Medication inhaler
First Claim
1. A medication inhaler, comprising:
- an inhaler body havinga medication container chamber for receiving a medication container, andat least one air passage connecting the medication container chamber with external air, anda mouthpiece axially engageable with the inhaler body and havinga mouthpiece chamber for communication with a patient'"'"'s respiratory system, anda hollow medication delivery needle communicating with the mouthpiece chamber and extending toward the medication container chamber and having at least one opening for passing exterior air and medication from an interior space of a medication container in the medication container chamber through the needle and to mouthpiece chamber, whereinthe mouthpiece engages with the inhaler body ina first position wherein the needle extends into the medication container chamber short of the medication container in the medication container chamber, andin a second position wherein the needle axially traverses the medication container so that the at least one opening in the needle communicates with the at least one air passage and the interior space of the medication container in the medication container chamber.
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Abstract
A medication inhaler having an inhaler body with a medication container chamber for receiving a medication container and at least one air passage connecting the medication container chamber with external air and a mouthpiece axially engageable with the inhaler body and having a mouthpiece chamber for communication with a patient'"'"'s respiratory system and a hollow medication delivery needle communicating with the mouthpiece chamber. The medication delivery needle extends toward the medication container chamber and has at least one opening for passing exterior air and medication from an interior space of a medication container in the medication container chamber through the needle and to mouthpiece chamber. The mouthpiece engages with the inhaler body in a first position wherein the needle extends into the medication container chamber short of the medication container in the medication container chamber and in a second position wherein the needle axially traverses the medication container so that the at least one opening in the needle communicates with the at least one air passage and the interior space of the medication container in the medication container chamber.
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1. A medication inhaler, comprising:
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an inhaler body having a medication container chamber for receiving a medication container, and at least one air passage connecting the medication container chamber with external air, and a mouthpiece axially engageable with the inhaler body and having a mouthpiece chamber for communication with a patient'"'"'s respiratory system, and a hollow medication delivery needle communicating with the mouthpiece chamber and extending toward the medication container chamber and having at least one opening for passing exterior air and medication from an interior space of a medication container in the medication container chamber through the needle and to mouthpiece chamber, wherein the mouthpiece engages with the inhaler body in a first position wherein the needle extends into the medication container chamber short of the medication container in the medication container chamber, and in a second position wherein the needle axially traverses the medication container so that the at least one opening in the needle communicates with the at least one air passage and the interior space of the medication container in the medication container chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 7. The medication inhaler of claim 7, wherein the pyramidal puncture point is located on a centerline axis of the body of the needle.
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15. A multiple medication inhaler, comprising:
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an inhaler body having a plurality of medication container chambers for receiving at least one medication container, and at least one air passage connecting each medication container chamber with external air, and a mouthpiece axially engageable with the inhaler body and having a mouthpiece chamber for communication with a patient'"'"'s respiratory system, and a plurality of hollow medication delivery needles communicating with the mouthpiece chamber, each medication delivery needle extending toward a corresponding medication container chamber and having at least one opening for passing exterior air and medication from an interior space of a medication container in the medication container chamber through the needle and to mouthpiece chamber, wherein the mouthpiece engages with the inhaler body in a first position wherein the medication needles extend into the medication container chambers short of the medication containers in the medication container chambers, and in a second position wherein at least one needle axially traverses a corresponding medication container so that the at least one opening in the needle communicates with the at least one air passage and the interior space of the corresponding medication container.
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