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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank W. Ingle, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steve Paboojian, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Carlos Schuler, Cupertino, CA (US);
Andrew Clark, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nektar Therapeutics, San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/500 ; A61M 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/500 ; A61M 1/600 ;
Abstract
A method for aerosolizing a powder utilizes a receptacle having a cavity containing a powder. An access end of an extraction tube is inserted into the cavity, and an inlet opening is formed in the receptacle. A pressurized gas is flowed through the inlet opening, through the cavity and through the extraction tube to move the powder in the cavity into the extraction tube where the powder is entrained in the gas to form an aerosol.