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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Map Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Stedman, San Jose, CA (US);
Prashant Kakade, Princeton, NJ (US);
Darrell Woehler, Apache Junction, AZ (US);
John Leonard, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); F15D 1/02 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/0091 (2013.01); A61M 15/009 (2013.01); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02); A61M 15/0026 (2014.02); F15D 1/02 (2013.01); A61M 2206/16 (2013.01); A61M 2206/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides for an enhanced eductor element that significantly increases the amount of pressure generated at the siphon tube without significantly increasing the flow resistance through the eductor. The invention further provides for breath-actuated inhalation devices including the enhanced eductor element as an actuation mechanism.