Inhaler
US8522776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2206/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inhalation device comprising a base having a slot for insertion of a single blister containing a dose of medicament to be inhaled into the base is disclosed. The inhaler has a mouthpiece pivotally mounted to the base which carries a blister piercing element operable to pierce a blister received in said slot when the mouthpiece is pivoted relative to the base. When a user inhales on the mouthpiece, the dose is entrained in an airflow and flows out of the blister through the mouthpiece and into the user's airway.
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