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Inhalation for administering medicament by inhalation

US6305371A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 24, 1998
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/6081
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inhaler for administering medicament by inhalation and a method of manufacturing a housing of the same, the inhaler including a housing formed as a single-piece moulding having a first portion (18) which, in normal use, comes into contact with medicament and the mouth or nose of a user through which medicament is inhaled and a second portion (20) which defines at least part of the outer surface of the housing and, in normal use, does not come into contact with medicament or the mouth or nose of a user through which medicament is inhaled, wherein the material constitution of at least part of the second portion (20) defining at least part of the outer surface of the housing is different to the material constitution of the first portion (18).

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