Dispenser
US8056762B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2202/064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hand-held dispenser for dispensing a pharmaceutical product is disclosed. The dispenser has a housing providing a duct. A frangible membrane is provided in the duct. A probe with a piercing tip is mounted in the duct and arranged such that, in use the piercing tip pierces the frangible membrane. An air compression device is provided to compress air for expelling a pharmaceutical product through the probe and a channel is provided to substantially equalise the pressure in the air compression device and the pressure above the frangible membrane. The ability to substantially equalise the pressure in the bellows and the pressure above the frangible membrane on the sheath provides for a mote consistent release of pharmaceutical product when the frangible membrane is pierced. This is because the compressed air from the bellows which expels the pharmaceutical product through the probe does not encounter a sudden change in pressure as it passes the pierced frangible membrane with the entrained pharmaceutical product. In use, when compressed air is used to expel a pharmaceutical product through the probe, the air path through the probe has a lower resistance than the channel to substantia…
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