INHALER CONTROLLED BY MOBILE DEVICE

1 . An apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user, the apparatus comprising:

an air intake for drawing an air flow into the inhalation device;

a medicant reservoir for receiving liquid medicant;

a nebulizer for nebulizing the liquid medicant into the air flow;

a mouthpiece for delivering the air flow with nebulized medicant to the user; and

a communication interface configured to receive at least a first signal from a mobile device causing activation of the nebulizer.

2 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises:

a cellular phone.

3 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 1 , the apparatus further comprising:

a power supply for activating the nebulizer.

4 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface comprises:

a wireless communication system.

5 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface comprises:

a conductive plug.

6 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 5 , wherein:

the apparatus is at least partially mounted to the mobile device when the conductive plug is inserted into a conductive jack of the mobile device.

7 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 1 , wherein:

the first signal causes activation of the nebulizer at a certain frequency, for a certain amount of time, or at particular intervals.

8 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 1 , wherein:

the communication interface is further configured to send a second signal to the mobile device.

9 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 8 , wherein the second signal comprises a selection from a group consisting of:

a ready message;

an error message;

a delivery-in-process message;

a low air flow message;

an acceptable range of air flow message;

a high air flow message;

a low medicant supply message;

a historical dosage information message; and

a medicant delivery complete message.

10 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 1 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to receive power from the mobile device to activate the nebulizer.

11 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 10 , wherein:

the communication interface is further configured to receive power from the mobile device.

12 . The apparatus for providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 1 , wherein:

the nebulizer is configured to deactivate when no liquid medicant remains in the medicant reservoir.

13 . A method of providing nebulized medicant to a user, the method comprising:

receiving a first signal from a mobile device;

activating a nebulizer to nebulize a liquid medicant from a medicant reservoir in fluid communication with the nebulizer;

providing the nebulized medicant to an air flow in communication with a user's airway; and

deactivating the nebulizer.

14 . The method of providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 13 , wherein the first signal selectively couples and decouples the nebulizer to a power supply over time.

15 . The method of providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 13 , wherein:

deactivating the nebulizer is caused in response to the first signal.

16 . The method of providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 13 , wherein:

deactivating the nebulizer is caused in response to a second signal.

17 . The method of providing nebulized medicant to a user of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving power for the nebulizer from the mobile device.

18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for causing an inhalation device to deliver nebulized medicant to a user, the instructions executable by a processor of a mobile device for at least:

receiving an instruction from a user to activate a nebulization sequence;

sending a first signal to a nebulizer of an inhalation device to activate the nebulizer;

receiving feedback from the inhalation device; and

storing information associated with at least one of the instruction or the feedback.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for causing an inhalation device to deliver nebulized medicant to a user of claim 18 , the instructions further executable by a processor of a mobile device for at least:

determining a power level of at least one of the mobile device or the inhalation device;

determining, based on determining the power level, whether to activate the nebulizer with power from the mobile device or the inhalation device.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for causing an inhalation device to deliver nebulized medicant to a user of claim 18 , wherein storing information associated with at least one of the instruction or the feedback comprises:

storing a log of times and amounts of medicant delivered.