Inhaler device for powdered medicaments
CA 2563573 C · Owner: Citterio, Mauro · Inventors: Citterio, Mauro; Ziegler, Dominik; Smetham, Grant
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An inhaler device (1) for powdered medicaments. The device (1) has a body (5) that has a recess (50) for holding a capsule containing a powdered medicament to be inhaled, at least one air passage (90) that is tangentially disposed to the recess (50), and a mouthpiece (30) that includes a coaxially disposed inhalation passage (70) that communicates with the recess (50) of the body (5). The body (5) has a pair of opposed spring (105) biased push-buttons (40) that each include at least one piercing element (95) for piercing the capsule when loaded in the recess (50) . The medicament is released from the pierced. capsule when air is drawn through the air passage(s) (90) into the recess …
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- Filed May 12, 2005 and granted September 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 12, 2025.
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