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Inhalation device

US5119806A · kind A · utility

84Cited by
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5Claims
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Filing dateDec 14, 1989
Grant dateJun 9, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M15/009
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for dispensing an aerosol from an aerosol module containing aerosol under pressure wherein there is a cocking device for readying it for release of the pressurized aerosol, a sear for retaining the cocking device in a non-operative position following readying and a vane operable by inhalation on the part of a user to disable the sear to thus release the cocking device to effect expulsion of aerosol from the aerosol module. The cocking device further includes a recocking member that is automatically releasable at the end of the discharge cycle to permit a valve in the module to return to its disabled position and ensure complete refilling of a metering chamber.

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