Orion Corporation

Innovata Biomed Limited

Kari Sepp&auml;l&auml;

Jussi Haikarainen

Matthew Egerton Young

Martin J Murphy

Esa Muttonen

Matti Silvasti

Tommi Koskela

Antti Koivisto

Elizabeth Stares

Jarkko Munukka

A device for dispensing powdered medicament by inhalation comprises an axially movable metering rod ( ) equipped with a dosing recess in the form of a hole ( ). The metering rod ( ) extends through the interior of the medicament container ( ). In a first position the dosing hole ( ) is in the medicament container ( ) and is filled with a dose of the powdered medicament. In the second position the filled dosing hole ( ) is in the air channel ( ). The device of the invention has good metering accuracy, it is not susceptible to jamming and provides complete discharge of the powdered dose into the breathing air even if used by a patient having reduced inhalation capacity.

Powder inhaler

The invention relates to a multidose powder inhaler for the dispensing of a powdered medicament by inhalation. The device comprises two or more medicament containers for different drug powders which are inhaled as a combined medication, and separate aerosolization channels for each drug powder. The device of the invention is useful, for example, in the treatment of asthma.

Powder inhaler for combined medicament

A multiple-dose powder inhaler comprising an inhaler body defining a medicament container, an air channel, a mouthpiece, a rotatable metering drum with one or more peripheral dosing recesses and a dose counter for indicating the number of metered doses of medicament that have been dispensed from, or remain in, the medicament container. The inhaler is useful, for example, in the treatment of asthma.

Inhaler with a dose counter

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Helsinki, Finland

Kari Seppälä

Growing community of inventors

Helsinki, Finland

Kari Sepp&auml;l&auml;

Kari Seppälä