Spacer device for inhaler
US7404400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/0233
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A spacer device for an inhaler is made of a non-metallic antistatic material, preferably polyamide. The device may comprise two frustoconical members joined at their wider ends, with an inlet and outlet at, respectively, the two narrower ends. A measured dose of medicament is injected through the inlet, and then inhaled from the chamber through the outlet.
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