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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Applicants:
Anthony Patrick Jones, Ware, GB;
Gregor John Mclennan Anderson, Ware, GB;
Inventors:
Anthony Patrick Jones, Ware, GB;
Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Ware, GB;
Assignee:
Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a system for the delivery of inhalable medicament comprising a monitor () for monitoring the breath cycle of a patient, a medicament container () having a release mechanism () for releasing inhalable medicament therefrom, and an actuator () for actuating said release mechanism, the actuator () being actuable in response to a signal from the monitor (). The monitor () provides the signal at a trigger point which is coupled to the end of the exhalation part of the breath cycle.