Inhaler for administration of powdery substances

Details Inhaler for administration of powdery substances Inhaler for administration of powdery substances

1994-03-28

1997-01-21

Asher, Kimberly L.

Surgery

Respiratory method or device

Means for mixing treating agent with respiratory gas

12820321, A61M 1500, A61M 1600, B05D 714, B65D 8306

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055951759

ABSTRACT:
An inhaler for administering powdered medicaments comprising a one-piece, elongate body that has an elongate magazine in a magazine passage extending through the elongate body. The elongate body also has an air inlet, a mouthpiece, and a capsule cutter. The elongate magazine has a plurality of capsule chambers defined in it and spaced along its length, each capsule chamber having an air inlet alignable with the air inlet to the elongate body and an air outlet alignable with the mouthpiece. The magazine is slidable step-wise along the magazine passage to align a capsule chamber with the air inlet to the elongate body, the mouthpiece and the capsule cutter. The capsule cutter, upon activation, pierces both ends of a capsule in the capsule chamber.

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patent: 4889114 (1989-12-01), Kladders
patent: 5207217 (1993-05-01), Cocozza et al.

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