Drug dose cartridge for an inhaler device

• US 9,802,011 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2016
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Syqe Medical Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Syqe Medical Ltd.
• Inventors: Davidson, Perry, Schorr, Aaron, Schwartz, Binyamin, Lifshitz, Roee
• Primary Examiner(s): WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN
• Application Number:
  US15/362,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20170119979A1
• Time in Patent Office: 336 Days
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Abstract

Devices and methods are described for preparing, managing, and/or administering metered doses of substances for vaporized administration. In some embodiments, dose cartridges including at least one botanical substance include a heating element integrated into the cartridge in close contact with the botanical substance. In some embodiments, cartridge-mounted doses are stored in a magazine, optionally in carousel form, before use. Transport of a cartridge from a magazine to an electrically operated vaporizing chamber which activates the heating element is provided by a mechanical pickup means.

Claims

1. An inhaler device for use with a magazine in which a plurality of dose cartridges are stored, each dose cartridge comprising a heat-vaporizing substance for pulmonary delivery to a user;

said inhaler device comprising;

a clamping chamber for receiving a dose cartridge, said clamping chamber comprising;

at least two clamping members configured to move one with respect to the other for selectively clamping said dose cartridge therebetween such that said heat-vaporizing substance is in alignment with an air conduit of said clamping chamber; and

a plurality of electrodes positioned to be in electrical contact with at least two electrical contact receiving regions of an electrically resistive heating element of said dose cartridge in the clamping chamber;

said inhaler device further comprising;

a dose mover comprising an interlock configured for engaging a specific dose cartridge, said dose mover configured for removing said dose cartridge by itself from said magazine and for moving said dose cartridge to a use position in said clamping chamber; and

a controller configured to control the movement of said dose mover.

2. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein each of said at least two clamping members comprises a portion of said air conduit.

3. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein at least one of said clamping members comprises at least one air seal.

4. The inhaler device of claim 3 wherein each of said at least one air seal is positioned to define a sealed pathway through said dose cartridge to an exit aperture.

5. The inhaler device of claim 4, wherein said electrical contact is positioned outside the at least one air seal with respect to said pathway.

6. The inhaler device of claim 5, wherein said heat-vaporizing substance is confined to the inside of said sealed pathway.

7. The inhaler device of claim 3, wherein said at least one air seal comprises an elastically deformable material.

8. The inhaler device of claim 7, wherein said elastically deformable material is polymer rubber.

9. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein each of said clamping members comprises at least one of said plurality of electrodes.

10. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said interlock is shaped to engage a receiving region of said dose cartridge.

11. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said dose mover is configured to move said inhaler dose cartridge out of said use position and into a storage position.

12. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said electrical contact further comprises a contact force of about 500 N.

13. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said plurality of electrodes comprise a curved design shaped to contact said at least two electrical contact receiving regions.

14. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said plurality of electrodes comprises a block shaped end.

15. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein a body of said clamping chamber is cylindrical.

16. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said inhaler device comprises said magazine.

17. The inhaler device of claim 16, wherein said magazine is in the form of a carousel allowing rotationally selectable access.

18. The inhaler device of claim 16, wherein said magazine is a linear type magazine.

19. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said clamping chamber comprises:

a plurality of dose movers each configured to move a corresponding dose cartridge; and

a plurality of clamping chambers corresponding to the plurality of dose movers; and

corresponding electrodes for each of said clamping chambers.

20. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said dose mover is configured for pulling said dose cartridge from said magazine.

21. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein each of said clamping members is associated with at least one of said plurality of electrodes.

22. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said controller is configured for selecting said specific dose cartridge out of said plurality of dose cartridges stored in said magazine.

23. The inhaler device of claim 22, wherein said selecting is performed by selecting dose cartridges sequentially according to an order of said dose cartridges in said magazine.

24. The inhaler device of claim 22, wherein said selecting comprises selecting dose cartridges in an order that is at least one of:

non-sequential and non-predetermined.

25. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said dose mover is configured for removing said dose cartridge from said use position in said clamping chamber.

26. The inhaler device of claim 1, wherein said dose mover is configured for returning said dose cartridge into said magazine.