Blister piercing element for dry powder inhaler
CA 2605035 C · Owner: Harmer, Quentin John · Inventors: Harmer, Quentin John; Clarke, Roger William; Meliniotis, Andreas Mark
Overview
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A blister piercing element (8) for puncturing the lid of a blister containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user is disclosed. The piercing element comprising an outlet opening (10) for the passage of medicament entrained in an airflow out of the blister and a piercing head (11) extending , beyond and overhanging the opening that cuts a flap in a lid of a blister and pushes it away from the opening during insertion.
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- Filed April 13, 2006 and granted October 15, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 13, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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