smartinhaler Tracker
for Salbutamol
(No Dose Counter) |
Smartinhaler Tracker
for Salmeterol
(No Dose Counter) |
Smartinhaler Tracker
for Fluticasone
(No Dose Counter) |
Features:
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- Compliance monitoring to the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
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- Optionally, morning and evening audio reminders (beepers). Separate weekday
and weekend reminder times.
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- Covert monitoring versions available.
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- Uploads to Smartinhaler software applications for detailed analysis and reporting.
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Technical Specifications
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Battery Life |
Minimum 1 year (monitoring only) |
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Communications
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Serial Port (RS232). Serial-to-USB adapter available. |
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Memory |
Stores up to 1600 compliance logs. |
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Audio Reminders |
4 weekday AM, weekday PM, weekend AM, weekend PM
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SmartTurbo
Price: US $150 per device (Higher Education Price*)
Features:
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- Compliance monitoring to the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
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- Optionally, morning and evening audio reminders (beepers). Separate weekday
and weekend reminder times.
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- Covert or overt monitoring.
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| - Uploads to Smartinhaler software applications for detailed analysis, and reporting.
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| - Reusable.
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Technical Specifications
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Battery Life |
Minimum 1 year
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Communications
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USB |
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Memory |
Stores up to 1600 compliance logs. |
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Audio Reminders |
4 weekday AM, weekday PM, weekend AM, weekend PM |
Smartinhaler Tunes
Price: US $195 per device (Higher Education Price*)
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Smartinhaler Tunes
for Combination Medications |
Smartinhaler Tunes
for Fluticasone |
Features:
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- Compliance Monitoring to the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
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- Optional 14 Ringtone reminders a different tone for each morning and evening
of the week. Separate weekday and weekend reminder times. |
- Optional on board Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen including a menu system
that displays key information such as:
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- "Usage": displays the average usage/adherence.
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- "Dose Counter": shows doses remaining in medication canister.
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- "Last Used": Shows the time elapsed since medication was last used.
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- "Excess Use": Shows a "excess medication" message if the number of doses
used in the last day is greater than a preset level.
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- "Days to go": predicts the number of days to go until the canister becomes
empty
so a replacement can be obtained beforehand.
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- "Last 24 hours": feeds back the number of doses used in last 24 hours to help
drive adherence and also provide early detection of a deterioration in condition.
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| - Uploads to Smartinhaler software applications for detailed analysis and reporting.
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Technical Specifications
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Battery Life |
Minimum 3 months operation between recharges. Recharges via USB cable. |
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Communications
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USB |
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Memory |
Stores up to 4000 compliance logs. |
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Audio Reminders |
14 Ring Tone Reminders:
weekday AM, weekday PM,
weekend AM,
weekend PM |
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Visual Reminders |
Backlit LCD |
SmartinhalerLiveTM
Price: contact us for price
SmartinhalerLive TM
Features:
- Automatically transmits medication usage and device diagnostic information from
the Smartinhaler to the www.SmartinhalerLive.com website via a cellular network.
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- Compliance monitoring to the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
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- Automated compliance report sent via email.
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| - Uploads to Smartinhaler software applications for detailed analysis and reporting.
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Technical Specifications
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Battery Life |
Minimum 2 months operation between recharges. Recharges via USB. |
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Communications
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Wireless on cellular networks |
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Memory |
Stores up to 3000 compliance logs and 700 device diagnostic logs. |
SmartTrack Docking Station
Price: US $30 per unit
Features:
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- This Docking Station is required for communications with standard (non-SmartinhalerLive)
versions of the SmartTrack. |
*Faculty or administration of a degree-granting institution where the
institution is paying for the software
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