Glaxo Group Limited

Smithkline Beecham Corporation

Glaxo Wellcome Inc.

Glaxogrouplimited

Richard Ian Walker

Michael Birsha Davies

Paul Kenneth Rand

David John Hearne

Craig Steven Herman

Richard J Haan

Karl Andrew Garrill

Gregor John McLennan Anderson

Erwin Pasbrig

Mark Gregory Palmer

Vincent P Pisculli, Jr

Michael Mary Van Oort

Verna Lo Clark

Gregor John Anderson

Philip William Farr

James Barry Douglas Palmer

David Prime

Mark Andrew Hailey

Colin John Rouse

Gregor John Mclennan Anderson

A manifold for a medicament dispenser, where a manifold body defines a chimney with an inlet and an exit for directing airflow from the inlet to the exit, and a chamber with a chamber inlet and chamber exit. The chimney exit and the chamber inlet lie side-by-side each other such that when the open blister pocket of the blister pack is positioned adjacent thereto, the airflow may be directed from the chimney exit to the chamber inlet via the open blister pocket to entrain the medicament powder, enabling transport of powder in the airflow from chamber inlet to chamber outlet. The chimney creates turbulence in the airflow at the open blister pocket. The manifold comprises plural chimney exits, located at an angle relative to each other of from 150&#xb0; to 30&#xb0; such that, in use, plural airflow jets are directed at different and conflicting angles towards the open blister pocket.

Manifold for use in medicament dispenser

A manifold for use in a medicament dispenser device for the delivery of medicament powder from an open blister pocket of a blister pack comprises a body, the body defining a chimney having a chimney inlet and a chimney exit for directing airflow from said chimney inlet to the chimney exit; the body further defining a chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber exit, wherein the chimney exit and the chamber inlet lie side-by-side each other such that when the open blister pocket of the blister pack is positioned adjacent thereto the airflow is directed from the chimney exit to the chamber inlet via the open blister pocket to entrain the medicament powder and enable transport thereof in the airflow from the chamber inlet to the chamber exit, and wherein one or more bleed holes are provided between the chimney and the chamber such that bleed airflow is able to be directed into the chamber to disruptively impact the airflow that transports the entrained medicament powder.

There is provided a manifold for use in a medicament dispenser device for the delivery of medicament powder from an open blister pocket of a blister pack. The manifold comprises a body, the body defining a chimney having a chimney inlet and a chimney exit for directing airflow from the chimney inlet to the chimney exit; the body further defining a chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber exit. The chimney exit and said chamber inlet lie side-by-side each other such that when said open blister pocket of said blister pack is positioned adjacent thereto said airflow may be directed from the chimney exit to the chamber inlet via the open blister pocket to entrain said medicament powder and enable transport thereof in the airflow from the chamber inlet to said chamber outlet. The manifold is arranged such as to delay the emptying of the medicament powder from the blister pocket.

There is provided a blister form medicament pack comprising (a) a base sheet in which blisters are formed to define pockets therein for the containment of inhalable medicament; and (b) a lid sheet which is sealable to the base sheet except in the region of the blisters and mechanically peelable from the base sheet to enable release of said inhalable medicament. The base sheet and/or said lid sheet have a laminate structure comprising (a) a first layer of aluminum foil; and (b) a second layer of polymeric material of thickness from 10 to 60 micron, said polymeric material having a water vapor permeability of less than 0.6 g/(100 inches) (24 hours) (mil) at 25&#xb0; C.

Blister package for inhalable medicament

A laminate assembly, comprising a base sheet having at least one blister formed therein, a pharmaceutical composition displaced in the blister, a lid sheet bonded to the base sheet to form a primary seal therebetween, thus forming a primarily sealed laminate assembly; the primary sealed laminate assembly having a secondary seal formed therein, and related manufacturing method and system of manufacture.

Method for forming a laminate assembly with an ultrasonic welder

An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.

Inhalation device

A valve for use with an aerosol container including a valve body, a valve stem having a dispensing passage, and a sealing ring contacting the valve stem. The sealing ring includes a sealing portion. The valve stem is slidably moveable relative to the sealing ring from a valve-closed position to a valve-open position. The interior of the valve body is in communication with the dispensing passage when the valve stem is in the valve-open position. The sealing ring also includes a wiper component to wipe the valve stem. The valve is preferably a metering valve.

Valve with a valve stem wiper

A method and package for storing a pressurized container which is filled with a drug formulation at a predetermined pressure. The drug formulation includes a mixture of a drug and a propellant. The package which encloses the pressurized container substantially prevents ingression of water vapor and particulate matter into the package while permitting egression of the propellant which may leak from the pressurized container.

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Richard Ian Walker