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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Per Magnus Gerde, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12820315 ; 222636 ; 222637 ; 239-8 ; 239143 ; 239337 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for aerosolizing and dispensing powders utilizing the forces of pressurizing and depressurizing gas loaded into powder agglomerates located in an enclosed powder chamber. Methods include administering peptides, genes, vitamins, and polymers into the peripheral lung. Also describes powder supply apparatus and method for single dose and repetitive applications.