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Inhalation device for transpulmonary administration

US7708014B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2003
Grant dateMay 4, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2206/16
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inhalation device for transpulmonary administration comprises: a chamber (16) for containing a pharmaceutical composition which is pulverized into fine particles by an air-generated impact for dispersal in air; an air inlet flow path (2) for introducing to the chamber (16) outside air to apply the air-generated impact to the pharmaceutical composition and for injecting the outside air toward the pharmaceutical composition; an inhalation flow path (1) for inhaling the pulverized pharmaceutical composition; a housing (9) for accommodating the chamber (16), the air inlet flow path (2), and the inhalation flow path (1); a mouthpiece (10) provided at one end of the housing (9), the mouthpiece (9) being provided with a mouth-side flow path (11) which communicates with the inhalation flow path (1), and an auxiliary flow path (12).

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