The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2008
Marc Rohrschneider, Hagen, DE;
Stephen T. Dunne, Stowmarket, GB;
Jens Besseler, Dortmund, DE;
Timo Von Brunn, Berlin, DE;
Ralf Thoemmes, Willich, DE;
Thomas Sowden Reinhold, Muenster, DE;
Marc Rohrschneider, Hagen, DE;
Stephen T. Dunne, Stowmarket, GB;
Jens Besseler, Dortmund, DE;
Timo Von Brunn, Berlin, DE;
Ralf Thoemmes, Willich, DE;
Thomas Sowden Reinhold, Muenster, DE;
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Abstract
A dispensing device has a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation. The storage device includes multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the respective dose from the respective insert and a mechanism is provided for reinserting the inserts back into the respective receptacles after use.