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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
Solomon S. Steiner, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Trent A. Poole, South Amherst, MA (US);
Per B. Fog, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Roderike Pohl, Sherman, CT (US);
Michael Crick, Middlebury, CT (US);
Robert Feldstein, Yonkers, NY (US);
Solomon S. Steiner, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Trent A. Poole, South Amherst, MA (US);
Per B. Fog, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Roderike Pohl, Sherman, CT (US);
Michael Crick, Middlebury, CT (US);
Robert Feldstein, Yonkers, NY (US);
MannKind Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
A dry powder inhaler having improved aerodynamic properties for diluting, dispersing, and metering drug particles for increasing the efficiency of pulmonary drug delivery to a patient is described. The inhaler comprises, in general, a housing having an air intake, an air flow-control/check-valve, a mixing section and a mouthpiece. A cartridge loaded with a single dose of medicament can be installed in the mixing section.