Pressurized metered dose inhaler (PMDI) actuators and medicinal aerosol solution formulation products comprising therse actuators
First Claim
1. A pressurized metered dose inhaler actuator comprising:
- an expansion chamber; and
a nozzle block, said nozzle block having an actuator orifice opening into said expansion chamber, said actuator orifice having a diameter in the range of from about 0.10 mm to about 0.20 mm over the entire length of the actuator orifice, and said actuator orifice having a length in the range of from about 0.60 mm to about 1.0 mm.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) actuators having with laser-drilled orifices of novel dimensions, and to medicinal aerosol solution formulation products comprising these actuators. In particular, the present invention relates to the optimisation of the output characteristics of drug solution formulations in hydrofluoroalkanes (HFAs) by use of pMDIs with actuators with laser-drilled orifices of specific dimensions. Moreover, the actuators of the present invention allow the use of solution formulations with a high ethanol content and a high ratio of ethanol to active ingredients and thus, the use of poorly soluble active ingredients in solution formulations and allow the use of solution formulations which are substantially free of low volatility components.
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19 Claims
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1. A pressurized metered dose inhaler actuator comprising:
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an expansion chamber; and
a nozzle block, said nozzle block having an actuator orifice opening into said expansion chamber, said actuator orifice having a diameter in the range of from about 0.10 mm to about 0.20 mm over the entire length of the actuator orifice, and said actuator orifice having a length in the range of from about 0.60 mm to about 1.0 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medicinal aerosol device, comprising:
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a pressurized metered dose inhaler including an actuator having an expansion chamber and a nozzle block, said nozzle block being provided with an actuator orifice opening into said expansion chamber, the actuator orifice having a diameter in the range of from about 0.10 mm to about 0.20 mm over the entire length of the actuator orifice, and the actuator orifice having a length in the range of from about 0.60 mm to about 1.0 mm; and
a medicinal aerosol solution including an active ingredient, a hydrofluorocarbon propellant, 7% (w/w) or more ethanol as a co-solvent, based on the solution formulation, and wherein the ratio of ethanol;
active ingredient is at least 20;
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19. A method for forming an actuator orifice in a nozzle block for use in a pressurized metered dose inhaler actuator, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a nozzle block into which an orifice is to be formed; and
forming an actuator orifice in said nozzle block using a laser.
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