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Aerosol actuator

  • US 5,899,201 A
  • Filed: 05/26/1993
  • Issued: 05/04/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hand held aerosol actuator, comprising:

  • an aerosol source capable of expelling a turbulent aerosol dose of drug comprising particles of respirable size and a chamber having walls defining a constriction aperture;

    whereinthe aerosol source communicates with the chamber and comprises an exit orifice that directs the aerosol dose along an axis into the chamber, the walls defining the constriction aperture are opposite the exit orifice, and the constriction aperture is coaxial with the exit orifice and has a cross sectional area of 0.20 cm2 to 0.60 cm2.

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