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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1995
Pabitra Datta, Mercer, NJ (US);
Nitin V Desai, Mercer, NJ (US);
David Sarnoff Research Center, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A tribo-inhaler having a container portion for electrostatically retaining a predefined dose of medicament powder, where the medicament is tribo-electrically charged; and apparatus, attached to the container portion, for extracting said medicament powder from the container portion. The container portion contains a plurality of polymeric beads that have diameters of approximately 50 to 200 microns. Each of the polymeric beads has a specific quantity of dry powder medicament electrostatically adhered to its surface. To remove the medicament from the cavity, a patient merely inhales air through the container portion. The air flow forcefully moves the beads within the container portion causing the medicament to dislodge from the beads and be carried by the air flow into the lungs of the patient.