Dispensing device

US8113196B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Marc Rohrschneider · Ingelheim am Rhein, DE
• Stephen Terence Dunne · Stowmarket, GB
• Jens Besseler · Bingen, DE
• Timo Von Brunn · Berlin, DE
• Ralf Thoemmes · Willich, DE
• Thomas Sowden Reinhold · Hachenburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2008
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 15, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2206/16
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A dispensing device has a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation. The storage device includes multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the respective dose from the respective insert and a mechanism is provided for reinserting the inserts back into the respective receptacles after use.