Method and apparatus for dispensing inhalator medicament
First Claim
1. An inhalation blister pack for delivering medicine for inhalation, the blister pack comprising a first blister having a first medicine and a second blister having a second medicine different from the first medicine, the first and second medicines being selected from the group consisting of powders, microcapsules and microspheres, wherein, for dispensing the first and second medicines, the blister pack is loaded into an inhalator, the first and second blisters are pierced simultaneously by a lancing mechanism and the first and second medicines are inhaled by a user.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for delivering a plurality of medication includes providing first and second medicament on a medicament pack in separate containers for preventing either medicament from interfering with the stability of the other. In accordance with the method, the medicaments are preferably delivered in a single inhalation.
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52 Claims
- 1. An inhalation blister pack for delivering medicine for inhalation, the blister pack comprising a first blister having a first medicine and a second blister having a second medicine different from the first medicine, the first and second medicines being selected from the group consisting of powders, microcapsules and microspheres, wherein, for dispensing the first and second medicines, the blister pack is loaded into an inhalator, the first and second blisters are pierced simultaneously by a lancing mechanism and the first and second medicines are inhaled by a user.
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16. A system for delivering medicine for inhalation comprising:
- a blister pack, the blister pack comprising at least a first blister comprising a first medicine configured for inhalation and selected from the group consisting of powders, microcapsules and microspheres, and at least a second blister comprising a second medicine which is different from the first medicine, configured for inhalation, and selected from the group consisting of powders, microcapsules and microspheres, the first medicine and the second medicine being disposed in separate blisters, a piercing mechanism, and wherein the first blister and second blister are pierced simultaneously by a single piercing mechanism.
- View Dependent Claims (36, 47, 48, 49)
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17. A system for delivering medicine for inhalation, the system comprising:
- an inhalator;
a blister pack disposed in the inhalator having a lancing mechanism, the blister pack compromising a plurality of first blisters having a first medicine and a plurality of second blisters having a second medicine, wherein the lancing mechanism is arranged to simultaneously pierce a first blister and a second blister. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 50, 51, 52)
- an inhalator;
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