Inhaler

US11224705B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Holger Holakovsky · Witten, DE
• Jens Besseler · Bingen, DE
• Jessica Frentzel-Beyme · Ingelheim am Rhein, DE
• Frank Herrmann · Armstedt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 20, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 18, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/6045
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An inhaler for inhalation of a formulation in powder form includes: a magazine which is rotatable and contains pre-dosed doses of the formulation in capsules, a housing which is substantially round or disc-shaped, the housing having a housing part in which the rotatable magazine is disposed, where the housing part is fixedly coupled to the rotatable magazine, and is removable from the housing in order to facilitate replacement of the magazine by inserting a new magazine.