Oval Medical Technologies Limited

Astrazeneca Ab

Valerio Lelio Cereda

Matthew Egerton Young

Ralph Lamble

Jonathan Lawson

Michael Charles Savill

Susanna Elizabeth McRobert White

Martyn James Young

Simon Christopher Berry

Chris Hurlstone

Martin Karlsson

Rune Ducce

Jake Christofferson

Warren Isaacs

Joe Daintrey

Simon Ingram

Andrew Halket

Charlotte Leeder

Bill Treneman

Simon Berry

Ralph George Lamble

An inhaler for delivery of a medicament by inhalation includes an inhaler body for receiving a canister having a dispensing valve. A drive mechanism is provided for driving the canister from a rest position in which the valve is closed to an actuating position in which the valve is open. A resetting mechanism is provided for resetting the drive mechanism. A return mechanism is provided for returning the canister from the actuating position to the rest position, wherein the return mechanism comprises a damping system that is configured to enable the canister to automatically return from the actuating position to the rest position within a predetermined time period. A method of operation of an inhaler is also disclosed.

Inhaler

There is provided drug delivery devices comprising a drug container assembly with a needle and automatic needle insertion and drug delivery mechanisms. Aspects of the devices described include a noise-generation mechanism to indicate the completion of drug delivery, a mechanism for triggering drug delivery following needle insertion, front-end activation of the device and a safety mechanism for covering the needle after use and methods of assembly of the devices.

Drug delivery device

There is provided drug delivery devices including a drug container assembly with a needle and automatic needle insertion and drug delivery mechanisms. Aspects of the devices described include a noise-generation mechanism to indicate the completion of drug delivery, a mechanism for triggering drug delivery following needle insertion, front-end activation of the device and a safety mechanism for covering the needle after use and methods of assembly of the devices.

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

Valerio Lelio Cereda