Asta Medica, Aktiengesellschaft

Wolfgang Gottenauer

Joachim Goede

Andre Narodylo

Anne Haaije De Boer

Coenraad Lerk

Pharmaceutical powder cartridge for powder inhalers for receiving a medicament depot for a large number of pharmaceutical powder doses, having an integrated metering device which comprises at least one metering cavity for receiving a predetermined quantity of a pharmaceutical powder, the integrated metering device being capable of being moved at least out of a filling position into an emptying position approximately transversely with respect to the flow direction of the pharmaceutical powder, and an inhaler for powdered medicaments, in which inhaler the medicament can be received by a patient by means of an air stream and which has a receptacle for such a pharmaceutical powder cartridge.

Inhaler for powdered medicaments

The present invention relates to an inhaler for administering medicaments (38) from blister packs (5), which has a housing with a mouthpiece (1) on one side, an air inlet opening (32) on the opposite side and, between them on the inside, a duct (7) which connects the mouthpiece (1) and the air inlet opening (32), it being possible for at least one blister strip (5) to be inserted into the housing so that the covering foil (35) of the inserted blister strip (5) adjoins the duct (7). The housing has means for pressing out the individual cavities (31) of the blister strip (5), which means contain at least one plunger (10) with a curved plunger surface, which corresponds to the shape of the blister cavities (31), for engagement on the blister cavity.

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Bruchkobel, Germany

Wolfgang Gottenauer