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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Kindeva Drug Delivery L.p., St. Paul, MN (US);
Romain U. G. Guion, Cambridge, GB;
Christopher G. Blatchford, Loughborough, GB;
David J. Cottenden, Melbourn, GB;
Iain G. McDerment, Melbourn, GB;
Christopher B. J. Groombridge, Stevenage, GB;
Peter D. Hodson, Breaston, GB;
John P. Bunting, Castle Donington, GB;
Adam J. Stuart, Loughborough, GB;
Simon L. Calcutt, Cambrdige, GB;
Stephanie Willis, Montreal, CA;
Stephen Pitson, Haverhill, GB;
KINDEVA DRUG DELIVERY, L.P., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A flow governor for use in a medicinal inhaler. The flow governor can include (i) a tubular element that defines at least a portion of an air flow path, the tubular element comprising at least one flexible wall configured to flex inwardly in response to an air flow in the air flow path; and (ii) an internal support structure, located within the tubular element and configured to preserve at least a predetermined cross-sectional area of the air flow path within the tubular element when the at least one flexible wall of the tubular element flexes inwardly.