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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchâtel, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS, S.A., Neuchâtel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01); A24F 42/20 (2020.01); A24F 42/60 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/0035 (2014.02); A24F 42/20 (2020.01); A24F 42/60 (2020.01); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02); A61M 15/004 (2014.02); A24B 15/16 (2013.01); A24B 15/186 (2013.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inhaler system includes an inhaler article and a piercing article. The piercing article contains a recessed piercing element and is configured to receive a distal end of the inhaler article. The piercing element pierces or punctures a single hole into a capsule contained within the inhaler article when the inhaler article is seated into the piercing article.