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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Matthieu Baillet, Bonsecours, FR;
Arnaud Colomb, Verneuil sur Seine, FR;
Zakaria Sallak, Rouen, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
APTAR FRANCE SAS, Le Neubourg, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/0028 (2013.01); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02); A61M 15/0043 (2014.02); A61M 15/0086 (2013.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dry-powder inhaler including a body containing a dispersion chamber; a dispenser orifice through which the user inhales; a loading opening that receives a capsule containing a dose of dry powder for inhaling; and at least one movable portion that moves relative to the body between a first end position and a second end position; the dispersion chamber containing at least a portion of an empty capsule at the moment of inhalation, the at least one capsule portion swirling in the dispersion chamber during inhalation so as to disperse and/or break up the powder.