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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2005
William Myles Riley, Richmond, VA (US);
Sean Derek Anderson, Richmond, VA (US);
Bruce Seymour Ferris, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul Gilbert Rockwell, Chesterfield, VA (US);
William Myles Riley, Richmond, VA (US);
Sean Derek Anderson, Richmond, VA (US);
Bruce Seymour Ferris, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul Gilbert Rockwell, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Oriel Therapeutics, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Dry powder inhalers for dispensing pharmaceutical grade formulations of inhalable dry powder include: an inhaler housing having a mouthpiece associated therewith; and a slidably extendable forward member that is movable between retracted and extended positions, held by the inhaler housing adjacent the mouthpiece. In the extended position, the forward member extends outward a distance beyond a forwardmost portion of the mouthpiece, and in the retracted position, a forwardmost portion of the forward member is positioned rearward of the forwardmost portion of the mouthpiece with an access portion of the mouthpiece accessible by a user.