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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
May. 13, 2002
Craig C. Hodges, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Peter M. Lloyd, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Daniel Mufson, Napa, CA (US);
Daniel D. Rogers, Oakland, CA (US);
Martin J. Wensley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Craig C. Hodges, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Peter M. Lloyd, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Daniel Mufson, Napa, CA (US);
Daniel D. Rogers, Oakland, CA (US);
Martin J. Wensley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the inhalation delivery of aerosols containing small particles. Specifically, it relates to a device that forms drug containing aerosols for use in inhalation therapy. In a device aspect of the present invention, a device for delivering drug containing aerosols for inhalation therapy is provided. The device includes a housing and an airway that has a gas/vapor mixing airway. The airway further includes a subassembly, which has a metallic substrate coated on its surface with a composition comprising a drug.