Device for controlled inhalational administration of controlled-dosage drugs into the lungs

US6401710B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• GSF-Forschungszentrum · DE

Inventors

• Gerhard Scheuch · Kirchberg, DE
• Knut Sommerer · Hersbruck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 1999
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2002
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M15/0088
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for controlled inhalational administration of controlled-dosage drugs into the lungs, comprising a closed recipient adapted to be charged with a predeterminable aerosol volume and from which the aerosol may be withdrawn by means of a control means for controlling the inhalant flow.