Medicament delivery assembly
First Claim
1. A medicament delivery assembly comprising a mouthpiece provided with an air amplifier, the air amplifier being connected to a primer source via an actuatable valve the air amplifier also being provided with a medicament extraction tube for extracting medicament from a medicament reservoir or a medicament metering member, and a conduit connecting the air amplifier to the actuatable valve, the conduit including a branch adapted to direct flushing gas to the medicament reservoir or the medicament metering member, such that when the actuatable valve is opened, the primer source is activated, thereby causing air to flow to the air amplifier and medicament to be extracted from the medicament reservoir or the medicament metering member.
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Abstract
There is described a medicament delivery assembly which comprises mouthpiece provided with an air amplifier and a primer source, wherein the mouthpiece and the air amplifier are each is connected to the primer source via an actuatable valve; the air amplifier is also provided with a medicament extraction tube such that when the actuatable valve is opened then the primer source is activated and causes air to flow to the air amplifier. There is also described a method of administering a medicament which comprises the use of such a medicament delivery assembly.
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34 Claims
- 1. A medicament delivery assembly comprising a mouthpiece provided with an air amplifier, the air amplifier being connected to a primer source via an actuatable valve the air amplifier also being provided with a medicament extraction tube for extracting medicament from a medicament reservoir or a medicament metering member, and a conduit connecting the air amplifier to the actuatable valve, the conduit including a branch adapted to direct flushing gas to the medicament reservoir or the medicament metering member, such that when the actuatable valve is opened, the primer source is activated, thereby causing air to flow to the air amplifier and medicament to be extracted from the medicament reservoir or the medicament metering member.
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19. A medicament inhaler which incorporates a pulse valve.
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