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A unique and patentable feature of the Funhaler® is the incentive component that is attached outside the medication circuit via a Y-piece and a one-way valve. This arrangement is designed to avoid affecting medication flow and minimise contaminants entering the toy attachment.
The Funhaler® is compatible with four leading pressurised Metered Dose Inhalers (pMDIs or puffers). International patent have been secured or are under examination to protect this approach across targeted markets.
The granted patent claims provide broad cover of any alternative incentives that are separated from the inspiration circuit by a valve, filter of baffle.
In a study at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Western Australia the Funhaler® was shown to have the following advantages:
- Parents were 38% more likely to regularly offer inhaler medication using the Funhaler® device compared with normal spacers, and
- Adherence to recommended spacer technique increased by 60% with the Funhaler®.
- Parents expressed preference for the Funhaler® over conventional spacers
The Funhaler® is listed with the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration. The Company has received US FDA clearance for the Funhaler to be marketed in the United States. It is seeking to finalise CE marking in the near future.
The Funhaler® is protected by international patents. The Company has formal notification from the US Patent Office of the allowance of all 56 pending claims. Subject to the payment of Issue Fees and filing of formal drawings, Letters Patent will be granted for all the Companys claims.
Related Publications
Gervase CHANEY, Barry CLEMENTS, Lou LANDAU, Max BULSARA and Paul WATT . A new asthma spacer device to improve compliance in children: a pilot study. Respirology (2004) 9, 499-506
P M Watt, B Clements, S G Devadason, G M Chaney. Funhaler spacer: improving adherence without compromising delivery. Arch Dis Child 2003;88:579-581
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