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Inhaler

US9125998B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

23References

27Claims

0Family size

Assignee

VECTURA DELIVERY DEVICES LIMITED · GB

Inventors

Quentin John Harmer · Waterbeach, GB
Ivan Milivojevic · London, GB
Matthew Neil Sarkar · Cambridge, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 2009
Grant date	Sep 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2202/064
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inhaler for producing an inhalable aerosol of powdered medicament is disclosed. The inhaler includes an aerosolizing device having a chamber of substantially circular cross-section, inlet and outlet ports at opposite ends of the chamber for the flow of drug laden air through the chamber between said ports and, a bypass air inlet for the flow of clean air into the chamber. The bypass air inlet is configured so that air entering the chamber through said inlet forms a cyclone in the chamber that interacts with the drug laden air flowing between the inlet and outlet ports.

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