Patent · US Expired

Powder inhaler

US6698425B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 10, 1998
Grant dateMar 2, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2202/064
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dry powder inhaler for use with a blister pack is disclosed. The inhaler has a dosing mechanism that releases powder from a variable number of blisters in the blister pack into an inhalation channel, such that the actual dose administered by the inhaler can be varied with each use of the inhaler.

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