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Inhalation device and method

  • US 10,434,267 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2016
  • Issued: 10/08/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inhaler for delivering a pharmaceutical to the airway of a human or animal patient, comprising:

  • a housing containing a vibrating device and a motor or mechanical advancing mechanism;

    a removable cartridge formed to interface with the housing, the cartridge forming a loop surrounding an opening formed completely through a center portion of the cartridge, wherein the removable cartridge further comprises;

    a strip arranged within the loop of the cartridge having a plurality of blisters containing individual doses of a pharmaceutical;

    a flow channel;

    an air inlet that interfaces with the flow channel;

    an aerosol chamber connected to the flow channel, wherein the aerosol chamber and the vibrating device form a resonance chamber for deaggregating the pharmaceutical;

    a mouthpiece connected to the flow channel for delivering the pharmaceutical to the patient;

    a device for advancing the strip relative to the aerosol chamber; and

    a device for opening an individual blister adjacent the aerosol chamber whereupon an individual dose of the pharmaceutical is delivered to the aerosol chamber;

    wherein the vibrating device interfaces with the aerosol chamber.

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