ROTARY CASSETTE SYSTEM FOR DRY POWDER INHALER
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1. A medication inhaler, comprisinga housing;
- a mouthpiece affixed to the housing;
a vibrating element and a piercing element contained within the housing;
a plurality of individually addressable blister packs carried within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of individually addressable blister packs contains a specified amount of a medicament; and
a mechanism that moves selected blister packs between a stowed position and a dispensing position.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an inhaler having a vibration element for aerosolizing medicament contained in a blister pack, wherein a plurality of individual blister packs are arranged in a rotary cassette that fits within a housing, and wherein the individual blister packs are dragged up into a clamping position between the vibration element and a piercing element. The motion of the blister pack is controlled by a rotary disk within the housing which further coordinates the movement of the piercing and vibrating elements for the piercing and deaggregation, respectively, of the individual blister packs.
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1. A medication inhaler, comprising
a housing; -
a mouthpiece affixed to the housing; a vibrating element and a piercing element contained within the housing; a plurality of individually addressable blister packs carried within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of individually addressable blister packs contains a specified amount of a medicament; and a mechanism that moves selected blister packs between a stowed position and a dispensing position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dry powder inhaler, comprising
a vibrating element; -
a piercing element; a cartridge attached containing a plurality of individually addressable blister packs, wherein each of the plurality of individually addressable blister packs contains a specified amount of powdered medicament, the blister packs being arranged in a circular formation; and a lever arm, the movement of which causes a selected blister pack to be dragged between the vibrating element and the piercing element to be deaggregated and inhaled by a user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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