A universal 5G connected Smart Inhaler Tracker and motivator for ALL inhaler types and patients of all ages with respiratory disease to increase adherence and reduce hospitalisations.

呼吸系统疾病是世界上导致死亡和残疾的主要原因。2亿人(占世界人口的4%)患有慢性阻塞性肺疾病，每年有320万人死于此病。哮喘影响着全球3.5亿人，是最常见的儿童慢性病。一项针对包括儿童在内的四大洲1.5万人的40项不同研究的综述显示，使用基于App的数字健康产品和连接的“智能吸入器追踪器”，可以帮助哮喘患者更好地服用吸入类固醇15%。他们患哮喘的风险平均也降低了50%。智能吸入器追踪器是连接到吸入器的电子设备。这些记录患者何时使用吸入器，并就是否正确使用提供反馈。它们既可用于“预防”吸入器，也可用于“缓解”吸入器。跟踪过度使用“缓释器”吸入器可以发现控制不良的患者。吸入器制造商不遗余力地让他们的产品与竞争对手不同。这使得创造出适合所有人的智能吸入器追踪器变得非常困难。一些制药公司正在他们的吸入器中添加微芯片和电池，但人们担心产生的废物对环境的影响。吸入器有1个月的药物供应。蓝牙连接到智能手机带来了更多问题：儿童不允许在学校使用智能手机；患者因贫困和低数字素养而受到数字排斥。该项目将提供一种新的智能吸入器跟踪器，它：1.对所有类型的吸入器(气体和干粉，所有品牌)都是“通用的”。提供屏幕上多语言的音频和动画说明，便于使用。通过4/5G实时传输数据，因此无需智能手机使用。在英国进行自动化制造的成本为70 GB，比远距离制造商交付的产品减少了95%的碳排放。

Respiratory diseases are the world's leading causes of death and disability. 200 million people (4% of the world's population) have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and 3.2 million die of it each year. Asthma affects 350 million people worldwide and is the most common chronic disease of childhood.A review of 40 different studies with 15,000 people, including children, conducted on 4 continents showed that using App-based digital health products with connected "smart inhaler trackers" helped people with asthma become better at taking their inhaled steroids by 15%. Their risk of having an asthma attack also decreased by 50% on average.Smart inhaler trackers are electronic devices that connect to the inhalers. These record when the patient uses their inhaler and gives feedback about whether they are being used correctly. They can be used for both "preventer" and "reliever" inhalers. Tracking the over-use of "reliever" inhalers can identify patients who have poor control.The manufacturers of inhalers go to great lengths to make their products different from their competitors. This makes creating smart inhaler trackers to fit them all very difficult. Some pharmaceutical companies are adding microchips and batteries to their inhalers, but there are concerns about the environmental impact of the waste created. Inhalers have 1 month's supply of medication.Bluetooth connection to Smartphones introduces more problems: Children are not allowed smartphones in school; patients' digital exclusion through poverty and low digital literacy.This project will deliver a new Smart inhaler tracker which:1. Is "Universal" for all inhaler types (gas and dry powder, all brands).2. Provides on-screen multi-lingual audible and animated instructions for ease-of-use.3. Transmits data in real-time via 4/5G so Smartphones are not needed to use it.4. Costs £70 to manufacture in the UK with automation, reducing carbon emissions by 95% over delivery by Far-Distant manufacturers.