Powder jet dispenser for medicament inhalation therapies
First Claim
1. A powder jet dispenser serving as a medicament pack container for medicament inhalation therapies, comprising:
- a main body portion(1);
a nozzle (20);
a drug reservoir (36) having a bottom side;
a dosage chamber (19) arranged at the bottom side of said drug reservoir (36); and
a dose metering system, comprising;
filling means for filling said dosage chamber (19), said filling means comprising;
a separation unit (25,
26) for providing, after the filling of said dosage chamber, an air-tight separation of said filling means from said drug reservoir (36);
an air compression system comprising;
a cylindrical compression chamber (5) formed in a tubular element (13);
a plunger (3), the stroke of said plunger being adapted to actuate said air compression system;
a spiral load spring (7) adapted to accumulate energy by means of its compression;
a sliding control mechanism (11,
14) adapted to automatically release the accumulated energy of said spiral load spring (7) automatically actuated by the stroke of the plunger (3), wherein said dosage chamber (19) is connected to said compression chamber (5); and
a piston (8), wherein said accumulated energy is released against said piston (8) which is adapted, under the thrust of said load spring (7), to snap forwardly into said compression chamber (5) thereby producing a jet of compressed air delivering the drug from the dosage chamber (19) through said nozzle (20), wherein said filling means is rotatable and said dosage chamber (19) is fixed with respect to said main body portion (1).
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Abstract
A powder jet dispenser for medicament inhalation therapies, intended to be the drug pack container, incorporating a dose metering system, comprising a filling unit (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35) and a separation unit (25, 26) to fill a fix positioned dosage chamber (19) and to provide, after filling, air-tight separation of the filling unit from the medicament reservoir (36). The dosage chamber (19) being connected to a compression chamber (5) of a servo-assisted air compression system actuated by a manual stroke of a plunger (3) providing the compression of a spiral load spring (7). The load spring is released through a sliding control mechanism (11, 14) which is automatically actuated by the stroke of the plunger (3). The load spring (7) bears against a piston (8) which, upon release, snaps forward into said compression chamber (5) producing a jet of compressed air which reaches the dosage chamber (19), and passes the drug into the user'"'"'s mouth through a nozzle (20) provided with a check valve (22) to avoid the entrance of external air.
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21 Claims
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1. A powder jet dispenser serving as a medicament pack container for medicament inhalation therapies, comprising:
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a main body portion(1); a nozzle (20); a drug reservoir (36) having a bottom side; a dosage chamber (19) arranged at the bottom side of said drug reservoir (36); and a dose metering system, comprising; filling means for filling said dosage chamber (19), said filling means comprising; a separation unit (25,
26) for providing, after the filling of said dosage chamber, an air-tight separation of said filling means from said drug reservoir (36);an air compression system comprising; a cylindrical compression chamber (5) formed in a tubular element (13); a plunger (3), the stroke of said plunger being adapted to actuate said air compression system; a spiral load spring (7) adapted to accumulate energy by means of its compression; a sliding control mechanism (11,
14) adapted to automatically release the accumulated energy of said spiral load spring (7) automatically actuated by the stroke of the plunger (3), wherein said dosage chamber (19) is connected to said compression chamber (5); anda piston (8), wherein said accumulated energy is released against said piston (8) which is adapted, under the thrust of said load spring (7), to snap forwardly into said compression chamber (5) thereby producing a jet of compressed air delivering the drug from the dosage chamber (19) through said nozzle (20), wherein said filling means is rotatable and said dosage chamber (19) is fixed with respect to said main body portion (1). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A powder jet dispenser serving as medicament pack container for medicament inhalation therapies comprising:
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a main body portion (37); a nozzle (59); a drug reservoir (36); a dosage chamber (19) arranged at the bottom of said drug reservoir (36); and a dose metering system comprising; filling means adapted to fill said dosage chamber (19), said filling means comprising; a separation unit (25,
26) adapted to provide, after the filling of said dosage chamber, an air-tight separation from the drug reservoir (36), said dispenser further comprising;an air compression system comprising; a compression cylindrical chamber (5) formed in a tubular element (44); a plunger (38), the stroke of said plunger being adapted to actuate said air compression system; a spiral load spring (41) adapted to accumulate energy by means of its compression; a lever control element (49); a sliding control mechanism (11,
45) adapted to automatically release said accumulated energy of said spiral load spring (41), said sliding control mechanism (11,
45) being automatically actuated by said lever control element (49) directly controlled by a user'"'"'s inhalation, said dosage chamber (19) being connected to said compression chamber (5); anda piston (42), said accumulated energy being released against said piston (42) which is adapted, under the thrust of said load spring (41), to snap forwardly into said compression chamber (5), thereby producing a jet of compressed air for delivering a drug from the dosage chamber (19) through said nozzle (20,
59), wherein said filling means is rotatable and said dosage chamber (19) is fixed with respect to said main body portion (37). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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