UCT engineers design device to help kids, elderly asthma sufferers

UCT engineers design device to help kids, elderly asthma sufferers

Suffering from asthma or know someone who is?

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This one’s for you!


Engineers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have created a new device which requires less force to activate the asthma pump or inhaler - making it far easier for children and the elderly. 


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The device, aptly named the Easy Squeeze is an assistant device for metered-dose asthma inhalers. According to a press statement by UCT, the device was created as a response to inhalers commonly prescribed by doctors. 



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