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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Mark Glusker, San Mateo, CA (US);
Victoria Quitugua, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark Glusker, San Mateo, CA (US);
Victoria Quitugua, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
Embodiments of an inhaler device include a housing, a withdrawing assembly disposed within the housing for facilitating withdrawal of medicament from a target blister of a blister strip, the withdrawing assembly including an opening element adapted for opening the target blister of the blister strip while the target blister is positioned in the withdrawing assembly, and a dispensing element adapted for directing the withdrawn medicament toward the exterior of the inhaler device. A blister track is disposed within the housing for guiding each blister of the blister strip to the withdrawing assembly in succession, an advancing mechanism for advancing the blister strip by a predetermined distance each time the advancing mechanism is engaged, and an engaging element for engaging the advancing mechanism to advance the blister strip. The blister track includes a primary coil structure, a secondary coil structure, and a tertiary coil structure.