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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Hisatomo Ohki, Gunma, JP;
Shigemi Nakamura, Gunma, JP;
Kazunori Ishizeki, Gunma, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yazawa, Gunma, JP;
Akira Yanagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An inhalant medicator comprises a medicator body formed at one axial end with a capsule housing hole and at another axial end with an inhalant port, an inflow air passageway having an axial inflow passage extending in an axial direction of the medicator body and a first pin insertion hole extending in a radial direction of the medicator body for communicating the capsule housing hole with the atmosphere, an outflow air passageway having an outflow passage extending in the axial direction of the medicator body and a second pin insertion hole extending in the radial direction of the medicator body for communicating the capsule housing hole with the inhalant port, and a boring tool having pins insertable toward a capsule through the first and second insertion holes for pricking holes in the capsule accommodated in the capsule housing hole with the pins. Also provided is a flow-constriction orifice ( A, A; C, C; C, C; ) disposed in at least one of the inflow and outflow air passageways and having an orifice size less than a flow passage area of each of the holes H.