Smart inhaler sleeve + wrist band · for ages 4 to 12
Puffpal logs every puff, tracks heart rate from the wrist and flags early warning patterns, so you can step in sooner. If things ever turn serious, one 3-second hold alerts the people you trust.
Made for ages 4 to 12 · Not a medical device
For parents
Soft hypoallergenic silicone, smooth edges and a friendly pet on the screen. It feels like a toy, not a hospital tag.
Open the app and see when the last puff happened and how the night has gone, without waking anyone up to ask.
If your child needs help, a 3-second hold on the band alerts the contacts you chose, with a map link.
How it works
The sleeve notes the time of every dose and sends it to the phone.
The band tracks heart rate through the day and night and passes it to the phone.
The app shows you the day at a glance and lets the people you chose know if your child needs help.
Works without signal: the phone alarm, step-by-step breathing guidance and the risk score.
Needs signal: alerts to caregivers, which go out as a push notification and a text message.
The phone app
Biscuit, the pet companion, lives in the child app. Routine medicine becomes play, and the health data shows up as game progress.
Controller dose taken, Biscuit is happy
Next routine check: this evening
Emergency SOS
Hold the orange button on the wrist for 3 seconds. The hold is deliberate, so a stray tap never sets it off.
SOS alerts the contacts you chose. It does not call emergency services.
A loud alarm plays and clear, step-by-step breathing guidance appears for your child. This works even with no signal.
The moment the alarm starts, the app sends your child’s location to the contacts you chose. This needs a phone signal.
Contacts get a push notification, with a text message as backup, and the alert is built to get through Do Not Disturb. It includes the time and a map link.
The band reaches your contacts through a paired phone over Bluetooth. If that phone is out of range, the band cannot send the alert, so for ages 4 to 12 we suggest pairing it with the phone of a parent, teacher or carer who is close by. The band itself still shows when a dose was taken.
Join the waitlist and we will email you once, when pre-orders open.
The hardware
The sleeve knows when the medicine was taken. The band keeps a gentle eye on the day. Together they give you a fuller picture.
Snaps onto the inhaler you already use.
Soft, sealed, and fun enough to forget it is medical.
Battery and build
A hypoallergenic liquid silicone strap and a smooth-edged enclosure with no hard corners, so nothing snags on a sleeve, a jungle gym or a sibling’s backpack during play.
The electronics are sealed with clear polyurethane potting or ultrasonically welded TPU seams. IP67 covers dust, sweat, splashes and brief immersion. It is not made for swimming or long soaks.
The sleeve wakes only when the canister is pressed, then goes back to sleep. A coin cell lasts 12 to 14 months at 2 to 4 puffs a day, so there is no charging to remember.
A universal, semi-flexible TPU snap-fit sleeve for standard metered-dose inhalers. It clips on without blocking canister insertion, so the routine stays the same.
Straight answers about compatibility, signal, alerts, privacy, batteries and skin safety. If something is not covered here, email us at nkaadimmaluchi@gmail.com.
Puffpal is a monitoring aid. It does not replace prescribed asthma treatment or a doctor’s care, and it is not a substitute for emergency services. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
The team
Puffpal is built by a small team that writes the app and designs the hardware itself. Questions are welcome at nkaadimmaluchi@gmail.com.
CEO
Frontend and backend developer
COO
Embedded systems engineer
Waitlist
Puffpal is made for children aged 4 to 12 who live with asthma, and for the parents and caregivers who keep watch. Join the list and you will hear first when pre-orders open, priced in USD.
