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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:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Leo B Kriksunov, Princeton, NJ (US);
Anand V Gumaste, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Leo B Kriksunov, Princeton, NJ (US);
Anand V Gumaste, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Microdose Therapeutx, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dry powder inhaler has a vibrator coupled to a blister filled with a dry powder drug substance. One or more of drug ejection apertures in the blister are substantially opposite the vibrator. One or more air intake apertures in the blister are not opposite the vibrator. Upon vibration of the vibrator, the drug substance is deaggregated, aerosolized, and ejected from the drug ejection apertures for inhalation by a patient.