Inhaler
First Claim
1. An inhaler, comprising a housing having an outlet and an air inlet, the housing containing:
- a liquid supply component comprising;
a chamber providing a reservoir for liquid providing an active ingredient to be supplied to a user and means for supplying liquid from the reservoir to a liquid outlet (liquid supplying means); and
means for creating an electric field (electric field creating means) for causing comminution of liquid issuing from the liquid supplying means outlet in response to air flowing through the air inlet so as to produce a stream of electrically charged comminuted matter for supply to the nasal passages via the housing outlet.
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Abstract
An inhaler has a housing containing a chamber (1a) providing a reservoir (8) for liquid providing an active ingredient to be supplied to a liquid outlet (10a). First and second electrodes are spaced apart (11 and 12) with the first electrode being spaced apart (11 and 12) with the first electrode being provided at or adjacent the liquid outlet (10a). A voltage supply (5, 7) is activated in response to air flowing through an air inlet (30) of the housing to provide a potential difference between the first and second electrodes (11 and 12) to create an electric field for causing comminution of liquid issuing from the liquid supply outlet (10a) to produce a stream of electrically charged comminuted matter for supply to the nasal passages of a user via an outlet (4) of the housing.
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50 Claims
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1. An inhaler, comprising a housing having an outlet and an air inlet, the housing containing:
- a liquid supply component comprising;
a chamber providing a reservoir for liquid providing an active ingredient to be supplied to a user and means for supplying liquid from the reservoir to a liquid outlet (liquid supplying means); andmeans for creating an electric field (electric field creating means) for causing comminution of liquid issuing from the liquid supplying means outlet in response to air flowing through the air inlet so as to produce a stream of electrically charged comminuted matter for supply to the nasal passages via the housing outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
- a liquid supply component comprising;
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50. A dispensing device comprising a housing having an outlet and an air inlet, the housing containing liquid supplying means comprising:
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a chamber providing a reservoir for liquid providing an active ingredient to be supplied to a user and means for supplying liquid from the reservoir to a liquid outlet; and
means for creating an electric field for causing comminution of liquid issuing from the liquid supplying means outlet in response to air flowing through the air inlet so as to produce a stream of electrically charged comminuted matter for supply to the housing outlet, the housing outlet being adapted to supply the comminuted matter containing the active ingredient to at least one of the mouth and eye and a bodily orifice of the user.
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Specification