Medicament inhalation device and formulation
US5176132A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2202/066
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for the administration by inhalation of a medicament in powdered form. The device includes a supply of the medicament in the form of a compacted body of powered medicament, a rotatable helical blade which abrades a desired quantity of the medicament from the compacted body, and a mouthpiece through which the abraded powder can be inhaled by the user of the device.
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