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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2001
Lars Arvidsson, Dably, SE;
Jan Jönsson, Vellinge, SE;
Patrik Månsson, Staffanstorp, SE;
Stefan Strandberg, Enskede, SE;
Björn Ullbrand, Löddeköpinge, SE;
Astrazeneca AB, Sodertalje, SE;
Abstract
An inhalation device for administering a powdered medicament by inhalation including a suction tube through which the medicament is drawn on inhalation by a user, a blister pack, a housing which carries the blister pack and has housing surfaces, the suction tube being removably connected to the housing and having a distal end which can interact with the blister pack and a proximal end through which the user inhales, and a resilient member that resiliently biases the suction tube into a position where it is spaced from the housing surfaces to facilitate grasping of the suction tube by the user when the inhalation device is ready for use.