Inhaler
First Claim
1. An inhaler comprising a housing to receive a strip of blisters each containing a dose of medicament and means to sequentially move each blister into alignment with means for opening a blister to enable a user to inhale said dose, wherein the housing comprises a first compartment to contain unused blisters and a second compartment to receive used blisters, the first and second compartments being separated by a dividing wall comprising an aperture for the passage of the blister strip from the first compartment into the second compartment, characterised in that the means for sequentially moving each blister and the means for opening each blister are located in the first compartment containing unused blisters such that used blisters pass through the aperture in the dividing wall and into the second compartment from the first compartment.
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Abstract
An inhaler is disclosed. It comprises a housing to receive an elongate strip of blisters each containing a dose of medicament and being sequentially movable into alignment with means for breaching a blister to enable a user to inhale said dose contained therein. The device comprises an unused and a used blister compartment separated by a wall which may be moulded integrally with the housing of the device.
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- 1. An inhaler comprising a housing to receive a strip of blisters each containing a dose of medicament and means to sequentially move each blister into alignment with means for opening a blister to enable a user to inhale said dose, wherein the housing comprises a first compartment to contain unused blisters and a second compartment to receive used blisters, the first and second compartments being separated by a dividing wall comprising an aperture for the passage of the blister strip from the first compartment into the second compartment, characterised in that the means for sequentially moving each blister and the means for opening each blister are located in the first compartment containing unused blisters such that used blisters pass through the aperture in the dividing wall and into the second compartment from the first compartment.
- 2. An inhaler comprising a housing to receive a strip of blisters each containing a dose of medicament and means to sequentially move each blister into alignment with means for opening a blister to enable a user to inhale said dose, wherein the housing comprises a first compartment to contain unused blisters and a second compartment to receive used blisters, the first and second compartments being separated by a dividing wall.
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