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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2004
Brian Barney, Great Dunmow, GB;
David O'leary, Little Thurrock Grays, GB;
Esther Perea-borobio, London, GB;
Andrew Dickson, Harlow, GB;
Sophia Chew, London, GB;
Rachel Striebig, London, GB;
Brian Barney, Great Dunmow, GB;
David O'Leary, Little Thurrock Grays, GB;
Esther Perea-Borobio, London, GB;
Andrew Dickson, Harlow, GB;
Sophia Chew, London, GB;
Rachel Striebig, London, GB;
Norton Healthcare Ltd, , GB;
Abstract
A dry powder inhaler including a housing having a mouthpiece and a delivery passageway connected to the mouthpiece, a magazine positioned within the housing and including a plurality of reservoirs for holding doses of dry powder, and wherein the magazine is movable within the housing so that the reservoirs are sequentially positioned within the delivery passageway of the housing upon movement of the magazine, a cover connected to the housing and movable to open and close the mouthpiece of the housing, and a rake connected to the cover, extending into the housing and engageable with the magazine so that, upon the cover being moved to open the mouthpiece, the rake moves the magazine and causes one of the reservoirs of the magazine to be positioned within the delivery passageway.