摘要:
An inhaler (10), such as a breath-actuated metered-dose inhaler, for delivering medicament to a patient. The inhaler (10) comprises a housing for holding the medicament and having an air inlet means (12) and a medicament delivery port which together define an air flow path into which the medicament is dispensed. The air inlet means (12) comprises an array of elongate apertures (24) formed in the housing, the long sides of adjacent apertures (24) facing each other. Each aperture (24) is provided with a respective different opening In an outer surface of the housing. The opening of each aperture (24) extends in two different planes such that, if at least a part of the opening is covered in one of the two different planes during inhalation by the patient, a void space is created between the cover and the aperture (24) so as to provide an air flow path through the void space to the at least one aperture (24).
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a dose counter (18) for counting doses of medicament dispensed by or remaining in a metered-dose inhaler. The dose counter comprises a rotatably mounted first gear wheel (30) having a circular arrangement of ratchet teeth and a display (44) coupled to the first gear wheel, the display having a visible array of dose counting indicia indexable in response to rotary motion of the first gear wheel. The dose counter further comprises an actuator mechanism (20,22,24,26) having a first ratchet drive pawl for engaging the ratchet teeth of the first gear wheel in response to the dispensation of a medicament dose, and a second ratchet drive pawl for engaging the ratchet teeth of a gear wheel coupled to the display. The actuator mechanism is configured such that, in use of the dose counter for counting a dispensed dose, a first ratchet tooth of the first gear wheel is engaged and rotatably driven by the first ratchet drive pawl and then a second ratchet tooth of the gear wheel coupled to the display is engaged and rotatably driven by the second ratchet drive pawl.
摘要:
A deagglomerator for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler comprising: an airflow adaptor (500); an inner wall (512) defining a swirl chamber (514); a dry powder supply port (522) in the first end (518) of the swirl chamber; at least one inlet port (524,525) in the inner wall of the swirl chamber adjacent to the first end of the swirl chamber providing fluid communication between a region exterior to the deagglomerator and the first end of the swirl chamber; an outlet port providing fluid communication between the second end (520) and the airflow adaptor (501); and wherein the airflow adaptor comprises at least one swirl chamber by-pass port (502,503,504,505) for allowing air to flow from a proximal end of the airflow adaptor to a distal end of the airflow adaptor independently of the swirl-chamber when a breath-induced low pressure is applied to the distal end of the airflow adaptor.
摘要:
A manually operated measured dose inhaler (12) includes a dose counter chamber (66) including a dose display tape (112) driven by a ratchet wheel (94) which is driven in turn by an actuator pawl (80), actuated by movement of a canister (20); two-step ribs (144, 146) being provided to prevent rocking of the canister (20); a drain hole (194) being provided for preventing misting of a display window (118); and frictional surfaces (132, 134) being provided on a shaft (108) of a tape stock bobbin (110) to prevent tape slippage; a rotation regulator being provided for the stock bobbin and comprising a wavelike engagement surface (300) with concavities (302) which engage against control elements (128, 130) in the form of protrusions on resilient forks of a split pin (108) thereby permitting incremental unwinding of the stock bobbin yet resisting excessive rotation if the inhaler is dropped onto a hard surface.
摘要:
A manually operated measured dose inhaler (12) includes a dose counter chamber (66) including a dose display tape (112) driven by a ratchet wheel (94) which is driven in turn by an actuator pawl (80), actuated by movement of a canister (20); two-step ribs (144, 146) being provided to prevent rocking of the canister (20); a drain hole (194) being provided for preventing misting of a display window (118); and frictional surfaces (132, 134) being provided on a shaft (108) of a tape stock bobbin (110) to prevent tape slippage; a rotation regulator being provided for the stock bobbin and comprising a wavelike engagement surface (300) with concavities (302) which engage against control elements (128, 130) in the form of protrusions on resilient forks of a split pin (108) thereby permitting incremental unwinding of the stock bobbin yet resisting excessive rotation if the inhaler is dropped onto a hard surface.
摘要:
A manually operated measured dose inhaler (12) includes a dose counter chamber (66) including a dose display tape (112) driven by a ratchet wheel (94) which is driven in turn by an actuator pawl (80), actuated by movement of a canister (20); two-step ribs (144, 146) being provided to prevent rocking of the canister (20); a drain hole (194) being provided for preventing misting of a display window (118); and frictional surfaces (132, 134) being provided on a shaft (108) of a tape stock bobbin (110) to prevent tape slippage; a rotation regulator being provided for the stock bobbin and comprising a wavelike engagement surface (300) with concavities (302) which engage against control elements (128, 130) in the form of protrusions on resilient forks of a split pin (108) thereby permitting incremental unwinding of the stock bobbin yet resisting excessive rotation if the inhaler is dropped onto a hard surface.
摘要:
A manually operated measured dose inhaler (12) includes a dose counter chamber (66) including a dose display tape (112) driven by a ratchet wheel (94) which is driven in turn by an actuator pawl (80), actuated by movement of a canister (20); two-step ribs (144, 146) being provided to prevent rocking of the canister (20); a drain hole (194) being provided for preventing misting of a display window (118); and frictional surfaces (132, 134) being provided on a shaft (108) of a tape stock bobbin (110) to prevent tape slippage; a rotation regulator being provided for the stock bobbin and comprising a wavelike engagement surface (300) with concavities (302) which engage against control elements (128, 130) in the form of protrusions on resilient forks of a split pin (108) thereby permitting incremental unwinding of the stock bobbin yet resisting excessive rotation if the inhaler is dropped onto a hard surface.
摘要:
A manually operated measured dose inhaler (12) includes a dose counter chamber (66) including a dose display tape (112) driven by a ratchet wheel (94) which is driven in turn by an actuator pawl (80), actuated by movement of a canister (20); two-step ribs (144, 146) being provided to prevent rocking of the canister (20); a drain hole (194) being provided for preventing misting of a display window (118); and frictional surfaces (132, 134) being provided on a shaft (108) of a tape stock bobbin (110) to prevent tape slippage; a rotation regulator being provided for the stock bobbin and comprising a wavelike engagement surface (300) with concavities (302) which engage against control elements (128, 130) in the form of protrusions on resilient forks of a split pin (108) thereby permitting incremental unwinding of the stock bobbin yet resisting excessive rotation if the inhaler is dropped onto a hard surface.