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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Astrazeneca Ab, Södertalje, SE;
Inventor:
Martin Bunce, Marlborough, GB;
Assignee:
AstraZeneca AB, Sodertalje, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/0065 (2013.01); A61M 15/0025 (2013.01); A61M 15/0026 (2013.01); A61M 15/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inhaler () for dispensing doses of medicament from a container under user activation includes a body () which includes a mouthpiece () through which the medicament is dispensed and a cap () which can be place in a position to substantially occlude the mouthpiece (). The cap () is attached to the body () by a strap () which pivots from the body (), the cap () being arranged to slide on the strap () such that the cap () must translate away from the mouthpiece () prior to the pivoting of the strap ().