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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products, S.a., Neuchâtel, CH;
Inventor:
Onur Dayioglu, Neuchâtel, CH;
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A24F 42/20 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/0035 (2014.02); A61M 15/0028 (2013.01); A61M 15/003 (2014.02); A61M 15/004 (2014.02); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); A24F 42/20 (2020.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01); A61M 2206/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inhaler system includes a housing defining a housing cavity, a sleeve extending along a sleeve longitudinal axis and positioned within the housing cavity, a capsule is contained within the sleeve and having a capsule longitudinal axis, and a piercing element having only a single shaft extending from a fixed end to a tip along a piercing element longitudinal axis, the piercing element longitudinal axis being parallel with and offset from the capsule longitudinal axis. Only a single aperture is formed in the capsule by the piercing element.